title: Managing multidisciplinary departments.
abstract: Today there a shortage of qualified health care professionals, and the current reshaping of the health care delivery system demands that quality care be provided at a lower cost. Many health care managers are finding that that they must re-think and change their traditional departmental concepts to become a multidisciplinary service. How department managers may better manage a multidisciplinary department in this new and changing work environment is the topic of this discussion.
authors.affiliation: Cardiopulmonary Services, Halifax Regional Hospital, 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592, USA. Vickie@Gainey@HalifaxRegional.com
authors.forename: Vickie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ganey
mesh_terms: D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000639:trends; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States