title: Laboratory consolidation. Minimizing the angst and aggravation.
abstract: In response to decreasing payment structures, many labs have begun considering those programs that strike fear in the hearts of employees everywhere--consolidation. To avoid whispers of layoffs, salary cuts, and scheduling disasters that become grist for the rumor mill, try constant communication and a structured management.
authors: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Wiedbrauk
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Holden
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce