Work transformation in health care.
Examines the growing use of "work transformation" or process re-engineering techniques in health-care organizations. Identifies how pressures on funding and increased expectations are forcing health-care organizations to adopt radical solutions in their search for lower costs and improved quality of care. Also examines the experience of a number of organizations, and highlights some of the risks involved in taking these approaches.
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Hay Management Consultants, Dallas, TX.
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D003625:Data Collection; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D007318:Inservice Training; D007857:Leadership; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data