Journal of Healthcare Management articles from July 2001

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from July 2001

Editorial.(discussion of sutainability of healthcare system)(Editorial)
July 1, 2001... Sustainability of the healthcare system depends on management's capacity to meet a myriad of challenges. Some challenges derive from the changing demographics of our communities, but many others stem from policies and developments more...

Interview with Peter Butler, president and CEO, Methodist Health Care System. (Interview).(Interview)
July 1, 2001... Peter W. Butler is president and CEO of the Methodist Health Care System, an integrated healthcare financing and delivery system, based in Houston, Texas, with an annual operating budget of more than $900 million and assets totaling $2.8...

Waste disposal alternatives in an environmentally sensitive community. (From The Field).
July 1, 2001... Bill Mack, the hospital CEO, sat in the first of a series of routine annual capital planning budget meetings. During the meetings, participants evaluate equipment and remodeling capital requests by department administrators, allocate dollars...

The voice of the customer: is anyone listening? (Customer Service).
July 1, 2001... Most healthcare leaders today realize that customer satisfaction is vital, and they know that they have to have feedback systems in place to measure customer satisfaction with their products and services. This is fine, but it's only a start....

Magnet hospitals use culture, not wages, to solve nursing shortage. (Future Trends).
July 1, 2001... There are currently some 100,000 vacancies in hospital nursing positions, and this has had a crippling effect on the day-to-day operations of many hospitals. Linda Aiken, presidential address to the American Academy of Nursing, 1980 ...

Ensuring management excellence in the healthcare system. (Perspective).
July 1, 2001... Since the report of the Committee on the Cost of Medical Care (Falk et al. 1933) in 1930, healthcare has grown steadily in cost, contribution to life, and social importance. The central issues raised by the Committee--access and finance--remain...

Hill-rom essay competition.
July 1, 2001... The Hill-Rom Management Essay Competition in Healthcare Administration was established in 1989 in an effort to enable ACHE to better fulfill its mission of supporting professional education for healthcare executives. The competition is open to...

Managing strategic outsourcing in the healthcare industry. (Hill-Rom Graduate).
July 1, 2001... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hospitals and healthcare systems are facing increased financial difficulties because of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and managed care. As a result, healthcare executives face the challenge of reducing costs while...

The adoption of complementary and alternative medicine by hospitals: a framework for decision making. (Hill-Rom Undergraduate).
July 1, 2001... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a result of increased consumer awareness, personal preference, and limitations of conventional medicine, many individuals are turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In response to this movement, many...

Clinical service lines in integrated delivery systems: an initial framework and exploration.
July 1, 2001... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The increasing pressures on integrated healthcare delivery systems (IDSs) to provide coordinated and cost-effective care focuses attention on the question of how to best integrate across multiple sites of care. One...

Physician recruitment strategies for a rural hospital. (Fellow Project).
July 1, 2001... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION The organization is a rural healthcare system with inpatient and ambulatory care services. The hospital is the sole hospital provider in a rural county with a population of approximately 27,000. The county has...