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The dental manager's role in a hospital
Author(s) -
Wasserman Burton S.,
Laster Gail
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1989.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , accountability , excellence , institution , administration (probate law) , inflation (cosmology) , center of excellence , health administration , nursing , operations management , management , medical emergency , public administration , law , public health , physics , theoretical physics , political science , economics
Ten years ago, the administrative leadership of Booth Memorial Medical Center recognized the institution's potential for growth in a rapidly changing economic environment. A decision was made to develop strong middle management to encourage excellence, efficiency, and accountability. It was determined that the strength of the midsection of the hospital's administration could keep the hospital stable and lean, to withstand the pressures of inflation and regulatory restraints.