Governance Of Teaching Hospitals

Author : John A. Kastor
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780801881442

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Governance of Teaching Hospitals by John A. Kastor Pdf

What forces lead to changes in governance among medical schools and their associated teaching hospitals? To what extent do such changes affect how well those schools and hospitals do their work? In this book, John A. Kastor, M.D., focuses on the academic medical centers of the University of Pennsylvania and the Johns Hopkins University, two institutions that underwent dramatic change in governance during the late 1990s. Drawing on extensive interviews with more than three hundred administrators, physicians, and other medical professionals at Penn, Hopkins, and elsewhere, Kastor identifies the factors that influenced changes in governance at these two institutions. Chief among these, he finds, are structure, personality conflicts, and current events. This book will be of interest to administrators of teaching hospitals as well as professionals in health policy and management.

Author : John A. Kastor
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472024736

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Mergers of Teaching Hospitals in Boston, New York, and Northern California by John A. Kastor Pdf

Investigates the conditions that have led some of the nation2s top teaching hospitals to merge with each other. The three case studies in this book describe mergers among some of the nation's best known hospitals. In addition to citing published articles and books, the author also includes information obtained from numerous personal interviews with more than two hundred faculty members, administrators, trustees, and invested observers who shared their experiences with and knowledge of the mergers. Throughout the book, the author not only presents a picture of the events and conditions that have led to the recent drop in funding for teaching hospitals and why these mergers came about, but he also investigates how the organizations have fared since joining together. The mergers are analyzed and compared in order to identify various methods of merger formation as well as ways in which other newly formed hospitals might accomplish a variety of important goals.

Author : Russell A. Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Hospital trustees
ISBN : UCAL:B4114222

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The Governance of Voluntary Teaching Hospitals in New York City by Russell A. Nelson Pdf

Author : Thomas Choi,Robert F. Allison,Fred C. Munson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015010156068

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Governing University Hospitals in a Changing Environment by Thomas Choi,Robert F. Allison,Fred C. Munson Pdf

Author : Florence Eid
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Corporate governance
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hospital Governance and Incentive Design by Florence Eid Pdf

Representation of community and government interests on hospital boards can balance the competing concerns of reducing costs and increasing the quality of service provision in corporatized hospitals.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Implications of For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309036436

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For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Implications of For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care Pdf

"[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

Author : Errol Biggs
Publisher : Ache Management Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Health services administration
ISBN : 1567934196

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Healthcare Governance by Errol Biggs Pdf

Hospital and health system board members face increasing challenges, with healthcare reform and other laws demanding improved accountability and efficiency. This handbook reveals the secrets of effective board structure and function, including responsibilities of board members, term limits, recruiting new members, and working with the CEO. Other aspects of a board's work, including monitoring quality, providing financial oversight, and completing a self-assessment process, are also covered. Sample forms and documents, a glossary of common healthcare terms, and a conflict of interest policy are included. Board members, regardless of their expertise, will find this handbook easy to navigate.

Author : John Lavis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Medical care
ISBN : 1927565111

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Ontario's Health System by John Lavis Pdf

Author : John A. Kastor
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780801888113

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Selling Teaching Hospitals and Practice Plans by John A. Kastor Pdf

Why would a university renowned for its school of medicine ever sell its teaching hospital? In his newest book, Dr. John A. Kastor presents an insider’s view of why university medical centers decide to sell teaching hospitals, why the decision might be a good one, and how such transitions are received by the faculty and administration. Kastor tells the story of two universities that, under financial duress for more than a decade, chose to sell their teaching hospitals. George Washington University sold to a national, for-profit corporation, Universal Health Services, Inc., and Georgetown University sold to a not-for-profit, local company, MedStar Health. Through interviews with key players involved in and affected by these decisions, Kastor examines the advantages and disadvantages of selling and describes the problems that can afflict medical schools that separate from their faculty practice plans. For the current leaders of medical schools facing similar financial challenges, Kastor analyzes how much it costs to teach clinical medicine and offers valuable advice on how to reduce expenses and increase surpluses.

Author : Elizabeth Haxby,David Hunter,Siân Jaggar
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191015564

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An Introduction to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety by Elizabeth Haxby,David Hunter,Siân Jaggar Pdf

Clinical Governance is integral to healthcare and all doctors must have an understanding of both basic principles, and how to apply them in daily practice. Within the Clinical Governance framework, patient safety is the top priority for all healthcare organisations, with the prevention of avoidable harm a key goal. Traditionally medical training has concentrated on the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to diagnostic intervention and therapeutic procedures. The need to focus on non-technical aspects of clinical practice, including communication and team working, is now evident; ensuring tomorrow's staff are competent to function effectively in any healthcare facility. This book provides a guide to how healthcare systems work; their structure, regulation and inspection, and key areas including risk management, resource effectiveness and wider aspects of knowledge management. Changing curricula at undergraduate level reflect this, but post-graduate training is lagging behind and does not always equip trainees appropriately for a hectic clinical environment. An Introduction to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety presents a simple overview of clinical governance in context, highlighting important principles required to function effectively in a pressurised healthcare environment. It is presented in short sections based on the original seven pillars of clinical governance. These have been expanded to include the fundamental principles of systems, team working, leadership, accountability, and ownership in healthcare, with examples from everyday practice. This format is designed to facilitate use as a 'pocket guide' which can be dipped into during the working day, as well as for general reading. Examples from all branches of medicine are presented to facilitate understanding. Contributors are taken from a broad base - from junior doctors to internationally recognised experts - ensuring issues are addressed from all perspectives.

Author : Roger Kropf, PhD, and Guy Scalzi, MBA
Publisher : HIMSS
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Medical care
ISBN : 9781938904226

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IT Governance in Hospitals and Health Systems by Roger Kropf, PhD, and Guy Scalzi, MBA Pdf

"Without a governance structure, IT management at many hospitals and health systems is a haphazard process that typically results in late, over budget projects and, ultimately, fragmented systems. IT Governance in Hospitals and Health Systems offers a practical 'how to' guide to creating an information technology governance structure that ensures that IT projects supporting a hospital's or health system's strategy are completed on time and on budget ..."--Back cover.

Author : Michael R. Reich,Keizo Takemi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351861717

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Governing Health Systems by Michael R. Reich,Keizo Takemi Pdf

Governing Health Systems: For Nations and Communities Around the World examines the complex relationships between governance and performance in community and national health systems. Each chapter provides an in-depth case study, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, on health systems in many countries, including Uganda, Ghana, India, Zambia, Japan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, Palestine, and South Korea. The chapters were written by former Takemi Fellows, who were mid-career research fellows at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and their colleagues. This case study approach yields important findings as well as contextual insights about the challenges and accomplishments in addressing governance issues in national and community health systems around the world. Health policymakers around the world are struggling to address the multiple challenges of governing health systems. These challenges also represent important themes for the research mission of the Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This book is based on the program’s thirtieth anniversary symposium held in October 2013 at Harvard. The studies presented in this book—deep examinations of illustrative examples of health system governance for communities and nations—contribute to our knowledge about global health and assist policymakers in dealing with the complex practical problems of health systems. In short, this book addresses central questions about governing health systems—and why governance matters.

Author : Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education,Board on Health Care Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309303559

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Graduate Medical Education that Meets the Nation's Health Needs by Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education,Board on Health Care Services Pdf

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on the Pipeline to the Physician Workforce -- 3 GME Financing -- 4 Governance -- 5 Recommendations for the Reform of GME Financing and Governance -- Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Appendix B: U.S. Senate Letters -- Appendix C: Public Workshop Agendas -- Appendix D: Committee Member Biographies -- Appendix E: Data and Methods to Analyze Medicare GME Payments -- Appendix F: Illustrations of the Phase-In of the Committee's Recommendations.

Author : Guian A. McKee
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512823929

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Hospital City, Health Care Nation by Guian A. McKee Pdf

Hospital City, Health Care Nation recasts the story of the U.S. health care system by emphasizing its economic, social, and medical importance in American communities. Focusing on urban hospitals and academic medical centers, the book argues that the country's high level of health care spending has allowed such institutions to become vital, if often problematic, economic anchors for communities. Yet that spending has also constrained possibilities for comprehensive health care reform over many decades, even after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. At the same time, the role of hospitals in urban renewal, in community health provision, and as employers of low-wage workers has contributed directly to racial health disparities. Guian A. McKee explores these issues through a detailed historical case study of Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital while also tracing their connections across governmental scales--local, state, and federal. He shows that health care spending and its consequences, rather than insurance coverage alone, are core issues in the decades-long struggle over the American health care system. In particular, Hospital City, Health Care Nation points to the increased role of financial capital after the 1960s in shaping not only hospital growth but also the underlying character of these vital institutions. The book shows how hospitals' quest for capital has interacted with structural racism and inequality to shape and constrain the U.S. health care system. Building on this reassessment of the hospital system, its politics, and its financing, Hospital City, Health Care Nation offers ideas for the next steps in health care reform.

Author : John A. Kastor
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780801897092

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Selling Teaching Hospitals and Practice Plans by John A. Kastor Pdf

Why would a university renowned for its school of medicine ever sell its teaching hospital? In his newest book, Dr. John A. Kastor presents an insider’s view of why university medical centers decide to sell teaching hospitals, why the decision might be a good one, and how such transitions are received by the faculty and administration. Kastor tells the story of two universities that, under financial duress for more than a decade, chose to sell their teaching hospitals. George Washington University sold to a national, for-profit corporation, Universal Health Services, Inc., and Georgetown University sold to a not-for-profit, local company, MedStar Health. Through interviews with key players involved in and affected by these decisions, Kastor examines the advantages and disadvantages of selling and describes the problems that can afflict medical schools that separate from their faculty practice plans. For the current leaders of medical schools facing similar financial challenges, Kastor analyzes how much it costs to teach clinical medicine and offers valuable advice on how to reduce expenses and increase surpluses.