Journal of Healthcare Management articles from September 2002

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from September 2002

Editorial.(information technology increasingly used in healthcare system)(Editorial)
September 1, 2002... In ways unimaginable a decade ago, information technology is rapidly permeating our healthcare system. Innovative approaches are empowering healthcare consumers and satisfying their increasing appetite for information and control. Our...

Interview with Joseph A. Zaccagnino, president and CEO, Yale New Haven Health System, Connecticut. (Interview).(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Joseph A. Zaccagnino is president and chief executive officer of the Yale New Haven Health System, a Connecticut-based integrated healthcare system composed of three regional healthcare delivery networks and affiliates. He also serves as...

Comparing clinical resources and outcomes to understand best practices. (Quality and Safety).
September 1, 2002... Clinical performance improvement has become the mantra of many healthcare leaders. We are faced with increasing accountability for managing complex, dynamic processes of patient care, with decreasing resources and mountains of challenges in the...

Retaining our workforce, regaining our potential. (Staffing).
September 1, 2002... Whether you liked Bill Clinton or not, you cannot argue that he relentlessly pursued a goal that was instrumental to his two-term presidency: improve the state of the U.S. economy. In these times of staff shortages, higher volumes, and...

Adverse drug events in the elderly population to a tertiary care hospital.
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Older adults take almost one-third of the drugs prescribed today yet represent only about 12 percent of the population. Adverse drug events are common in this population, but often these events appear to be preventable....

Organizational design consistency: the PennCARE and Henry Ford health system experiences.
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There has been much discussion of the appropriateness of various organizational strategies for today's healthcare industry. This article presents case studies of two healthcare organizations that have pursued very...

The effect of governing board composition on rural hospitals' involvement in provider-sponsored managed care organizations.
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rural hospitals are actively pursuing various strategic alternatives to confront the dramatic changes taking place in the delivery, organization, and financing of healthcare. One of these strategic alternatives is...

Development and implementation of an endovascular surgery program in a community general hospital. (Fellow Project).
September 1, 2002... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION Two organizations are the subject of this article: a community general hospital and a four-person private practice surgery group working at the hospital. The hospital, a private not-for-profit institution...

2001 fellowship theses.(fulfills Fellow project requirement of American College of Healthcare Executives)
September 1, 2002... The following theses have been approved as fulfilling the Fellow project requirement of the American College of Healthcare Executives. * "Navy Medicine's Journey from Compliance-based Inspections Toward Organizational Self-Assessments" by...