title: Surviving the chaos of merger mania.
abstract: Mergers are the watchword of the decade as managed care changes how health care is delivered. Beyond changing day-to-day operations, mergers can affect staff personally. How can home care and hospice managers help their staff to keep priorities straight and morale high?
authors.affiliation: Shands HomeCare, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Waltrip
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ratliff
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce