Understanding organizational reengineering in health care: Strategies for social work’s survival

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-33

  Neuman, Karen ^a  

^a MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care and decentralization; Reengineering; Social work

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MANAGED CARE; ORGANIZATION; PLANNING; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033837028     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v31n01_02     Document Type: Article

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