scholarly journals The role and characteristics of a manager in the strategic transformation of the health care system

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Gajic-Stevanovic ◽  
Nevenka Teodorovic ◽  
Ana Vuksa ◽  
Slavoljub Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Care Manager ◽  
Modern Health Care ◽  
Health Care Manager ◽  
Strategic Transformation

Introduction: Global markets and competition, fast changes, the explosion of information technology, integration processes in international relations are some of the initial factors for changes in health care organizations and their management. Management represents an evolving new generic function of all organizations of social significance across the world. Managers in the health sector have exceptionally complex roles that require new skills and methods. The objective of this study is to analyze in grater detail, explain and describe the role and necessary skills of a health care manager in the strategic transformation of health care management. The modern health care manager can get the best results by strengthening human resources and meeting employees' personal needs in accordance with the global and specific goals of the health care institution. The manager is at the same time a mentor and a facilitator, putting to best use the forementioned transformation strategies whilst expending the resources carefully, strengthening the collective efforts, involving employees in the decision-making process and motivating teamwork and collective problem-solving.

scholarly journals Personal potential success of the modern health care manager

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-2019) ◽  
pp. 273-287
Author(s):  
Valery Lekhan ◽  
Lilia Kriachkova ◽  
Galina Kanyuka
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Manager ◽  
Modern Health Care ◽  
Health Care Manager ◽  
Potential Success

Sustainability and the Health Care Manager

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Ramirez ◽  
Reid M. Oetjen ◽  
Donna Malvey
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Manager ◽  
Health Care Manager

Imprecise DEA framework for evaluating health-care performance of districts

Kybernetes ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 706-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ertugrul Karsak ◽  
Melis Almula Karadayi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relative Evaluation ◽  
Health Care Performance ◽  
Care Performance

Purpose This paper aims to address performance measurement in the health-care sector, which gains increasing importance for most countries because growing health expenditures and increased quality and competition in the health sector require hospitals to use their resources efficiently. Health policy-makers and health-care managers stress the need for developing a robust performance evaluation methodology for health-care organizations. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents an imprecise data envelopment analysis (DEA) framework for evaluating the health-care performance of 26 districts in Istanbul, a metropolis with nearly 15 million inhabitants. The proposed methodology takes into account both quantitative and qualitative data represented as linguistic variables for performance evaluation. Moreover, this study reckons that weight flexibility in DEA assessments can lead to unrealistic weighting schemes for some inputs and outputs, which are likely to result in overstated efficiency scores for a number of decision-making units (in here, districts). To overcome this problem, a weight restricted imprecise DEA model that constrains weight flexibility in DEA is proposed. Findings The proposed imprecise DEA approach sets forth a more realistic decision methodology for evaluating the relative health-care performance and also enables to determine the best district in terms of health-care performance in Istanbul. Originality/value This paper includes the quality dimension, which has been overlooked in previous studies, into the health-care performance evaluation of districts. Moreover, it circumvents unrealistic weight flexibility which may distort the relative evaluation of health-care performance.

The Partners HealthCare Settlement and the Future of Health Care Organizations

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Market Power ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Federal Trade Commission ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Delivery Models

AbstractA recent settlement between Massachusetts and Partners HealthCare, along with successful antitrust actions by the Federal Trade Commission, may signal the beginning of the end of two decades of consolidation of health care providers. This consolidation has been associated with higher prices resulting from market power, justifying the antitrust actions. However, the appropriate remedy for the health sector is a unique challenge. The proposed settlement appears to lock into place the legacy of the hospital-based delivery model, rather than orchestrating a pathway to a new care delivery models. Clearly, we need a regulatory framework that will introduce innovative alternatives into the market, not enshrine the current costly paradigm.

Blogging and the Health Care Manager

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Malvey ◽  
Barbara Alderman ◽  
Andrew D. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Manager ◽  
Health Care Manager

Impact of RFID Technology on Health Care Organizations

2008 ◽  
pp. 695-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Nabelsi ◽  
Florina Stefanescu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Optimization ◽  
Counterfeit Products

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been considered the “next revolution in supply chain management” (Srivastava, 2004, p. 60). Current research and development related to RFID focuses on the manufacturing and retail sectors with the aim of improving supply chain efficiency. After the manufacturing and retail sectors, health care is considered to be the next sector for RFID (Ericson, 2004). RFID technology’s potential to improve asset management in the health sector is considerable, especially with respect to asset management optimization. In fact, health expenses have increased substantially in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in recent years. In Canada, the public health budget amounted to $91.4 billion (CAD) for the year 2005–2006 compared to $79.9 billion in 2003–2004 (CIHI, 2005). Moreover, the health care industry has been the focus of intense public policy attention. In order to curb this upward trend, the public heath sector in Canada is subject to strict budget constraints. Among the different alternatives for reducing expenditures, the improvement of asset management within the different health institutions appears to be worthwhile. RFID technology seems to be a viable alternative to help hospitals effectively manage and locate medical equipment and other assets, track files, capture charges, detect and deter counterfeit products, and maintain and manage materials. In other words, health care organizations would benefit particularly from RFID applications. The main objective of this study is to investigate the potential for RFID technology within one specific supply chain in the health care sector. Based on a field study conducted in a large nonprofit hospital, this article tests some scenarios for integrating RFID technology in the context of two warehousing activities.

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