Journal of Healthcare Management articles from September 2008

Journal of Healthcare Management archives from September 2008

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... Commitment seems to be the underlying component in any undertaking--big or small, personal or professional. Without it, promising ideas languish and then get forgotten, and great beginnings fail to reach inspiring endings. As good as it is,...

Interview with David A. Stark, FACHE, executive vice president/chief operating officer, Iowa Health--Des Moines.(Interview)
September 1, 2008... A lifelong Iowan, David A. Stark, FACHE, joined the Iowa Health System in 1996 as an administrative fellow. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Stark was selected as interim chief executive officer for one of the system's rural hospital affiliates. His...

Choosing your charity.(CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE)(corporate responsibility )
September 1, 2008... Consumers are attracted to organizations that are good corporate citizens. However, figuring out the relative merit of hospitals as corporate citizens can be confusing. The concept of corporate responsibility is a rather odd topic for...

Gender and leadership in healthcare administration: 21st century progress and challenges.
September 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The need for strong leadership and increased diversity is a prominent issue in today's health services workforce. This article reviews the latest literature, including research and proposed agendas, regarding women in...

Sickle cell hospital unit: a disease-specific model.
September 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY American urban hospitals often serve large populations of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Those hospitals that choose to implement an adult SCD-specific inpatient unit have the opportunity to acquire multiple...

Using leadership development programs to improve quality and efficiency in healthcare.
September 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With heightened emphasis on the imperatives to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivered in U.S. hospitals and health systems, healthcare managers are challenged to consider innovative approaches to...

The early indicators of financial failure: a study of bankrupt and solvent health systems.
September 1, 2008... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This article presents a series of pertinent predictors of financial failure based on analysis of solvent and bankrupt health systems to identify which financial measures show the clearest distinction between success and...