How Competing Needs May Impact The Development Of Policy 

Competing needs in healthcare include the needs of human resources, financial resources, and patients. Healthcare resources, financial and workforce, are often scarce while goals are large, and managers need to plan to meet the priority needs (Holecki et al., 2018). Competing needs such as workforce and financial resources may influence the development of policies that avail more resources for healthcare systems to increase accessibility to healthcare (Holecki et al., 2018). Policies are often developed to help meet healthcare needs and promote better health outcomes for a community. They are also formulated to guide healthcare organizations on how to balance competing needs with healthcare priorities. 

Competing needs impact the development of policy in an organization to guide the allocation of healthcare resources. Policies are required to dictate how financial resources will be allocated, which is a key part of managing competing needs (Holecki et al., 2018). For instance, a policy can be formulated that requires the allocation of unlimited resources where they are most needed and then allocation to reusable resources. The management of competing needs influences the development of an organizational policy that dictates which needs are satisfied first.