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Redefining processes to create a more humane patient environment.

Abstract

With all that is happening in health care, too many hospital administrators forget that the organization is not guaranteed long-term success just because illness will never become extinct. David Gordon, Ph.D., writes that hospitals must satisfy patients by improving processes that ensure the hospital's long-term viability.

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D Gordon. 1999. Redefining processes to create a more humane patient environment.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10351642/

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