Journal of Healthcare Management articles from January 2000

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from January 2000

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2000... Readers of the Journal of Healthcare Management are encouraged to send their comments on the articles in this issue to Letters to the Editor, Journal of Healthcare Management, One North Franklin, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606; or to...

Thomas C. Dolan, Ph.D., FACHE, CAE, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Healthcare Executives.(Interview)
January 1, 2000... Thomas C. Dolan, Ph.D., FACHE, CAE, is president and chief executive officer of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives. Before his appointment as...

Priced Out.
January 1, 2000... Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. --Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I These lines from the Shakespeare classic could well serve as a forecast for the healthcare industry. I think most industry insiders would...

Practice Plan Revolt.(Magnolia University Medical Center)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Magnolia University Medical Center (MUMC), established in 1858, maintains a rich tradition of providing prominent graduate medical education training as well as Providing superior care to indigent patients. From the late 1960s to the mid-1980s,...

Ethical Guidance in the Era of Managed Care: An Analysis of the American College of Healthcare Executives' Code of Ethics.
January 1, 2000... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market competition and the rise of managed care are transforming the healthcare system from a physician-dominated cottage industry into a manager-dominated corporate enterprise. The managed care revolution is also...

The Future of Employment-Based Health Insurance.(alternatives)
January 1, 2000... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A transformation of employment-connected health insurance from a defined benefit to defined contribution arrangement is projected based on new economic realities affecting the competitiveness of the business environment....

Championship Management for Healthcare Organizations.(performance measurement)
January 1, 2000... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stakeholders will put increasing pressure on integrated health systems (IHS) for measured performance, demanding data on quality and patient satisfaction, while simultaneously pressing for lower cost. The changes to Joint...

Strategic Performance Management: Development of a Performance Measurement System at the Mayo Clinic.
January 1, 2000... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Managing and measuring performance become exceedingly complex as healthcare institutions evolve into integrated health systems comprised of hospitals, outpatient clinics and surgery centers, nursing homes, and home health...

Laying the Foundation for Successful Physician-Health System Partnerships.
January 1, 2000... This column is the first in a series that will explore the complex, evolving, and often elusive nature of physician-health system relationships. Affiliations between physicians and hospitals or health systems have experienced variable success...