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Editorial.(Editorial)
The news reminds us that the entire world is in turmoil. Banks are failing. Wars and disease are raging. Glaciers are melting. People are panicking. Turmoil seems to be the only condition humans have in common, if we were to go by the headlines.
Luckily, JHM is not the news. The trends and research included in this (and every) issue have a deeper intention than merely to report or sound an alarm. Each installment is an instruction manual written by experts and insiders who participate in developing, teaching, and encouraging novel but sensible ideas.
In our interview, Kimberly Russel credits her long-time mentor and her broad experiences for the opportunities and successes she has achieved. She advises new health administration graduates to not be disheartened by the ongoing economic crisis that has resulted in mass layoffs across the field.
Physician Relations columnist Ken Cohn is joined in this issue by David Harlow. The authors submit proactive strategies for physician recruitment, an enormous undertaking in the age of physician shortages. In Trends, the green-building movement takes center stage. Columnist Walter Vernon discusses seven practical approaches to reducing energy consumption and saving money in healthcare facilities.
The study by Joseph Coyne and colleagues, evaluates the link between a hospital's ...
- The relationship between patient satisfaction and inpatient admissions across...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Healthcare Management Messina, Daniel J. Scotti, Dennis J. Ganey, Rodney Zipp, Genevieve Pinto May 1, 2009 700+ words
...understand the relationship between patient satisfaction and admission volume takes on greater...declining reimbursement. Management of patient satisfaction has become a critical element in...nature of the relationship between patient satisfaction (as measured by scored instruments...
- Development of a patient satisfaction survey with inpatient clinical nutrition...
- Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics Ferguson, Maree Capra, Sandra Bauer, Judy Banks, Merrilyn September 1, 2001 700+ words
Abstract Although patient satisfaction has been an integral part...few published papers on patient satisfaction with nutrition services...and valid tool to measure patient satisfaction with inpatient clinical...
- Managing primary care using patient satisfaction measures.
- Magazine article from: Journal of Healthcare Management Otani, Koichiro Kurz, Richard S. Harris, Lisa E. September 1, 2005 700+ words
...experience have the most impact on patient satisfaction as well as which aspects of each...attribute were more influential on patient satisfaction. Within the physician care attribute...healthcare managers. ********** Patient satisfaction is a subjective judgment of the...
- Patient Satisfaction Planner: Public reporting boosts patient satisfaction.
- Newspaper article from: Hospital Peer Review December 1, 2008 700+ words
Public reporting boosts patient satisfaction Experts say internal changes behind...Inc., the South Bend, IN-based patient satisfaction and quality firm, reports that "patient satisfaction leaped" after the launch of public...
- The influence of nurse-sensitive variables on patient satisfaction.(Research)
- Magazine article from: AORN Journal Yellen, Elaine November 1, 2003 700+ words
Interest in patient satisfaction has out-paced advances...outcome data, including patient satisfaction data. (1) These data eventually...Problems with measuring patient satisfaction include lack of a standardized...
- Patient satisfaction with dental hygiene providers in US military...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Dental Hygiene Chaffin, Jeffrey G. Chaffin, Sherry D. Mangelsdorff, A. David Finstuen, Kenn January 1, 2007 700+ words
...existing Department of Defense (DoD) patient satisfaction survey monitors the satisfaction...or predictors of satisfaction. Patient satisfaction in military dental treatment facilities...compete for patients and traditional patient satisfaction became an important part of providing...
- Patient satisfaction: focusing on "excellent".
- Magazine article from: Journal of Healthcare Management Otani, Koichiro Waterman, Brian Faulkner, Kelly M. Boslaugh, Sarah Burroughs, Thomas E. Dunagan, W. Claiborne March 1, 2009 700+ words
...as "excellent." The study used patient satisfaction data collected from one major academic...prosper. ********** Most patient satisfaction studies use a Likert-type scale...organizations to focus on "excellent" patient satisfaction ratings. Few studies specifically...
- How to measure your practice's level of patient satisfaction. (Practice...
- Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Isenberg, Steven F. May 1, 2003 700+ words
...technology can also be used to track patient satisfaction. When properly collected and analyzed, patient satisfaction data can offer huge rewards...we discuss ways to collect patient satisfaction data and to put these data to...
- The effect of a preadmission videotape on patient satisfaction.
- Magazine article from: AORN Journal Yellen, Elaine A. Ricard, Richard April 1, 2005 700+ words
Patient satisfaction is one of the most studied aspects...care, (2) and measurement of patient satisfaction in the health care field has...demographics clearly influence patient satisfaction levels. Given the same quality...
- The impact of nursing care and other healthcare attributes on hospitalized...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Healthcare Management Otani, Koichiro Kurz, Richard S. May 1, 2004 700+ words
...those organizations is to increase patient satisfaction. This article presents research...more important role in increasing patient satisfaction and behavioral intentions. The...largest parameter estimate for the patient satisfaction and behavioral intentions models...
Source: HighBeam Research, Editorial.(Editorial)