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abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to introduce the new US health organizations called accountable care organizations (ACOs) which are expected to improve the quality and reduce the cost of healthcare for Medicare enrolees. It assesses the importance of ACOs, defining and articulating the values that will underpin th...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Keren R,Littlejohns P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increased competition and resource scarcity have caused hospitals to seek internal efficiencies by restructuring their structures and processes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of an organization's orientation toward control and learning and the use of process facilitators on perceived organ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Walston S,Chou AF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Tertiary hospitals have registered an incremental rise in expenditure mostly because of the increasing demands by ageing populations. Reducing the length of stay (LOS) of patients within tertiary hospitals is one of the strategies, which has been used in the last decades to ensure health care systems' sustaina...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Buttigieg SC,Abela L,Pace A

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between three antecedents, namely, work self-determination, managerial support (i.e. interpersonal motivation style) and person-organization fit (P-O) (i.e. shared values among employees and the overall organization) on employee work satisfaction in a...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Blanchard C,Baker A,Perreault D,Mask L,Tremblay M

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE - The purpose of this paper is to examine the personal views and experiences of Foundation Year 2 doctors operating under the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH - In total, 36 Foundation Year 2 doctors from a single UK-based Deanery participated in this semistructured interview...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Duncan M,Haslam C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to develop a causal model that explains the antecedents and mediating factors predicting the organizational commitment of healthcare employees in different work roles. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This study tests an integrative causal model that consists of a number of direct and i...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Caykoylu S,Egri CP,Havlovic S,Bradley C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Improving the performance of health care organizations is now perceived as essential in order to better address the needs of the populations and respect their ability to pay for the services. There is no consensus on what is performance. It is increasingly considered as the optimal execution of four functions ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Lamarche P,Maillet L

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to explore the use of specific innovations in primary care practices. The research seeks to examine whether a relationship exists between environmental factors and organizational characteristics and the level of innovation in primary care practices in Virginia. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:The s...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Goldberg DG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The national tariff system for clinical processes and procedures aims to put a discrete unit cost on clinical activity. Calculating such costs can be subject to a great deal of local variation and interpretation. Given the rising costs of diabetes the purpose of this paper is to ask the question what does a dia...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Grant P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper aims to explore hospital consultants' social identification, in terms of perceptions of their position in society, the salient targets for their social identification and how this appears to influence their perceptions of management activities and change. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:A purposeful sam...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Russell V,Wyness LA,McAuliffe E,Fellenz M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professor Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe speaks to Spotlight editor Sarah Powell about the transformational imperatives of leadership. ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Alimo-Metcalfe B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a comprehensive and updated analysis of the available literature on hospital dashboards. Design/methodology/approach A search of the current literature was performed by searching electronic databases, including Google Scholar, EBSCO and Medline, as well as books. Findings I...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Buttigieg SC,Pace A,Rathert C

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study is to examine how Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) in the English National Health Service (NHS) commissioning bodies experienced their role and contribution to governance. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 31 NEDs of Primary ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Tweed J,Wallace LM

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Physician stress and burnout is a serious and common concern in healthcare, with over half of physicians in the USA meeting at least one criterion for burnout. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A review on current state of physician stress and burnout research, from 2008 to 20...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Babyar JC

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Following the development of a service that consisted of a "single point of contact" to coordinate end-of-life care (EoLC), including EoLC facilitators and an urgent response team, we aimed to explore whether the provision of coordinated EoLC would support patients being cared or dying in their preferred place ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Efstathiou N,Lock A,Ahmed S,Parkes L,Davies T,Law S

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to show how elements from queueing theory can be used to obtain objective measures of effective capacity in the triage function at Skaraborg Hospital in Sweden without direct observation of the function itself. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:Approximately 30,000 patients arrived to th...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Lantz B,Rosén P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Research Governance has been introduced to regulate research involving National Health Service (NHS) patients and staff but the process is lengthy and bureaucratic and has improved little since its introduction. The paper seeks to investigate changes over time. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:A comparison between ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Leese B,Storey C,Ford J,Cheater F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper presents some key theoretical issues about trust, and seeks to demonstrate their relevance to understanding of, and research on, health systems. Although drawing particularly on empirical evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the paper aims to stimulate thinking across country setti...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Gilson L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Over the last decade there has been considerable debate about the merits of targets as a policy instrument. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of two health targets that were cornerstones of New Zealand health policy between 2009 and 2012: immunisation rates for two-year-olds, and time ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Tenbensel T,Chalmers L,Willing E

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to explore the way "hybrid" clinical managers in Kenyan public hospitals interpret and enact hybrid clinical managerial roles in complex healthcare settings affected by professional, managerial and practical norms. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:The authors conducted a case study of t...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Nzinga J,McGivern G,English M

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between permanent tensions and organizational change. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This study used paradox theory and a case study. The case organization is a public university hospital in Finland involving several stakeholders. FINDINGS:The analysis...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Jansson N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to present patient-level utilisation patterns of hospital-based mental health services funded by private health insurers; and second, to examine the implications of the findings for planning and delivering private mental health services in Australia. DESIGN/METHODOL...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Khoo J,Hasan H,Eagar K

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:As healthcare often is studied in relation to operational rather than socio-technical aspects of Lean such as teamwork, the purpose of this paper is to explore how a Swedish hospital Lean intervention was related to changes in teamwork over time. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:Teamwork was measured with the Group...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Ulhassan W,Westerlund H,Thor J,Sandahl C,Schwarz Uv

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Public sector interest in methods for priority setting and program or policy evaluation has grown considerably over the last several decades, given increased expectations for accountable and efficient use of resources and emphasis on evidence-based decision making as a component of good management practice. Whi...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Smith N,Mitton C,Cornelissen E,Gibson J,Peacock S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of best management practices in an Australian state-run healthcare system, namely New South Wales (NSW), and studies the impact of a range of hospital factors in driving best management practices as a means of enhancing healthcare delivery. Design/...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Agarwal R,Green R,Agarwal N,Randhawa K

更新日期：2016-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to examine the aspects of being a physician that such medical professionals mention in dialogue groups when given the opportunity to choose their own topics of discussion. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:Over a period of two years, 60 physicians participated in eight dialogue groups at...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Bergman D,Stotzer E,Wahlström R,Sandahl C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the development and implementation of care pathways in two orthopaedic units in Scotland. Although originally developed as a tool of project management, care pathways have been promoted internationally as a response to concerns for patient safety, variability in care and increasing costs. Generall...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Bragato L,Jacobs K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper seeks to present findings from a longitudinal action research study aimed at exploring one such innovation. Little is known about the micro-level impact of health service innovations over time. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:The paper shows that action research is a participatory approach ideally suite...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Bridges J,Fitzgerald L,Meyer J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of evidence-based medicine and more recently evidence-based policy reflect the increasing importance of evidence as a basis for the organisation and delivery of health care. Evidence-based practice is central to the "modernisation" of health care in current UK policy. The latest manifestation of this process ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Hewison A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to explore the formation and composition of "regions" as places of care, both empirically and conceptually. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This paper draws on action-oriented research involving experiments aimed at designing, implementing and evaluating promising solutions to the entw...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Schuurmans JJ,van Pijkeren N,Bal R,Wallenburg I

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00