...Helge Schnack; Sarah Anna Katharina Uthoff; Lena Ansmann Purpose Like other European countries, Germany is facing regional physician shortages, which have several consequences on patient care. This study analyzes how hospitals perceive physician shortages and which strategies they adopt to address...

...David Phillip Wood; Catherine A. Robinson; Rajan Nathan; Rebecca McPhillips Purpose Despite repeated policy initiatives, progress in improving patient safety in the National Health Service (NHS) in England over the past two decades has been slow. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy (NHS England...

... shortages. By applying resource-dependency-theory (RDT), we explore how healthcare organizations in different settings perceive pressure arising from uncertain access to resources and examine organizational strategies they deploy to secure resources. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey...

...Seongwon Choi; Robert Weech-Maldonado; Thomas Powers Purpose The objective of this research is to synthesize evidence on the relationship between context, strategies and performance in the context of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), a core safety net health services provider...

... of this article (for both commercial & non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode A range of strategies to improve pharmaceutical care has been...

... patient and organization. Healthcare management Strategy Document analysis Patient-centred care Health communication Situational analysis Over the past decades, patient-centred communication has become a key concern for healthcare organizations and thus a focal point of their policies...

... implications – Guiding clinical practice to be aware of importance of setting follow-up goals. Social implications – Awareness of the risk that special funds may impede sustainable strategies development. Originality/value – A theoretical framework of forms of integration was applied to several...

... right (Pellegrino, 1999). Healthcare management Organizational theory Neo‐institutional theory Resource dependency theory Health care Strategy Australia United States of America Australia's healthcare system faces similar challenges, though remaining more stable than that of the USA...

... consequences. The cross‐impact matrix and the TOWS matrix are two strategic decision‐making aids that improve effective decision making. When used in conjunction with creative problem solving methods they can provide the basis of a powerful management tool. Strategy SWOT analysis The business...

... . Health care Management Policy Strategy Excellence in Healthcare Management claims to fill a void in the literature for students of management and information management in the health care context. Presented in four parts, the book sets out to address the more strategic, conceptual...

... of extreme competitive pressure to reduce costs while maintaining appropriate levels of quality. Reports the results of a survey of 135 American hospitals′executives. Uses factor analysis to uncover four distinct strategies being operationalized. Classifies hospitals′ strategies as: strategic analysers...

...Janet Kells Notes the challenges currently faced by the NHS and specifically the health goals outlined in Health of the Nation. Stresses the importance of national policy and strategy development as a means of recognizing the inter‐connectedness of services and policies. Cites a number...