Breaking crayons aids creativity. (exploring creative potentials for to improve the healthcare industry) (Management Issues ) (Column)

From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: November 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Healthcare providers need to tap their creative resources to improve the industry. This will entail examining existing policies, procedures and tools to dtermine whether they meet today's needs and changing those which have become obsolete. Healthcare facilities should adopt a flexible approach and encourage their personnel to provide innovative solutions and ideas that will enable them to offer better patient services.

"Class, take out your pretty crayons. Remember, we want to keep them neat. Don't peel off the paper wrappers. Handle them carefully. We don't want to break them."

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