title: Mercy Healthcare's CARE 2000: an evolution in progress.
abstract: In a learning environment of shared governance, continuous quality improvement, and redesign principle application, disciplines of Mercy Healthcare San Diego produced their patient care delivery redesign model, Creative Actions Reflecting Excellence. Nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory care practitioners, physicians, educators, managers, and many other professional and technical partners converted change and transition into opportunities. As disciplines understood and appreciated each other's unique and shared contributions, quality of care, stakeholder satisfaction, and process efficiencies increased.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Agustin-Kennedy
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: DeBaca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanders
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authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanford
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*