Journal of Healthcare Management articles from March 2008

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from March 2008

Editorial.(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... A call to arms. No better phrase exists to describe the contents of this issue than a call to arms--both a bulletin and an invitation that raises awareness, attention, and action. Whether the problem is about adverse clinical events, the...

Interview with Lucian Leape, MD, HFACHE, adjunct professor of health policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health.(Interview)
March 1, 2008... Before joining the faculty at Harvard School of Public Health in 1988, Lucian Leape, MD, HFAGHE, was professor of surgery and chief of pediatric surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine and the New England Medical Center. Dr. Leape is...

The uninsured in the U.S. healthcare system.(COVERING THE UNINSURED)
March 1, 2008... The Great Wave of Immigration in the United States started in the 1880s. In 1880, the country's population was 50 million (U.S. Census Bureau 2008), virtually all of whom lacked health insurance. Of course, at that time, medical services were...

What do consumers want?(CONSUMER--DRIVEN HEALTHCARE)(Statistical table)
March 1, 2008... Remember the movie What Women Want? Mel Gibson played an advertising executive who was struck by lightning, which blessed him with a strange ability to hear what women were thinking. Some of it he wanted to hear. Some of it he did not. ...

Chief nursing officer retention and turnover: a crisis brewing? Results of a national survey.(Survey)
March 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Anecdotal evidence suggests growing concerns about chief nursing officer (CNO) dissatisfaction, intent to leave, and turnover. However, little evidence documents the magnitude of the problem or whether CNO turnover...

Rural hospitals and Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency.(Survey)
March 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Between 1990 and 2000, the Latino population in the United States increased by 61 percent, becoming the largest minority group. Language differences contribute to patient safety and access to healthcare concerns for...

Board engagement in quality: findings of a survey of hospital and system leaders.(Statistical table)(Survey)
March 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hospital governing boards assume an important role in improving delivery of quality care in the hospital. More knowledge about the prevalence and impact of particular board activities can help them perform this role more...