Journal of Healthcare Management back issues from November 2007:
Editorial.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The word "community" has several connotations in healthcare. It defines the population we serve. It represents all the stakeholders of our organizations. It is the group to which we belong, in which we participate, and by which we are enriched. It is the ultimate beneficiary of our ...
Interview with LTC Jessie L. Tucker III, Ph.D., FACHE, Deputy Commander for Administration (Chief Operating Officer), Womack Army Medical Center.(Interview)
Nov 01, 2007; ... LTC Dr. Tucker is a third-generation veteran of the United States Army. In the past 18 years, he has served as an Army healthcare administrator and officer in field and nonfield medical and dental units in various worldwide locations. Currently, he is the chief operating officer of Womack ...
Applying Six Sigma and DMAIC to diversity initiatives.(Define, measure, analyze, improve, control.)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Metrics are central to gauging the success of any business endeavor--whether that endeavor is improving market share, creating efficiencies in the supply chain, or reducing infection rates. Metrics can also be used in determining the effectiveness of diversity initiatives, such as ...
Exploring the relationship of hospital and market characteristics and organ donation in U.S. hospitals.
Nov 01, 2007; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Unmet demand for organ transplantation is, in part, a result of low rates of organ donation. While the transplant community works diligently to improve rates of organ donation, patients on waiting lists for transplantation continue to die. This article reviews ...
Nurse residency program implementation: the Utah experience.(University HealthSystem Consortium (Oak Brook, Illinois))(University of Utah)
Nov 01, 2007; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recently, nurse residency programs have been shown to improve satisfaction and enhance the retention of new graduate nurses, offering one solution for hospital executives, administrators, and managers searching for innovative ways to address nursing staff ...
Hospital adoption of information technologies and improved patient safety: a study of 98 hospitals in Florida.
Nov 01, 2007; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Most of the studies linking the use of information technology (IT) to improved patient safety have been conducted in academic medical centers or have focused on a single institution or IT application. Our study explored the relationship between overall IT ...
Financial preconditions for successful community initiatives for the uninsured.
Nov 01, 2007; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community-based initiatives are increasingly being implemented as a strategy to address the health needs of the community, with a growing body of evidence on successes of various initiatives. This study addresses financial status indicators (preconditions) that ...