title: Milestone Action Plans. Empowering nurses to manage care.
abstract: Confronted by continuing financial losses that could not be simply staunched by further reductions in the operations budget, a medical center implemented an innovative cost-cutting program that offered quick results and simplicity of design while assuring quality patient care. The authors describe the initiative known as Clinical Resource Management (CRM), which unites the expertise of physicians, nurses, and other care providers in a collaborative approach.
authors.affiliation: Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hesterly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaffner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lounsbery
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy