Healthcare and the relationship with the customer are changing. The provider and insurance market are also changing in the wake of recent healthcare reforms. Reassessing and evaluating a healthcare system's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, as well as its relationship with external and internal stakeholders, is a productive and positive way to foster a positive future for the healthcare organization. health system. Goals and priorities must be kept in a collaborative state with providers and payer sources to remain valuable in today's marketplace. Proper planning and evaluation of the implementation of this partnership can ensure the future success of not only the healthcare system, the insurance company, the nursing staff, but also the patient. Strategic planning “is a process by which the leading members of the organization envision their future and develop the necessary and appropriate procedures and operations to actualize that future” (Yoder-Wise, 2011, p. 312). This is an important concept in today's world. unpredictable healthcare market. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Assessed This nurse's healthcare system focuses on the LEO method known as the Listen, Enrich and Optimize process improvement support system (swedishamercan.org). This provides an appropriate environment for process improvement within the organization. Process improvements are continually increasing and cover all aspects of the organization's functioning. Whether as staff nurses or members of administration, individuals within the organization are encouraged to seek opportunities to improve care and enrich the healthcare environment. , The SWOT (Opportunities and Threats Assessment) analysis presented in Yoder-Wise (2011) shows the p...... half of the document ...... (2012). Family and community nursing: challenges and progress. Contemporary nursing: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 41(1), 141-144. Lemak, C., Cohen, G. R., & Erb, N. (2013). Engaging primary care physicians in quality improvement: Lessons from a payer-provider partnership. Journal of Healthcare Management, 58(6), 429-443.Nugent, M. (2012). Implement clinical and financial collaboration between payers and providers. Healthcare Financial Management, 66(10), 62.Schmidt, R., & Altus, G. (2010). Reshaping the healthcare delivery network. Healthcare Financial Management, 64(1), 100-104. What is a stakeholder? Definition and meaning. (2014). BusinessDictionary.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/stakeholder.htmlYoder-Wise, P. (2011). Leading and managing nursing care (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.