title: An interview with Joanne Disch. Interview by Connie R. Curran.
abstract: Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, is senior associate director and director of patient-family services at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic (UMHC). In this interview, she discusses patient care system redesign and UMHC's, and the nursing staff's, development and evolution in a Stage 4 managed care market.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Disch
mesh_terms: D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009936:Organizational Innovation