title: Riding the waves of change in health system material management: team building in times of uncertainty.
abstract: Within the health care industry, reorganization brings new challenges and opportunities for improving work-related processes. This article examines one Midwestern health system's response to the systemic change that may occur after restructuring. The consolidation of diverse and separate material management departments within one integrated material management division prompted a concerted team development and training effort. In this model, management and non-management staff worked collaboratively to achieve a unified work group that will continue to evolve and grow with the needs of the organization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Material Management, Saint Lukes Shawnee Mission Health System, KS, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dupre Barnes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cantin
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Milam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007324:Institutional Management Teams / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D013192:Staff Development; D000078329:Workforce