title: Distressed industries: lessons for U.S. health care.
abstract: Steps that healthcare organizations can take now to ensure their survival are to: Embrace a sense of urgency; Appreciate patients' cost concerns; Evaluate labor costs; Encourage strong leadership and coordination.
authors.affiliation: SCI Solutions, Inc., Campbell, California, USA. janderson@scisolutions.com
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D058016:Health Facility Administration / Q000379:methods*; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics*; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States