Journal of Healthcare Management articles from November 2002

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from November 2002

Editorial.(questions of leadership in health care)(Editorial)
November 1, 2002... Faced with urgent agendas within fragmented but lengthy days, how does one lead? We are not formally schooled in leadership, so how do we know what makes a leader? Do we consult a handbook or textbook that codifies leadership beliefs or...

Interview with Greg Van Pelt, FACHE, vice president and chief executive, Providence Health System, Washington Region, Seattle. (Interview).(Interview)
November 1, 2002... Greg Van Pelt, FACHE, is the vice president and chief executive of the Washington region of Providence Health System. The Washington region serves its communities through its multiple hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Mr. Van...

Healthcare reform: one coalition's efforts at effecting change. (Quality And Safety).(Column)
November 1, 2002... This column, the last in the series on patient quality and safety, addresses the storm of challenges that is fast approaching (and in many ways has already begun) for the U.S. healthcare industry. The dark clouds have been on the horizon for...

The inclusive, diverse workplace: we are not there yet. (Staffing).
November 1, 2002... Lisa Reed recently was promoted to a management position at one of our facilities in Wisconsin. Lisa is an African American who has worked at the organization for 14 years. While working as an LPN, she took advantage of our tuition...

Sustaining the edge: factors influencing strategy selection in academic health centers.
November 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Competition within the acute care sector as well as increased penetration by managed care organizations has influenced the structure and role of academic health centers during the past decade. The market factors...

Community health center-led networks: cooperating to compete.(a discussion of the mission of community health centers and how they have responded to changes)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The primary mission of community health centers (CHCs) is to provide primary and preventive healthcare for the underserved and vulnerable populations, including the uninsured, underinsured, and Medicaid beneficiaries....

Healthcare managers' roles, competencies, and outputs in organizational performance improvement.
November 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Healthcare CEOs recognize that managers are under increasing pressure to work smarter and more efficiently with fewer available resources. Jobs in the healthcare industry are in a constant state of change, requiring a...

Eliminating night hours for a community's sole urgent care clinic. (Fellow Project).
November 1, 2002... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION The military medical treatment facility (MMTF) consists of primary care family practice, obstetric, orthopedic, and urgent care clinics (but no hospitalization or true emergency care) at a remote military...

Conducted by the American College of Healthcare Executives, Division of Research and Development, June 2003. (Survey of Postgraduate Fellows).
November 1, 2002... BACKGROUND Because no reliable compensation data for healthcare administration program graduates have been collected and reported since the early 1990s, only anecdotal information has been available for benchmarking. The American College...