Managing Boundaries in the Health Professions [Paperback]

The availability and delivery of health care is one of the most important issues on the contemporary American public policy agenda. The authors analyze the social, psychological, and bureaucratic boundaries that define health care in the United States, discuss how organizational change affects these boundaries, and suggest broad strategies for managing them. A new introduction by the authors contributes to the currency of this book, which was originally published by Charles C. Thomas in 1993.The availability and delivery of health care is one of the most important issues on the American public policy agenda. The authors analyze the social, psychological, and bureaucratic boundaries that define health care in the United States, discuss how organizational change affects these boundaries, and suggest broad strategies for managing them.Introduction to the Percheron Press Edition Chapter 1. About Boundaries Chapter 2. Boundaries in Organizations Chapter 3. Boundary Issues in the Health Professions Chapter 4. Interactions Between Boundaries and Personality Chapter 5. Boundary Conflicts in Organizations and Groups Chapter 6. Effects of Organizational Change on Boundary Management Chapter 7. Managing Boundary Diversity and Change Summary Appendixes IndexJohn G. Bruhn, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico Harold Grumet Levine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas Paula L. Levine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas Clearly, there are many issues related to boundaries and territoriality in the health care professions that must be addressed as we move into the 21st century. This interesting and absorbing work makes a contribution by increasing our awareness of issues that are often not acknowledged or, if acknowledged, allowed to persist. In doing so, the book may help bring about needed changes in health care organizations and disciplines. Deanna R. Perlmutter in New England Journal of Medicine