Journal of Healthcare Management articles from May 2002

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from May 2002

Editorial.(managing health care workers)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... Challenges and uncertainties facing the healthcare delivery system have increased to levels unimaginable prior to recent world events. In addition to the usual concerns, healthcare executives are now struggling with the design, implementation,...

Interview with Rupert Evans, Sr., FACHE, president, Institute for Diversity in Health Management. (Interview).(Interview)
May 1, 2002... Rupert M. Evans, Sr., MPA, FACHE, is currently the president of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a 501 (c) (3) corporation affiliated with the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Hospital Association, National...

Case management: a serious solution for serious issues. (Quality And Safety).
May 1, 2002... In the previous column, I discussed the urgency for significant change in our healthcare system. The column also introduced the idea of change concepts, which are simple, homogenous ideas that have the potential to cause desirable change. In...

The nursing shortage: why is it happening? (Staffing).
May 1, 2002... The headlines say it all. Reports in newspapers and magazines and on TV, the radio, and the Internet warn that the current shortages of healthcare workers, nurses in particular, have become an international crisis. Unlike past shortages, this...

Eliminating the disparities in treatment: the link to healing a nation. (Perspective).(racial disparities in healthcare)
May 1, 2002... (Dr. Rutledge should be commended for his courageous article "The Struggle for Equality in Healthcare Continues," which appeared in the September/October 2001 issue of this journal. Too little thoughtful, open dialog transpires about the issues...

Managing the workforce reduction: hospital CEO perceptions of organizational dysfunction.
May 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past few years many nations have undertaken activities aimed at restructuring and reengineering their health system as a means of achieving greater cost effectiveness and consumer responsiveness. Most efforts at...

Applying the Balanced Scorecard in healthcare provider organizations.
May 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Several innovative healthcare executives have recently introduced a new business strategy implementation tool: the Balanced Scorecard. The scorecard's measurement and management system provides the following potential...

Comparison of specialty referral patterns of primary care providers.
May 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Difficulty, perceived by 17 treatment facilities, of obtaining specialty referral appointments at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC), a major referral center, prompted this study that utilizes provider...