Health Care Reform: Implications for Staff Development.

The article focuses on implications for staff development. According to the author, staff development is an accepted and essential part of health care and nursing. Understanding how the principles of health care reform--simplicity, quality, savings and choice--interact within the framework of staff development sets the stage for understanding the professional and business opportunities awaiting staff development educators. Staff development can assist other health care managers in the design and delivery of new services or new product lines.