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Using principles of strategic planning or the FOCUS-PDCA model, describe how you would determine if a hospital should open a free standing ambulatory surgery center.

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Using principles of strategic planning or the FOCUS-PDCA model, describe how you would determine if a hospital should open a free standing ambulatory surgery center.

FOCUS-PDCA is a model that is used to first understand that there is a need for improvement. Many times that is the hardest part of the strategic planning. After this step, the ...

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