This is a book that nurse managers and all managers throughout the hospital should be reading! It provides an overview of how to create the interdisciplinary team management and shared values essential to effective restructuring. It also contains valuable advice on staffing plans, management challenges and solutions, quality control issues, lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid, and a host of other special considerations. You'll learn how to develop a viable financial plan, predict the impact of restructuring, and collect and evaluate data to determine cost savings, quality of care outcomes, and patient satisfaction!