Fundamentals of Management, 11/e

Rx: Teamwork Topic: Team-based model

The health-care industry is the fastest growing sector of the U.S. economy, with annual revenues projected at over $1.6 trillion (that’s 12 zeroes!).68 And health care has surpassed manufacturing and retail as the largest source of jobs in the United States,69 now employing more than 18 million workers.70 Many challenges face the health-care industry, including changing laws/regulations, changing technologies, an aging population and increase in chronic disease, and labor shortages (physicians and nurses). But the goal is still the same—efficiently and effectively provide quality (appropriate and timely) health care to patients. Given the challenges, health-care organizations are looking for better ways to ...