...John A. Williams; Fred J. DeMicco Health care institutions are increasingly outsourcing services to managed service companies. As a result, the span of control for managers of these services (departments) can increase rapidly. This research investigated the developmental areas needed by managers...

... specialized institutions would also become partners in the merger. Throughout that entire period, health care was experiencing major difficulties with the advent of large scale budget cuts that affected the care provided to patients and the number of professionals who were laid off or retired in all areas...

... between communication and change (Taylor et al., 2001). © MCB UP Limited 2002 Internet Health care Communications Business development Management Australia In a whitewater world, shooting the rapids takes planning, knowledge, ingenuity, coordination, courage...

... Effectiveness Organizations Assessment Health care United Kingdom Following the reorganisation of the National Health Service (NHS), hierarchical command and control structures were viewed as insufficient to meet the demands of the patient/client population. Within Down Lisburn Trust, our response...

... educators. MTD is not treated separately from other forms of training and development so funding and other resources for MTD are drawn from the common resource pool. Canada Case study Delphi method Health care Management training Effective management is a key factor contributing to effective...

...Margaret O’Donovan Explores the need for risk management in a health care setting in both financial and personal terms. Sets out the stages of a risk management programme. Stresses the need to incorporate such a programme in every hospital setting in order to reduce negligence claims so that scarce...

... to give direction and leadership to the delivery of health care in this region. Our primary purpose is to use the resources we are allocated to secure improvements in health and well-being for patients and the population of the region as a whole. It is clear from this extract that leadership...

...R. Wayne Boss The pressures currently facing US health care organisations,especially hospitals, in a risk environment are analysed. An important route to maximising efficiency is identified as improved collaboration amongst personnel. Team‐building interventions are recommended and the elements...

....). The collaborative management development approach has enabled a group of working health care supervisors to tap into the best that each of them can bring to bear on any given problem. Collaborative Management Development: Sharing a Wealth of Ideas and Experience Charles McConnell Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New...

... and the programme′s implementation and early outcomes are described. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Career development Hospitals Management development USA Health care Succession planning Management Development and Management Development Succession Planning: and Succession Lessons for Health Service...

... skills and how simulation enhanced those skills. Finally, the implications of using simulation as a strategy for management development are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Decision making Hospitals Management development Simulation Health care Skills Simulation in the Hospital Setting...

... an organisation conducts a reduction in force. In this article, a model of the stages of individual and organisational crisis is described; considerations for planning the downsizing process are identified; and suggestions for management development are presented. Hospitals Management development Health care...

...James A. Johnson; R. Wayne Boss The problems facing many US health care organisations may prove critical for survival for many of them. The article outlines the nature of the problems: increased patient demands, tensions among personnel,technological innovation, cost‐conscious purchasers of care...

...Norman Metzger The case is forcibly stated for a new style of management focused on the needs, expectations and participation of health care employees at all levels. Only collaborative teamwork is seen to be appropriate to developing the levels of effectiveness needed for those health care...