Hospital downsizing and workforce reduction strategies: Some inner workings

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-23

  Weil, Thomas P ^a  

^a Mgmt Consult for Hlth/Hosp Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MANAGER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST CONTROL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037312833     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403762539103     Document Type: Review

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