A post-1990s assessment of strategic hospital alliances and their marketplace orientations: time to refocus.

abstract：:The formation of health insurance purchasing alliances in Minnesota has caused a restructuring of the provider system. One of the results has been the formation of competing delivery systems that organize hospitals, physicians, and insurance plans into vertically and horizontally integrated organizations termed integr...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Kralewski JE,de Vries A,Dowd B,Potthoff S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the extant literature on patient safety is rich, few studies have specifically examined safety from the patient perspective. In addition, little is known about how patients decide whether they are safe or satisfied with their care. From a foundation of attribution theory, we suggest that patients ma...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Rathert C,May DR,Williams ES

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catholic community hospitals are becoming more like nongovernment, not-for-profit community hospitals of a similar bed size located in the same states. After controlling for state, urban-versus-rural location, and bed-size range, a matched set of 303 Catholic community hospitals are compared with nongovernment, not-fo...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Prince TR

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence of variation in safety climate suggests the need for improvement among at least some hospitals. However, comparisons only among hospitals may underestimate the improvement required. Comparison of hospitals with analogous industries may provide a broader perspective on the safety status of our nation...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Singer SJ,Rosen A,Zhao S,Ciavarelli AP,Gaba DM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numbering close to 300,000 nurse managers represent the largest segment of the health care management workforce. Their effectiveness is, in part, influenced by their job satisfaction. PURPOSE:We examined factors associated with job satisfaction of novice frontline nurse managers. METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:We us...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Djukic M,Jun J,Kovner C,Brewer C,Fletcher J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) is currently underway, but there is limited empirical evidence on the merits of the ACO model. PURPOSE:The aim was to study the associations between delivery system characteristics and ACO competencies, including centralization strategies to manage org...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Chukmaitov A,Harless DW,Bazzoli GJ,Carretta HJ,Siangphoe U

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many assets and projects provide value to organizations in excess of the direct and indirect cash flows that they generate. Under pure capitation, the link between individual investment decisions and future cash flows is completely severed. Including the value of strategic options enhances the usefulness of the capita...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Magiera FT,McLean RA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses epidemiological methodology: comparing rates, confounding, the use of confidence intervals, Bayes' theorem, and occurrence screening. An appreciation of the limits of epidemiological methods will provide the manager with realistic expectations of the quality assurance process. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Everett WD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This aim of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of psychological empowerment and job satisfaction on the relationship between high-performance work systems (HPWS) and nurses' perceptions of the quality of patient care they provide. BACKGROUND:Studies of high-performing organizations in a variety ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Leggat SG,Bartram T,Casimir G,Stanton P

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of hospital-based palliative care programs has risen over time in the United States. Nevertheless, organizational and environmental factors that contribute to the presence of hospital-based palliative care programs are unclear. PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the role of organizati...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Chisholm L,Weech-Maldonado R,Landry AY,Epané JP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research compares the mean severity level, length of stay, and cost of Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) and Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) inpatients. The results suggest Medicare HMOs have healthier inpatients and shorter lengths of stay, but more costly per-day utilization. These findings are cont...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Revere L,Large J,Langland-Orban B

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the impact of three physician-hospital contractual arrangements (PHCAs)--joint ventures, management service organizations, and not-for-profit foundations--on physician involvement in hospital governance and physician-hospital relationships. Analysis of data collected from a national sample of 1...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Kocher C,Kumar K,Subramanian R

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Redundancy is mostly conceived as "waste" resulting from inefficient operations that ought to be eliminated. However, there are scholars who challenge this view and argue that redundancy is an essential element in facilitating reliable and safe operations in health care delivery processes. The ambiguity on r...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Tay HL,Singh PJ

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In spite of significant investment in quality programs and activities, there is a persistent struggle to achieve quality outcomes and performance improvements within the constraints and support of sociopolitical parsimonies. Equally, such constraints have intensified the need to better understand the best ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Guzman G,Fitzgerald JA,Fulop L,Hayes K,Poropat A,Avery M,Campbell S,Fisher R,Gapp R,Herington C,McPhail R,Vecchio N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study at 55 hemodialysis facilities, turnover was not associated with organizational size, location, or ownership but varied according to administrative strategies. Technician turnover (32 percent) was lower in facilities with shorter hours and choice of work schedule even though workload was higher. Clerical tur...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Bame SI

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specialty care institutions will face many concerns during the remainder of this decade. Increased intermediary and community education, establishing reliable benchmarks, understanding and dealing with a competitive marketplace, and establishing improved professional productivity are some of the major challenges. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Eckenhoff EA,Kerstetter AL,White AR

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American hospitals hoping to capitalize on the lucrative market for international patients may be in for some surprises. Not only is this market limited, but also the drawbacks may outweigh the potential benefits for hospitals seeking to enter this business. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Berliner HS,O'Toole JB

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minnesota's 1994 health care reform legislation authorized the establishment of community integrated service networks (CISNs) and health care provider cooperatives, which were envisioned as new health care delivery models that could be successfully implemented in rural areas of the state. Four CISNs are licensed, and ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Casey MM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the extent to which hospitals use different integrative processes to assimilate physicians and assesses the extent to which their use is associated with managed care penetration and hospital characteristics. Results from a national survey of 1,495 community hospitals indicate that these integrat...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Burns LR,Morrisey MA,Alexander JA,Johnson V

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United States has invested nearly a billion dollars in creating community health information organizations (HIOs) to foster health information exchange. Community HIOs provide exchange services to health care organizations within a distinct geographic area. While geography is a key organizing principle f...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Vest JR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) identifies price and technical inefficiencies among decision-making units. With controls for differences in case-mix and standardized outcomes, DEA's "best practice" frontier can be interpreted as a "cost-effectiveness" frontier. This study illustrates the key concepts, identifies the d...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Finkler MD,Wirtschafter DD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current literature on the enabling conditions of multidisciplinary teams focuses on the singular dimensions of the organizations (i.e., human resources, clinical pathways, objects) without shedding light on to the way in which these organizational factors interact and mutually influence one another. PUR...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Marsilio M,Torbica A,Villa S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2014, Maryland established a global budget policy for all hospitals in the state. Under this policy, hospitals are incentivized to not only provide clinical care services to individual patients but also address the health needs of their broader patient population through prevention efforts and investment ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Cronin CE,Singh S,Franz B

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nursing home administrators (NHAs) are in key positions to improve nursing home quality. NHAs require state-level licensure, which involves passing a national NHA licensure examination and fulfilling state-level licensure requirements that vary widely across states. With multiple pathways to NHA licensure, l...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Siegel EO,Leo MC,Young HM,Castle NG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managerial and supervisory skills are seldom included as part of health care workers' education. This article explores activities performed by supervisors and managers, past training, perceived needs for additional training, and factors influencing attendance at training programs. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Paradis LF,Lambert JL,Spohn BB,Pfeifle WG

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, this study identifies the dimensions of hospital service quality, operationalizes the dimensions, and develops an instrument to measure patient satisfaction. This instrument, the Key Quality Characteristics Assessment for Hospitals (KQCAH) sca...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Sower V,Duffy J,Kilbourne W,Kohers G,Jones P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated physicians' acceptance of managed care using data from Connecticut physicians. We grouped physicians' attitudinal responses on three dimensions and applied an institutional distance framework to evaluate factors that influence physicians' acceptance of managed care practices. Our results demonstrate the p...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Floyd SW,Kramer JA,Born PH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chain-owned nursing homes have become the predominant type of provider in the United States, but little is known about their management structures. Prior research has found that chain ownership has significant effects on health outcomes, but why that is the case is not well understood. PURPOSE:This study ex...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Kamimura A,Banaszak-Holl J,Berta W,Baum JA,Weigelt C,Mitchell W

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antitrust and competitive issues are intertwined with efforts to control health care costs. Whether hospital competition holds down costs is an issue of much controversy and is the topic of this article. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that hospitals compete primarily on a nonprice basis. This suggests...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Nguyen NX,Derrick FW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although HMOs very often obtain discounts for hospital services, there is little evidence that they create price competition among hospitals. Location and the availability of services and specialists, rather than price, appear to be the most important factors in the selection of hospitals by HMOs. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Kralewski JE,Doth DS,Rosenberg RG,Burnes DG

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00