Journey of change and back: A case study of a reconstituted social work service

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-48

  Alvelo, Jaime ^a,b,c,d   Garcia, Jerika ^a,b,c   Rosario, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b VA ^*  (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (Puerto Rico)

^d Social Work Service (122)   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Hospital reengineering; Hospital social work; Hospital social workers; Job satisfaction; Morale; Organizational change; Reengineering; Restructuring; Satisfaction survey; Social work management; Total quality management; Veterans Adminstration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149159777     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380801970780     Document Type: Article

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