Journal of Healthcare Management back issues from January 2009:
Editorial.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Healthcare management is a forum for both the old and the new. We inject modern technology to revive an aging service line. We demystify innovative processes with tried-and-true implementation steps. This issue is evidence that the interplay between the old and the new is alive and ...
Erratum.(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2009 ... In the article "Gender and Leadership in Healthcare Administration" by Paula Lantz (September/October 2008 ...
Interview with Andrea Price, FACHE, Executive Vice President, Sparrow Health System, and Chief Operating Officer, Sparrow Hospital.(Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Andrea Price, FACHE, holds the number-two leadership post at Sparrow Health System, a not-for-profit system that provides high-quality services throughout the mid-Michigan region. Board certified in healthcare management as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), ...
A practicing surgeon dissects issues in physician--hospital relations.(PHYSICIAN RELATIONS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I presume that I do not need to write about the rationale for improving physician relations. Although, publicly, healthcare leaders tell me that they serve at the pleasure of the board, privately, they tell me that they serve at the pleasure of the medical staff as well. At an ACHE seminar ...
New sources of revenue in the age of connectivity.(TRENDS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Healthcare organizations, always beleaguered for new cash sources, will not get any relief in the near term through traditional business lines. Most healthcare administrators have already adjusted their budget expectations. They are not projecting new revenue opportunities, and most ...
Board oversight of quality: any differences in process of care and mortality?
Jan 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to legal and accreditation mandates as well as pressures from purchasers and consumers for quality improvement, hospital governing boards seek to improve their oversight of quality of care by adopting various practices. Based on a previous survey of ...
Use of board certification in ambulatory surgery center credentialing: a pilot study.
Jan 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) play a considerable role in providing surgical care in the United States. However, compared to hospitals, ASCs may have less oversight and less-well-developed policies for credentialing and privileging. Specialty ...
An attempt to forecast hospital market share using admission data.
Jan 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to develop a model to forecast market share before actual market share data become available to a hospital system. The typical data lag is about six to nine months, and market share information is often based on incomplete ...
Finding the frontier of hospital management.
Jan 01, 2009; ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The frontier of demonstrated high-performance community hospital management is a valuable guide to the potential of this important healthcare sector. The best documented frontier cases are recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a varied set ...