title: The emergence of a business imperative in surgical services.
abstract: In past years, scant attention was paid to the demand and rigors of the business of surgical services, and the primary role of nurse managers was as professional staff managers. Challenges from the past few years demand the development of a more focused approach to the business of surgery. The University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, met this demand by hiring a business manager for the surgical services department.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jio
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002017:Budgets; D003132:Commerce; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014861:Washington