title: Leadership for patient care.
abstract: In an era of change in health-care delivery and, particularly, change in patient care, leadership is the cornerstone of change management. The environment of the 1990s will challenge even the most sophisticated and capable health-care executives. This paper discusses key aspects of leadership and models them to the patient-care setting. Leadership will be the differentiating factor as organizations seek competitive advantage.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis Children's Hospital, MO.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Nackel
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shelley
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D007092:Imagination; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States