Journal of Healthcare Management articles from March 2002

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from March 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Incrementalism, the bane of many planners in earlier decades, resurfaces as we attempt to narrow the quality chasm. In spite of repeated evidence of the need for sweeping reforms, our delivery systems are facing real-time challenges in...

Interview with Judy Pelham, FACHE, president and CEO, Trinity Health, Novi, Michigan. (Interview).(Interview)
March 1, 2002... For more than 20 years, Judy Pelham has been a leader and recognized pioneer in developing programs to improve the health status of communities, particularly for the poor and underserved. From 1993 to 2000, she served as president and CEO of...

Providing high-quality healthcare: are we up to the task? (Quality And Safety).(medical care trends, analysis)
March 1, 2002... Recent reports and media accounts have highlighted concerns with patient safety and quality of healthcare in the United States. During the past two years, the healthcare community has been deluged with strident messages of concern, both for the...

A changing workforce calls for twenty-first century strategies. (Staffing).(Column)
March 1, 2002... The U.S. workforce has changed dramatically in the last three decades. At the same time, recruitment and retention efforts in the healthcare industry have not kept up with the changing demographics. With the aging of the population and...

Ethical dilemmas in home care case management.
March 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The role of case manager is fraught with challenges in a healthcare environment characterized by rapid aging of the population, a move against institutionalization of seniors, and the need to contain healthcare costs....

Rekindling the flame: routine practices that promote hospital community leadership.(health facility management trends)
March 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Because of the need to focus on their financial survival, hospitals and health systems are not the popular community-oriented institutions they once were--too many have set aside their mission to promote and protect the...

Racial/ethnic diversity management and cultural competency: the case of Pennsylvania hospitals.(survey of health care work force diversity)(Illustration)
March 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Major demographic trends are changing the face of America's labor pool, and healthcare managers increasingly face a scarcer and more diverse workforce. As a result, healthcare organizations (HCOs) must develop policies...

Development of a capitated system for reimbursing physicians under a professional risk HMO contract. (Fellow Project).
March 1, 2002... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION The capitated system for reimbursing physicians under a professional risk HMO contract was developed by a physician hospital organization (PHO). The PHO was a limited liability company that was wholly owned by a...