HEALTH CARE MANAGERS face many
challenges when executing strategies to
achieve important organizational goals. Implementing
plans to lower costs while simultaneously
improving the quality of patient care
can be difficult for even the most experienced
people. Using organizational strategies is complex
and difficult because success has become
more dependent upon the ability to manage
employees effectively, whether the strategies
involve lowering costs, improving patient service
and care quality, developing a culture that
is difficult for competitors to imitate, or restructuring
to improve communications and
performance. This article analyzes the organizational
components that can improve human
resource management and facilitate the implementation
of strategy by health care managers.