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The Emergence of a Business Imperative in Surgical Services
Author(s) -
Anton Bill,
Canfield Judith,
Jio Jason
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60884-3
Subject(s) - business , business development , professional services , marketing , nursing , management , medicine , public relations , political science , economics
• IN PAST YEARS, scant attention was paid to the demand and rigors of the business of surgical services, and the primary role of nurse managers was as professional staff managers . • CHALLENGES FROM the past few years demand the development of a more focused approach to the business of surgery . • THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Medical Center, Seattle, met this demand by hiring a business manager for the surgical services department. AORN J 79 (June 2004) 1290–1297 .