Journal of Healthcare Management articles from November 2007

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from November 2007

Editorial.(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... The word "community" has several connotations in healthcare. It defines the population we serve. It represents all the stakeholders of our organizations. It is the group to which we belong, in which we participate, and by which we are enriched....

Interview with LTC Jessie L. Tucker III, Ph.D., FACHE, Deputy Commander for Administration (Chief Operating Officer), Womack Army Medical Center.(Interview)
November 1, 2007... LTC Dr. Tucker is a third-generation veteran of the United States Army. In the past 18 years, he has served as an Army healthcare administrator and officer in field and nonfield medical and dental units in various worldwide locations....

Applying Six Sigma and DMAIC to diversity initiatives.(Define, measure, analyze, improve, control.)
November 1, 2007... Metrics are central to gauging the success of any business endeavor--whether that endeavor is improving market share, creating efficiencies in the supply chain, or reducing infection rates. Metrics can also be used in determining the...

Exploring the relationship of hospital and market characteristics and organ donation in U.S. hospitals.
November 1, 2007... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Unmet demand for organ transplantation is, in part, a result of low rates of organ donation. While the transplant community works diligently to improve rates of organ donation, patients on waiting lists for...

Nurse residency program implementation: the Utah experience.(University HealthSystem Consortium (Oak Brook, Illinois))(University of Utah)
November 1, 2007... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recently, nurse residency programs have been shown to improve satisfaction and enhance the retention of new graduate nurses, offering one solution for hospital executives, administrators, and managers searching for...

Hospital adoption of information technologies and improved patient safety: a study of 98 hospitals in Florida.
November 1, 2007... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Most of the studies linking the use of information technology (IT) to improved patient safety have been conducted in academic medical centers or have focused on a single institution or IT application. Our study explored...

Financial preconditions for successful community initiatives for the uninsured.
November 1, 2007... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community-based initiatives are increasingly being implemented as a strategy to address the health needs of the community, with a growing body of evidence on successes of various initiatives. This study addresses...