Recently added articles from Hospital Topics:
Kawasaki syndrome in Texas.(Clinical report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The authors examined hospitalization rates of Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) among Texas children to isolate clusters, identify demographic disparities, and suggest possible causative factors. Using a retrospective cross-sectional study design, they studied 330 KS cases from 2,818,460 ...
Community orientation and the strategic posture of hospitals.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The authors used a panel study to analyze the role of mimetic isomorphism in determining the strategic posture of hospitals as measured by their community orientation. They divided the sample into 3 groups ranging from most isomorphic to least isomorphic with regard to the ...
Health insurance sources for nonelderly patient visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments in the United States.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The authors used data from nationally representative surveys to estimate health insurance sources for nonelderly patient visits to U.S. physicians. Results show that hospital emergency departments attract a greater share of ambulatory care visits by uninsured patients than by ...
Changing organizational performance: examining the change process.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. A survey of hospital chief executive officers found financial challenges to be the most important issue facing their organizations (American College of Healthcare Executives 2007). However, researchers (Griffith et al. 2006; Langabeer 2008) have found that hospitals have been ...
Uncompensated care cost: a pilot study using hospitals in a Texas County.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The financial ramifications of uncompensated care cost (UCC) on the healthcare industry have been difficult to quantify. With the lack of a standardized definition of uncompensated care and the need to account for the uninsured, indigent, and immigrant populations, the authors ...
Geographic variation in minority participation in hospital management the United States.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Minority participation in hospital management is, by all estimates, lower than almost anyone is prepared to accept. However, to date, there has been no published study of hospital management diversity using comprehensive national data. In the present study, the authors used data ...
Healthcare consumers' beliefs about medical malpractice lawsuits.(Survey)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. In the United States, malpractice tort reform has come to be regarded by many as a principal means of reducing the high costs of medical care. Despite growing popular sentiment for tort reform evidenced in public opinion polls and in earlier research, the authors wondered about ...
Craig Cordola: chief executive officer of Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital: Houston, TX.(Interview: Healthcare Industry Players)(Interview)
Mar 22, 2009; ... BIO. Craig Cordola is the chief executive officer of Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, a renowned healthcare provider of children's and women's services in the Texas Medical Center. In his role, he oversees the operations of the hospital and is responsible for the strategic direction ...
Perspectives from nurse leaders and chief information officers on health information technology implementation.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract. To enhance the limited empirical evidence in the literature, the authors developed new knowledge and information on the basis of implementation experiences (e.g., strategic planning, goals, outcomes, barriers, mistakes) of hospital executives with actual health information ...
Recruitment and retention of rural hospital administrators: a multifaceted approach.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract. A major challenge confronting healthcare delivery in the United States is the shortage of clinical professionals in rural areas. Although most of the research surrounding this problem has focused on physicians and nurses, other healthcare professionals have received much less ...
Disparities in ADL and IADL disabilities among elders of Hispanic subgroups in the United States: results from the National Health Interview Survey 2001-2003.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract. The authors compared disability and functional limitation among elder Hispanic subgroups by using data from the 2001-2003 National Health Interview Survey (National Center for Health Statistics 2008a). The authors applied chi-square analysis for bivariate comparisons and used ...
How to improve patient satisfaction when patients are already satisfied: a continuous process-improvement approach.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract. The authors present a methodology that measures improvement in customer satisfaction scores when those scores are already high and the production process is slow and thus does not generate a large amount of useful data in any given time period. The authors used these techniques ...
Including quality, access, and efficiency in healthcare cost models.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract. The authors investigated cost models that incorporate quality, access, and efficiency to provide decision support for resource forecasting in the multi-billion-dollar U.S. Army health system. As the Army relocates thousands of troops, the medical system must plan for changes in ...
Reaching a better management model for military medicine.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract. Despite the attempt by some to condemn it because of the unfortunate experience of some service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, military medicine has long provided healthcare coverage to legions of soldiers during both war and peace. Since 1884, the U.S. Congress has ...
Healthcare quality in the department of defense.(Commentary)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Note. The views expressed in this commentary are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of Baylor University, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Government, or Hospital Topics. With the publication of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) To Err is ...
Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker: Army Surgeon General, United States Military, Office of The Army Surgeon General: Falls Church, VA.(Healthcare Industry Players)(Interview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... BIO. Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, from 1976 to 1978, followed by a fellowship in hematology at Duke University ...
Inova Health System and U.S. Army Reserve partnership: J. Knox Singleton and Brig. Gen. Lie-Ping Chang.(Healthcare Industry Players)(Interview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Inova Health System and the U.S. Army Reserve formally announced the launch of a unique public-private partnership on April 14, 2008, at a ceremony held in Virginia at Inova Alexandria Hospital. The Employer Partnership Initiative allows both organizations to recruit, train, and employ ...
Military Medicine: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Jack E. McCallum. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. 2008. 383 pages, $95. What is military medicine? When did it start? How does military medicine impact society? How does technology impact military medicine? These are only a few of the many questions that Jack McCallum attempts to ...
New long-term-care hospitals' performance after implementation of a prospective payment system.
Jun 22, 2008; ... Abstract. Long-term-care hospitals (LTCHs) treat chronically ill patients who need treatment for extended lengths of time. Throughout the 21st century, the number of LTCHs in the United States has tended to increase. In this study, the authors evaluated the utilization and financial ...
After the fact: the case for posttransaction antitrust review of health plan mergers.
Jun 22, 2008; ... Abstract. When health insurance administrators contemplate mergers or consolidations of their plans, the transactions are generally subject to federal or state antitrust review. Regulators have traditionally examined proposed transactions for their posttransaction market power and the ...