ards. They expressed understanding and acquiescence of the new treatment strategies, as long as they ensured profitability for the hospital.
On the other hand, Healthcare Professionals by and large clearly deplored what they considered to be a lowering of therapeutic standards and efficacy; they sought self-justifying definition of their professional status and functional effectiveness under the conjuncture; and they held negative and often prejudiced views of the hospital's top management, of insurance companies, and of their own State and professional organizations' political representatives.
There seemed to be thus a clear dichotomy between the attitudes of these two categories of personnel regarding the causes, effects, and alleged culprits of the conjuncture. The researcher considered both sets of attitudes as being detrimental to the smooth and productive articulation of the hospital's management and treatment mechanisms. On the healthcare side, negative attitudes toward working conditions translated into poor mora
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