BEYOND RESTRUCTURING - FUTURISTIC RAPID-CYCLE CHANGE TO IMPROVE PATIENT-CARE

Rapid changes in the healthcare environment provide an impetus to look closely at the way patient care is delivered. It is increasingly impo rtant to be both patient focused and cost effective in the delivery of care. No longer can tradition, organizational structures, or poor com munication impede effective and efficient patient care. A rapid-cycle change process is one method that involves staff members in identifyin g and implementing needed change to improve patient care and to remove waste from the system.