In the first part of this two part series, we demonstrated that the adoption of production engineering techniques and market-based approaches to the delivery of healthcare have not fulfilled their initial promise. Furthermore, this has placed managers under duress, because they are charged with implementing these mechanisms. In this second article, we propose a new philosophy for managing healthcare organizations that is closer to the roots of healthcare delivery in Canada.
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