An Analysis of the Management and Leadership Roles of Nurses Relative to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This article discusses the role that nurses can develop into concerning HIPAA implementation in an ever-burgeoning arena of consumer advocacy and consumer information. (Source: The Health Care Manager)
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
The Simulation Model of Teleradiology in Telemedicine Project
Telemedicine projects are aimed at offering medical services to people who do not have access to direct diagnosis and treatment services. As a powerful tool for analyzing the performance of complex systems and taking probable events into consideration, systemic simulation can facilitate the analysis of implementation processes of telemedicine projects in real-life–like situations. The aim of the present study was to propose a model for planning resource capacities and allocating human and operational resources to promote the efficiency of telemedicine project by investigating the process of teleradiology. In this article...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
The Ethical Leadership Challenge for Effective Resolution of Patient and Family Complaints and Grievances: Proven Methods and Models
This article addresses this ethical leadership challenge by providing a systematic approach with proven methods and models for effective resolution of complaints and grievances and thereby improving satisfaction, quality, safety, and cost. (Source: The Health Care Manager)
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Prevalence of Neurogenic Heterotopic Ossification in Traumatic Head- and Spinal-Injured Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Australia
A study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) admitted to nonspecialized units. Methods consisted of a retrospective audit of patients, using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) coding system, admitted to The Townsville Hospital with TBI/TSCI between July 1, 2006, and December 31, 2012. Fifty-eight patients with length of stay of 60 days or longer were admitted to The Townsville Hospital w...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
A Regional Approach to Health Care Reform: The Texas Border
The purpose of this article is to analyze health insurance disparities related to labor environment factors in the Texas-Mexico border region. A logistic regression model was performed using microdata from the 2010 American Community Survey to estimate the probability of having employer-based insurance, controlling labor environment factors such as hours worked, occupation industry, and the choice of private, nonprofit or public sector jobs. Industries primarily employing the Mexican American population are less likely to offer employer-based health insurance. These industries have the North American Industry Classificatio...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Case in Health Care Management
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Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Case in Health Care Management Source Type: research
A Comprehensive Model for Executing Knowledge Management Audits in Organizations: A Systematic Review
A knowledge management audit (KMA) is the first phase in knowledge management implementation. Incomplete or incomprehensive execution of the KMA has caused many knowledge management programs to fail. A study was undertaken to investigate how KMAs are performed systematically in organizations and present a comprehensive model for performing KMAs based on a systematic review. Studies were identified by searching electronic databases such as Emerald, LISA, and the Cochrane library and e-journals such as the Oxford Journal and hand searching of printed journals, theses, and books in the Tehran University of Medical Sciences di...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
A Ministudy of Employee Turnover in US Hospitals
A ministudy was conducted to collect self-reported employee turnover rates in US hospitals. The results indicate many hospitals are struggling with high employee turnover rates. Widespread variances in ratings were observed across hospitals, which may be due to lack of consistency in how they each calculate their employee turnover. This makes benchmarking for the purposes of performance improvement challenging. (Source: The Health Care Manager)
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Nursing Leaders’ Perceptions of a Transition Support Program for New Nurse Graduates
While nursing leaders play an important role in supporting new nurse graduates during their transition period, few studies have explored the perceptions of nursing leaders involved in transition support programs. A study was undertaken to explore the nursing leadership teams’ perceptions of their role and the benefits and challenges of the Genesis Transition Support Program for New Nurse Graduates at McGill University Healthcare Centre, Quebec, Canada.
A qualitative descriptive study design was used. Semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 12 nursing leaders from September to October 2013. Data analysis ...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Value-Based Purchasing, Efficiency, and Hospital Performance
The Medicare hospital value-based purchasing (HVBP) program that links Medicare payments to quality of care became effective in 2013 in the United States. Hospital efficiency will be added to the HVBP in 2015. It is unclear whether hospital efficiency–specific hospital characteristics are associated with HVBP performance scores and the subsequent incentive payments. Using data from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey the Medicare Hospital Compare, this article examines the association of hospital efficiency hospital characteristics with the HVBP performance scores. The results indicate that less efficient hos...
Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
From the Editor
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Source: The Health Care Manager - January 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
An Updated Look at Document Security: From Initiation to Storage or Shredder
In these days of close attention to security of information handled electronically, there is often a tendency to overlook the security of hard-copy documents. Document security can involve many areas of business, but the health care department manager’s concerns are primarily for patient records and employee documentation. Document security is closely related to growing concerns for individual privacy; guidelines are furnished for protecting employee privacy by separating retention practices for business information from personal information. Sensitive documentation requires rules and procedures for processing, retaining...
Source: The Health Care Manager - October 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Comparison of Learning Organization Indicators in 2 Universities in Shiraz as Viewed by the Personnel
This study reports on a descriptive field study conducted on 499 university staff (208 from Shiraz University and 291 from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences). Data were collected using Sanga’s learning-organization questionnaire. Face and content validities were determined using the academic staff’s viewpoints, and reliability was proved to be 97%. According to the staff working in the 2 universities, the null hypothesis of the equality of the universities as to learning-organization indicators was rejected (0.05) because the significance level was less than 0.001. Therefore, there was a significant difference betw...
Source: The Health Care Manager - October 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Learning Through “Huddles” for Health Care Leaders: Why Do Some Work Teams Learn as a Result of Huddles and Others Do Not?
The health care industry embraces the concept that collective learning occurs through group social interactions and has been initiating huddles as an avenue for collaborative learning. During change of shift or prior to beginning daily tasks, a huddle is initiated and facilitated by the manager or frontline supervisor. Given that “shared knowledge is obtained through group-based learning,” why are some teams learning and others are not? The phenomenon is perplexing, given that the same resources are provided to all teams. Based on the findings in the literature review on learning in groups, teams learn from huddles and...
Source: The Health Care Manager - October 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
Development of Balanced Key Performance Indicators for Emergency Departments Strategic Dashboards Following Analytic Hierarchical Process
Dynamic reporting tools, such as dashboards, should be developed to measure emergency department (ED) performance. However, choosing an effective balanced set of performance measures and key performance indicators (KPIs) is a main challenge to accomplish this. The aim of this study was to develop a balanced set of KPIs for use in ED strategic dashboards following an analytic hierarchical process. The study was carried out in 2 phases: constructing ED performance measures based on balanced scorecard perspectives and incorporating them into analytic hierarchical process framework to select the final KPIs. The respondents pla...
Source: The Health Care Manager - October 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: research
