Introduction: Medical tourism is the travel of patients to outside the area of life to benefit from hospitals and medical services or some particular treatment or periodic test of physical conditions. This study has been done with the purpose of formulating a strategic plan of medical tourism development of Ahwaz city. Methods: The method of this research...

Many common management practices in healthcare organizations, including the practice of strategic planning, have not been subject to widespread assessment through empirical research. If management practice is to be evidence-based, evaluations of such common practices need to be undertaken. The purpose of this research is to provide evidence on the extent of strategic planning practices and the ...

In 2011, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) undertook a multipronged process to develop a fiveyear strategic plan. We incorporated four key elements into this process to maximize the usefulness of its outcome as a guide for NIEHS and for the global environmental health research community. It was consultative in seeking the combined wisdom of a wide range of relevant...