Journal of Healthcare Management articles from January 2009

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from January 2009

Editorial.(Editorial)
January 1, 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...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... In the article "Gender and Leadership in Healthcare Administration" by Paula Lantz (September/October 2008 issue), Tables 1 and 2 contain incorrect numbers. The corrected tables may be found at www.ache.org/pubs/jhmsub.fm.

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)
January 1, 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...

A practicing surgeon dissects issues in physician--hospital relations.(PHYSICIAN RELATIONS)(Column)
January 1, 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...

New sources of revenue in the age of connectivity.(TRENDS)
January 1, 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...

Board oversight of quality: any differences in process of care and mortality?
January 1, 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...

Use of board certification in ambulatory surgery center credentialing: a pilot study.
January 1, 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...

An attempt to forecast hospital market share using admission data.
January 1, 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...

Finding the frontier of hospital management.
January 1, 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...