Beyond Restructuring: Futuristic Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve Patient Care

Rapid changes in the healthcare environment provide an impetus to look closely at the way patient care is delivered. It is increasingly important to be both patient focused and cost effective in the delivery of care. No longer can tradition, organizational structures, or poor communication impede ef...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing administration 1997-10, Vol.27 (10), p.13-20
Main Authors: Boylan, Christine R., Russell, Gail E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Efficiency, Organizational
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital
Hospital Units - organization & administration
Hospital Units - standards
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Industry
Models, Organizational
Nursing
Organizational Innovation
Pilot Projects
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Total Quality Management - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:Rapid changes in the healthcare environment provide an impetus to look closely at the way patient care is delivered. It is increasingly important to be both patient focused and cost effective in the delivery of care. No longer can tradition, organizational structures, or poor communication impede effective and efficient patient care. A rapid-cycle change process is one method that involves staff members in identifying and implementing needed change to improve patient care and to remove waste from the system.
ISSN:0002-0443
1539-0721
DOI:10.1097/00005110-199710000-00005