Journal of Healthcare Management articles from November 1999

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from November 1999

Vernon R. Loucks, Jr., chairman, Baxter International, Inc.(Interview)
November 1, 1999... Vernon R. Loucks, Jr., is chairman of the board of Baxter International, Inc. Prior to joining Baxter, Mr. Loucks was a senior management consultant for George Fry and Associates. He joined Baxter in 1966 as assistant to the president and chief...

Leadership Diversity.(healthcare needs diverse managers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Diversity in leadership in our healthcare institutions is eventually going to occur. This conviction was reinforced to me recently during my first seminar with our administrative fellows for 1999/2000. The four fellows represent the best in...

The Future of Managed Care.
November 1, 1999... A turning point in the life and times of managed care may be at hand. Public and professional anxiety over the changing healthcare delivery system receives constant attention in the popular press, medical journals, and research studies. The...

Electronic Medical Records: Are Physicians Ready?
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The use of electronic medical records (EMR) in healthcare organizations will require substantial changes in the way physicians and their staff provide patient care. This study is the first part of a larger study assessing...

The Effects of Reengineering: Fad or Competitive Factor?
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Healthcare organizations have often participated in managerial innovations that have promised to revolutionize their operations (e.g., management by objectives, quality circles, total quality management, and...

Case Management of the Elderly in a Health Maintenance Organization: The Implications for Program Administration Under Managed Care.
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kaiser Permanente initiated a two-year demonstration ambulatory case management program in its Ohio region to evaluate five outcomes: perceived health status, functional status, and satisfaction with care, service use,...

A Total Healing Environment: The Yavapai Regional Medical Center Story.
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Patient care executives are continually challenged to increase productivity without additional expense or negative effect on patient care quality. Identifying the optimal organizational set of circumstances that meets the...

Increasing the Effectiveness of Resource Deployment in Healthcare Organizations.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This article suggests ways to enhance the effectiveness with which healthcare organizations deploy their resources. Specifically, the article: (1) reviews research findings from the academic literature that managers often...

Diversity Leadership and Organizational Transformation: Performance Indicators for Health Services Organizations.
November 1, 1999... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Health services organizations can follow a five-part process to reposition themselves through diversity leadership. The first part of the process, discovery, refers to the emerging awareness of racial and ethnic diversity...