Recently added articles from Journal of Healthcare Management:
Editorial.(Editorial)
May 01, 2009; ... The news reminds us that the entire world is in turmoil. Banks are failing. Wars and disease are raging. Glaciers are melting. People are panicking. Turmoil seems to be the only condition humans have in common, if we were to go by the headlines. Luckily, JHM is not the news. The ...
Interview with Kimberly A. Russel, FACHE, president and chief executive officer, BryanLGH Health System.(INTERVIEW)(Interview)
May 01, 2009; ... As president and chief executive officer of BryanLGH Health System in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kimberly A. Russel, FACHE, is responsible for overseeing an urban tertiary medical center, a rural critical access hospital, a multispecialty physician network, a foundation, a heart institute, and the ...
Field-tested strategies for physician recruitment and contracting.(PHYSICIAN RELATIONS)
May 01, 2009; ... The aging of the U.S. population presents a challenge to American hospitals and health systems. Not only are patients aging, but their care needs are becoming more complex as well. Compounding the problem is that many physicians are reaching retirement age, and their younger contemporaries ...
Hospital cost and efficiency: do hospital size and ownership type really matter?
May 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The primary research question this study addresses is, do size and ownership type make a difference in the efficiency and cost results of hospitals in Washington State? A further question is, what factors might explain such differences? The data source is the ...
The relationship between patient satisfaction and inpatient admissions across teaching and nonteaching hospitals.
May 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The need for healthcare executives to better understand the relationship between patient satisfaction and admission volume takes on greater importance in this age of rising patient expectations and declining reimbursement. Management of patient satisfaction has ...
Strategic, political, and cultural aspects of IT implementation: improving the efficacy of an IT system in a large hospital.
May 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Healthcare spending will exceed $4 trillion by 2017, a trend that is leading executives to implement information technology (IT) systems to contain these rising costs. Studies show that numerous factors determine the outcome and net benefits of IT in ...
Knowledge sharing networks related to hospital quality measurement and reporting.(ABSTRACT FROM THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT)
May 01, 2009; ... TITLE. Knowledge Sharing Networks Related to Hospital Quality Measurement and Reporting AUTHOR. Pavani Rangachari, PhD, assistant professor, Healthcare Management and Informatics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GOAL. This study explores the relationship between ...