Effect of hospital conversion on organizational decision making and service coordination.

abstract：:For decades, the hospital environment has been described as turbulent and hostile. At the same time, the transfer of business practices into hospitals has been advocated, accompanied by the largely untested assumption that these practices are crucial to performance and even survival. As this pattern became entrenched,...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Bigelow B,Arndt M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the many characteristics that classify the practice of medicine as a profession, autonomy plays the most important role. There are currently assaults on the profession's ability to select, train, and license its own practitioners and on the medical knowledge base itself, as well as the standards for applying it. Th...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： O'Connor SJ,Lanning JA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research in configurations and strategic groups has a rich history of revealing performance differences for hospitals and health care systems. PURPOSES:To assess the relationship between hospital-led health system configurations and the adoption of patient safety practices. In particular, the adoption of co...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Ford EW,Short JC

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:In the 1990s, acute care hospitals in the United States encountered an unstable operating environment created by a series of transformations in the health care delivery system and long-term-care market. Confronted with an array of economic pressures and demographic changes, hospitals were motivated to engage in long-t...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Shah A,Fennell M,Mor V

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Although management practices are recognized as important factors in improving health care quality and efficiency, most research thus far has focused on individual practices, ignoring or underspecifying the contexts within which these practices are operating. Research from other industries, which has incre...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Garman AN,McAlearney AS,Harrison MI,Song PH,McHugh M

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Expanding the opportunities for for-profit nursing home care is a central theme in the debate on the sustainable organization of the growing nursing home sector in Western countries. PURPOSES:We conducted a systematic review of the literature over the last 10 years in order to determine the broad impact of ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Bos A,Boselie P,Trappenburg M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluating health care advertising is a four-part process that enables health care managers to target particular markets and to determine the effects of advertising particular services and products. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： MacStravic RS

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the prevalence of evidence-based interventions to improve quality in health care systems, there is a paucity of documented evidence of a financial return on investment (ROI) for these interventions from the perspective of the investing entity. PURPOSES:To report on a demonstration project designed t...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Greene SB,Reiter KL,Kilpatrick KE,Leatherman S,Somers SA,Hamblin A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is the first empirical test of the strategic importance of member autonomy and open access in a managed care environment. The model utilized in this study assesses the relative importance of autonomy in selecting specialists (open access), service convenience, value/pricing, and HMO resources on member sati...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Gamble JE,Icenogle ML,Bryan NB,Rickert DA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultural competency or the ongoing capacity of health care systems to provide for high-quality care to diverse patient populations (National Quality Forum, 2008) has been proposed as an organizational strategy to address disparities in quality of care, patient experience, and workforce representation. But fa...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Weech-Maldonado R,Dreachslin JL,Epané JP,Gail J,Gupta S,Wainio JA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In today's competitive health care environment, service excellence is rapidly becoming a major differentiating advantage between health care providers. Too often, senior executives talk about their commitment to a mission statement that extols the virtues of providing world class service to their patients only to unde...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Ford RC,Sivo SA,Fottler MD,Dickson D,Bradley K,Johnson L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the findings of an analysis of the implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) or total quality management (TQM) programs in 10 hospitals. This analysis is the result of a 2-year study designed to identify and assess the ingredients that lead to the successful implementation of CQI prog...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Carman JM,Shortell SM,Foster RW,Hughes EF,Boerstler H,O'Brien JL,O'Conner EJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies indicate that better patient compliance and higher patient satisfaction result when agreement exists between the physician and the patient regarding the medical problem and its treatment. PURPOSES:This study will extend previous work by investigating (1) under what conditions patients prefer to be a...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Ryan J,Sysko J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital incentive payments are increasingly becoming tied to quality. However, the U.S. health care system continues to face rising health care costs and scarce workforce resources, making improving quality a challenge. Patient satisfaction and process quality are two areas of quality tied to reimbursement....

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Tajeu GS,Kazley AS,Menachemi N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important factor in pricing decisions is the concept of cost analysis. The objective of this article is to describe the relevant costs for pricing medical services in the managed care environment. It discusses how a proper understanding of costs enables one to make correct pricing decisions. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Heshmat S

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:The impact of public policy can be effectively and favorably managed at the local hospital level. But to do so requires using some old resources in some new ways and navigating in some areas that many administrators find uncomfortable, and in which there has traditionally been only marginal interest. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Riggs FL

更新日期：1980-10-01 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：:Professional bureaucracies are unique organizations whose special characteristics have implications for strategy formulation and implementation and for developing physicians as managers. This article offers 12 key points to help executives manage such organizations. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Fogel DS

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:To prepare for managed competition, many hospitals now focus on service quality as a means to improve their competitive position. To aid in decisions about where best to direct limited resources, managers need physician feedback about how the hospital's services compare with its competitors' services (competitive adva...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Burns LR,Beach LR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scholars have noted a disconnect between the level at which structure is typically examined (the organization) and the level at which the relevant coordination takes place (service delivery). Accordingly, our understanding of the role structure plays in care coordination is limited. PURPOSE:In this article,...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Louis CJ,Clark JR,Gray B,Brannon D,Parker V

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potential conflict exists between the recent growth of unionization in the health care industry and management efforts to increase productivity. One method of managing this conflict is to link employee rewards to employee productivity through productivity bargaining. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Fottler MD,Maloney WF

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time is running out for public health organizations, says Charles Harper. Their traditional role in the health system is eroding rapidly. To reestablish the place they deserve in the health system will require an aggressive and united effort on the part of all public health professionals. As a counterpoint to Harper's...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Harper CL,Smith DS

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although small in number, hospitals are increasingly seeking bankruptcy protection. This article explores the potential forces that might motivate hospitals to seek bankruptcy protection and the potential consequences for hospitals that obtain it. Case reviews of 11 hospital bankruptcies that occurred in 1990 and 1991...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Bazzoli GJ,Cleverley WO

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fitness and wellness programs can be a strategic extension of a hospital's services, assist in attracting totally new patients to a facility, and help improve a hospital's image. ...

journal_title：Health care management review

authors： Boscarino JA

更新日期：1989-04-01 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: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