title: Redesigning patient care roles: a case study.
abstract: Many hospitals and health care systems have reacted to changes in health care over the last 10 years through operational redesign. This article provides a graphic and detailed discussion of how one institution dealt with a core redesign issue--changing provider roles and how they affect service, quality, and cost.
authors.affiliation: Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Litwin
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008332:Management Quality Circles / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009515:New Jersey; D015279:Organizational Culture; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*