Journal of Healthcare Management articles from July 2002

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from July 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
July 1, 2002... Recent financial debacles that brought down major corporations remind us of the risks inherent in conflicting interests and self-regulation. Individuals who are responsible for both business performance and ethical oversight may be reluctant to...

Interview with Michael H. Covert, FACHE, president, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. (Interview).(Interview)
July 1, 2002... Michael H. Covert, FACHE, came to Washington Hospital Center as president in March 2000, bringing more than 30 years of experience in healthcare administration. In addition, Mr. Covert currently serves as the treasurer of the D.C. Hospital...

JCAHO: responding to quality and safety imperatives. (Quality And Safety).(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
July 1, 2002... In this column, we discuss the practice of making the continuous improvement of clinical processes a core business strategy, as opposed to merely a requirement to please external entities. In 1999, the Office of the Inspector General produced a...

Radical change: one solution to the nursing shortage. (Staffing).
July 1, 2002... In 1999, nurses in Great Britain voted to "ditch Florence Nightingale as their role model" because she does not represent modern nursing. Chief among their criticisms were that her approach to nursing was too hierarchical and that she believed...

Hill-Rom essay competition.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... 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...

The role of the Internet in improving healthcare quality. (Hill-Rom Undergraduate).
July 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Internet is a tool that has the potential to greatly affect and improve the quality of healthcare. This article discusses the ways in which the Internet is being utilized by healthcare administrators, physicians, and...

Recruitment, retention, and management of Generation X: a focus on nursing professionals. (Hill-Rom Graduate).
July 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Two-thirds of the nurse workforce are now over the age of 40, and between 40 percent and 60 percent of these nurses are expected to retire within the next 15 years. Enrollment in programs at all nursing education levels...

Measuring primary care practice performance within an integrated delivery system: a case study.
July 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This article examines the use of an integrated performance measurement system to plan and control primary care service delivery within an integrated delivery system. We review a growing body of literature that focuses on...

Perceived barriers to medical-error reporting: an exploratory investigation.
July 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Medical-error reporting is an essential component for patient safety enhancement. Unfortunately, medical errors are largely underreported across healthcare institutions. This problem can be attributed to different factors...