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A G Herkimer

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PubMed1995

Texas hospital chief executive officers evaluate content areas in health administration education.

Health care executives are confronted by a working environment that is increasingly difficult to manage. Skyrocketing health care costs, with shrinking reimbursement, threaten the existence of hospitals. A successful hospital chief executive officer (CEO) is one who can effectively manage his/her hospital in spite of industry challenges and problems. Graduate programs in health services administration must be designed to meet the needs of future health care executives. Many times, educators are criticized for not addressing "real world" issues within the curricular structure. The present study was conducted to gather information from executives who are the experts on what to expect in the health care industry regarding the appropriateness of curricular topics. Results indicate that practicing CEOs believe those curricular areas which focus on financial planning, budgeting, medical-legal issues, and strategic planning are more important than those that deal with international health care, epidemiology, or research methods. The information gathered in this study may be useful as a guide for educators, to evaluate and revise existing graduate programs in health care administration. Data presented here may also be used to assist in long-range planning for new health administration programs.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1993

What will the future be like for patient accounts managers?

Patient accounts managers should prepare for their professional futures by critically examining their strengths and weaknesses and using the results of this examination to build on the strengths and correct the weaknesses. They then should tailor their career plans to fit their best estimates of the healthcare environment of the future.

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1991

Suggestions for success in patient financial services.

There are no secrets of success in the healthcare industry, but several key elements can help patient financial services professionals succeed in their careers. Determination, a commitment to the profession, the proper attitude, and a plan of action can help healthcare professionals achieve lasting and meaningful success.

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1984

Quality circles--new wave or fad?

The American healthcare industry must avoid the dangers of commitment to bureaucratic organizational thinking and be willing to experiment with Theory Z and quality circles. Productivity depends on trust, subtlety and intimacy. The industry must acknowledge that management style and organizational form are nothing more than facets of the larger organization of society. The ultimate goal should be to understand how the structure of society and the management of healthcare organizations can be coordinated. The common thread in Japanese life is intimacy. The caring, support, and disciplined unselfishness which makes life possible come through close social relationships. Accordingly, there is (or at least, there should be) a common thread in this nation's healthcare industry--the desire to render quality health care in an effective and efficient manner. The underlying messages are many, but they are not overwhelming. Perhaps the first message to healthcare managers is that a healthcare delivery system can realize the full potential of its employees only if it invests in their training and then shares with them the power to influence decisions. Without training, the invitation to participate in decision making will lead only to frustration and conflict. Without a sharing of decision-making power, an investment in training will be both frustrating and wasteful.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Efficiency↗
PubMed1983

Variable budget: a management tool for laboratory financial planning and control.

There is no exact or perfect method of establishing a variable budgeting system. What needs to be done is to design a system that best fits the needs of your own particular situation. Meet with your supervisory staff. Agree which costs should be considered fixed, which are to be considered step-variable. Once this is accomplished, design your management reports to accommodate the desired results. Certainly, the variable budget concept will provide laboratory management with a more realistic report for cost control and departmental performance analysis.

Budgets↗