Financial managers must think strategically. From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: October 1, 1995| Author: Nelson, William H. | COPYRIGHT 1995 Healthcare Financial Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The rapid and dramatic transformation of the healthcare market is compelling the industry's financial managers to assume new, non-traditional roles. To succeed in the new environment, these managers need to update and improve the skills that have served them well in the past and to develop new abilities. Among the new skills required in today's environment are strategic planning and strategic thinking. Financial managers who can develop expertise in these areas will achieve success not only f...

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