Management development and change in a demanding health care environment.
The problems facing many US health care organizations may prove critical for survival for many of them. Outlines the nature of the problems: increased patient demand, tensions among personnel, technological innovation, cost-conscious purchasers of care, the need to improve cost-efficiency, and barriers to change within organizations. This last presents a number of problems that may often seem intractable and are peculiar to this type of organization.
Johnson
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JA
Medical University of South Carolina.
Boss
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D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States