Journal of Healthcare Management articles from July 2006

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from July 2006

Editorial.(healthcare managers's duties)(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... Healthcare managers play multiple, critical roles not only within their institutions but also within the communities they serve. This issue highlights this fact. In the interview, Larry Sanders, recipient of the 2006 ACHE Gold Medal Award,...

Interview with Larry Sanders, FACHE, chairman and chief executive officer, Columbus Regional Healthcare System.(Fellow American College of Healthcare Executives)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... Larry S. Sanders, FACHE, is chairman and chief executive officer of Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Columbus, Georgia. He has held various leadership positions, including president and chief executive officer of The Medical Center (from...

Patient-centered pay for performance: are we missing the target?(PAY FOR PERFORMANCE)
July 1, 2006... To date, the pay-for-performance dialog has been driven largely by payers, working with the advice of clinicians intent on improving the technical performance of healthcare providers. The overarching premise has been that there is a...

Professionalism.(for medical personnel)(Column)
July 1, 2006... In our previous column, we examined knowledge of the healthcare environment, a competency that helps leaders navigate the often invisible rules governing healthcare organizations. In this column, we address the competency of professionalism--a...

The importance of middle managers in healthcare organizations.(ACHE UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY)
July 1, 2006... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the 1990s, the turbulent environment continued to exert pressure on the management of cost, access, and quality of healthcare provision. To strengthen financial and market positions, mergers and acquisitions became...

The aging nursing workforce: how to retain experienced nurses.(ACHE GRADUATE ESSAY)
July 1, 2006... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the face of an anticipated nursing shortage, healthcare organizations must evaluate their culture, operations, and compensation system to ensure that these elements align with organizational efforts to retain nurses...

Performance metrics for advanced access.(patient appointments)
July 1, 2006... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Advanced access is an outpatient scheduling technique that aims to provide same-day appointment access. It is designed to reduce the time patients must wait for a scheduled appointment and to improve continuity of care by...

Nonclinical outcomes of hospital-based palliative care.
July 1, 2006... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Evidence-based outcomes are commonly used in making decisions about clinical care. For healthcare executives, evidence-based outcomes also can be useful in making decisions about hospital services. Finkler and Ward (2003)...

Response of a community hospital in West Virginia to the medical malpractice crisis.(FELLOW PROJECT)
July 1, 2006... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION The organization referred to in this report is a for-profit hospital that is part of a large for-profit healthcare chain. The hospital was originally founded by a Catholic bishop who engaged a religious...