Preface
In an era in which health care organizations are contending with ever-escalating expectations, increased demands for services, and critical scrutiny from all constituencies, the need to maximize the performance of human resources at every level and in every regard is the most significant component of a health care organization's essential charter. Strategic human resources management (SHRM) is the integration of human resources management (HRM) with the strategic mission of the organization that innovates human resources policies and practices to meet the challenges health care agencies face today, as well as those they will face in the future. Human resources management departments must take a proactive role in guiding and supporting ...
