Behavioral Health Management articles from March 2001

Behavioral Health Management archives from March 2001

Job Security vs Employability Security.
March 1, 2001... Employee recruiting and retention issues are among the most pressing concerns of executives in the behavioral health field. Over the past decade, the national unemployment rate has dropped to an all-time low, creating increased competition for...

Matters of Faith (and Why They Matter).
March 1, 2001... Even at this early date in his administration, President George W. Bush earns high marks for consistency. It might be recalled that the first policy-related address of his presidential campaign was devoted to support for faith-based...

Harnessing the Power of Distance Learning.
March 1, 2001... Within the context of rapid technological change and shifting market conditions, the American corporate and education systems are challenged with providing increased learning opportunities without increased budgets. Many businesses and...

Trends and troubles: a leading recruiter reflects on current developments in the employment marketplace.
March 1, 2001... A leading recruiter reflects on current developments in the employment marketplace In many parts of the country and for many positions for which it is difficult to recruit, staff recruitment and retention issues are particularly acute for...

SNAPSHOT of today's employment market.
March 1, 2001... A DETAILED, POSITION-BY-POSITION REVIEW OF WHAT TODAY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING FOR Recently Behavioral Health Management asked me to respond to questions focusing on specific attributes of today's behavioral...

Managing human Capital: improving employee recruitment retention in a changing economy.
March 1, 2001... Improving employee recruitment retention in a changing economy if you think recruitment and retention are growing more difficult, you are correct. Despite the demise of so many "dot.com" companies and recent Fortune 500 company layoffs,...

Two Takes on E-Learning in Behavioral Healthcare.
March 1, 2001... Based on interviews with A. Sheree Graves, President, Conundrum Communications, and Les Delpizzo, Vice-President, External Relations, CMHC Systems Using the Internet as a training device--it seems only a matter of time until the desktop or...

CREATING A Technologically Superior ORGANIZATION.
March 1, 2001... Adapting IT is difficult. Proper planning makes it easier. In today's technology-driven business environment, organizations are struggling with an abundance of data but a lack of information, and information technology departments confront...

A Failure to Communicate: Depressed Patients and Their Primary Care Physicians.
March 1, 2001... Interview with John Zajecka, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, Rush-St. Luke's-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago Patients experiencing unnecessary treatment difficulties; physicians thinking they're more helpful than patients...

PacifiCare's New President/CEO Looks Ahead.
March 1, 2001... An interview with Jerry Vaccaro, MD Proving value; developing consumer information; improving management information systems; expanding access while controlling costs; enlisting providers--these have always been the principal tasks of the...

Activity-Based Costing: The New Management Tool.(behavioral care management)
March 1, 2001... It's useful to strategic planning and quality improvement Businesses are constantly under pressure to cut costs and improve performance. Historically, armed only with traditional management accounting information, managers were forced to...

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT.(behavioral health products)
March 1, 2001... Once-a-Week Prozac The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Prozac[R] Weekly[TM] (fluoxetine hydrochloride) for the continuation treatment phase of major depressive disorder. It is indicated for patients whose depressive symptoms...

A "Do It Yourself" Investment.(behavioral health economics)
March 1, 2001... Six months ago, economic times were good and employees were at a premium. It was the days of invest in human capital and retain your employees." Train them continually, feed their communications pipeline with lots of information and helpful...