title: Effective employee relations in reengineered organizations.
abstract: The degree to which a healthcare organization can effectively respond to changes that are brought about by managed care is often the result of how well the organization engages the workforce in the changes. The goal of a process-centered healthcare organization is to deliver service that is truly patient-centered. Successful organizations understand that the actualization of this goal begins with the decision to engage in an employee-guided approach to reengineering. This article describes issues of effective employee relations in the postreengineering era. Strategies for dealing effectively with labor unions or for preventing unionization are also discussed.
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authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007750:Labor Unions; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*