1st Edition
Negotiating the Crisis Drgs and the Transformation of Hospitals
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1984 Congress revamped Medicare to save a financially distraught health care system, thus transforming the hospital as an organization. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) -- the cornerstone of this extensive reorganization -- have triggered repercussions that are still adversely affecting health care professionals. This volume cuts to the heart of this crisis, examining the difficulties and... Read more
Contents: Preface. Communicating Hospital Order. DRGs: A Revolution in the Financing of Health Care. The Primary Players Negotiating DRG Information. Negotiating Organizational Ideologies. Negotiating Work Roles and Responsibilities. Negotiating Control Relationships in Contested Terrain. Permanence and Change in the Aftermath of DRGs. Researching Hospitals Interpretively. Appendix: Researching Hospitals Interpretively.
Biography
Geist, Patricia; Hardesty, Monica
"...an important work of scholarship....an excellent case study for advanced classes in organizational communication and health communication. Given its strong rhetorical foundations, rhetoricians may find it valuable as a demonstration of rhetoric embedded in organizational life."
—Communication Quarterly
