Negotiating the Crisis: Drgs and the Transformation of Hospitals

Contents: Preface. Communicating Hospital Order. DRGs: A Revolution in the Financing of Health Care. The Primary Players Negotiating DRG Information. Negotiating Organizational Ideologies. Negotiating Work Roles and Responsibilities. Negotiating Control Relationships in Contested Terrain. Permanence and Change in the Aftermath of DRGs. Researching Hospitals Interpretively. Appendix: Researching Hospitals Interpretively.