Publisher's Synopsis
Redesign and restructuring efforts have become commonplace in hospitals and health care systems throughout the country. Often, nursing and patient care staff are the primary focus for such programs. Although the field is replete with new and exciting models, few case studies have been available, until now, to illustrate the experiences, successes and failures of patient care redesign initiatives.
Although some early redesign efforts were touted as one–size–fits–all, Patient Care Redesign offers a diverse collection of case studies from across the country, each emphasizing unique goals for the redesign effort, given the institution′s mission, culture, and marketplace. Additional chapters draw insightful and relevant conclusions, and make recommendations regarding redesign approaches.
Each case study in Patient Care Redesign covers:
- Organizational culture prior to the redesign
- Impetus for the redesign initiative
- Objectives for the redesign effort
- Analysis of the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases
- Key lessons learned
Patient Care Redesign offers nurses, patient care executives, and other health care stakeholders the knowledge, information, and tools to understand the concepts and trends that are fundamental to this process of the current health care environment.
