The Four Key Functions of Management in Healthcare: Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling

What are the four functions of management in healthcare?

The particulars of each management stage – and how macro or micro they are – will depend on the level of management and the specific demands associated with that level. It's generally agreed that there are four key functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
These functions must co-operate and support one another in order to create, execute and deliver the healthcare organization’s goals.
Let’s look at these four management functions in more detail, and consider the questions that healthcare managers will need to ask at each stage.

PLANNING

Is a strategic, tactical or operational plan required? What are the healthcare service’s organizational goals? Are there alternative routes to achieving given objectives, and which is the best? Has an in-depth analysis taken into account the current state of affairs? What resources are available? What are the
constraints or limitations?

ORGANIZING

How will. Tasks, resources ( such as funding, healthcare facilities or medical supplies) and healthcare professionals. Be distributed to achieve the plan? Dol different healthcare departments need to collaborate? Do all stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities?

LEADING

Are employees sufficiently motivated? Are staff members, wider healthcare teams and groups engaged with their tasks? How could teamwork be further supported? What is the work environment, and work itself, perceived by employees? Is directing, coaching, supporting or delegating required?

CONTROLLING

How is the plan going? Is resource allocation sufficient? Aree approaching staffing or budget adjustments needed? Do teams need further training? What is the output quality like-For example patient saftey? Is feedback required?
Within each function, any number of activities are required. For example: Problem Solving , budgeting, strategic planning, staffing, decision making, forecasting, project management, marketing, innovating.