Barriers to implementing health sector administrative decentralisation in Ghana: a study of the Nkwanta district health management team.

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：: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 investigate the relationship between hospital adoption and use of computed tomography (CT) scanners, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines and in-patient mortality and length of stay. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This study used panel data (2007-2010) from 124 hospital co...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Sandoval GA,Brown AD,Wodchis WP,Anderson GM

更新日期：2019-05-20 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

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 Mergers have become an influential part of public hospital development, and the successful implementation of such mergers requires skillful management. Recent studies have pointed to the impact of the distribution of leadership tasks amongst employees for implementing planned radical changes, yet this lacks ex...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Jonasson C,Kjeldsen AM,Ovesen MS

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

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 Worldwide, there is significant growth in the cost of (and demand for) healthcare, which often clashes with a requirement to contain expenditure. This duality leads to an increasing need for a systematic approach to disinvestment in health technologies. The purpose of this paper is to consider the challenges a...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Day RT,Norman R,Robinson S

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper aims to identify variation in the introduction of New Public Management reforms in healthcare and how this variation is related to country-specific healthcare states. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:The analysis uses the introduction of clinical standards in Britain and Germany as cases. The two countri...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Burau V,Fenton L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of building a research conscious workforce, the former Northern and Yorkshire Research and Development office explored the nature and purpose of research and development (R&D) support for NHS staff. Part of the study used a questionnaire to seek healthcare professionals' R&D education and training needs. ...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Hurst K

更新日期：2003-01-01 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 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 The purpose of this paper is to analyse hospital dashboards' visibility of information at different management levels to improve quality and performance in an acute general hospital. Design/methodology/approach Data were generated via 21 semi-structured interviews across different management levels. Findings A...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Pace A,Buttigieg SC

更新日期：2017-04-10 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:The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between gossip and emotion in health-care organizations. It draws on findings from empirical research exploring the characteristics and function of gossip which, to date, has been a relatively under-researched organizational phenomenon. DESIGN/METHODOLOG...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Waddington K,Fletcher C

更新日期：2005-01-01 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:The purpose of this paper is to set the context for this special issue and provide an introduction to the individual contributions. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This paper uses a literature survey and analysis. FINDINGS:Integration remains both a central goal and a field of limited but possibly developing achi...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Wistow G,Dickinson H

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:Research on patient safety campaigns has mostly concentrated on large-scale multi-organisation efforts, yet locally led improvement is increasingly promoted. The purpose of this paper is to characterise the design and implementation of an internal patient safety campaign at a large acute National Health Service...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Ozieranski P,Robins V,Minion J,Willars J,Wright J,Weaver S,Martin GP,Woods MD

更新日期：2014-01-01 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:The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes of a workplace learning intervention on organizational learning and to identify factors influencing the creation of organizational learning in residential care of older people. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:The study consisted of a quasi-experimental interven...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Augustsson H,Törnquist A,Hasson H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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 Close collaboration between NHS clinicians and managers is essential in providing effective healthcare, but relationships between the two groups are often poor. Paired learning is a peer-peer buddying tool that can break down barriers, increase knowledge and change attitudes. Paired learning has been used with...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Houston JFB,Morgan JE

更新日期：2018-03-19 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this article is to report some of the work undertaken by a nursing "think tank", focussed on examining the causes of poor nursing care in hospitals, and potential solutions. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:A "think tank" was convened which incorporated widespread discussion with national, regional and l...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Sawbridge Y,Hewison A

更新日期：2013-01-01 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: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:In the last five years more and more scholars have drawn on insights from the complexity sciences as a way of understanding the process of managing and organising in the NHS differently. This paper aims to describe working methods derived from the theory of complex responsive processes, a more radical interpret...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Mowles C,van der Gaag A,Fox J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of new nurses in Singapore of their experiences of role transition and to examine the implications for managers in terms of employee training, development and retention. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:This qualitative study was conducted using a constructivi...

journal_title：Journal of health organization and management

authors： Leong YM,Crossman J

更新日期：2015-01-01 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