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K Lumsdon

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PubMed1992

Cancer at the crossroads.

A number of elements are transforming cancer care in hospitals. First is ongoing, rapid technological advance: Experts contend that biotechnology therapies will shift the site of cancer treatment from external, systemic treatments like radiation and chemotherapy, to targeted, tumor-specific drugs that boost the immune system. That change alone holds many implications for oncology management. In addition, an aging population, longer cancer survival rates, reimbursement concerns, and the increasing involvement of patients and their families in treatment decision making, will all have an impact on the way cancer care is designed and delivered. The time to plan, say experts, is now. Meanwhile, innovative treatment plans, patient care approaches, and collaborative efforts among institutions are moving hospital oncology into the 1990s in a dramatic way.

Biotechnology↗
PubMed1992

Observers see Clinton moving quickly on health care reform.

The 1992 presidential election was about a lot of things, from the economy to taxes to education. Health care reform played a major role in the public policy debate, and the different approaches taken by the candidates on that issue helped define them. A look at the result and what it may mean for the health care field.

American Hospital Association↗
PubMed1992

HIV-positive health care workers pose legal, safety challenges for hospitals.

Hospitals are entering a complex new era. As they strive to work fairly with their HIV-positive workers, they are encountering a range of legal and operational challenges. Beginning on page 24, we look at the legal hurdles facing hospitals as they balance the right of HIV-positive workers to work, while ensuring co-worker and patient safety. On page 28, we look at the pioneering human resources policies being employed by one hospital in the infection control area. And on page 30, we look at the ongoing search for safer needle devices.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.↗
PubMed1992

Beyond tech assessment: balancing needs, strategy.

Technology assessment is undergoing a profound transformation in some hospitals. Driven by diverse (and sometimes contradictory) pressures from consumers and payers for cutting-edge yet cost-effective care, hospitals are finding that the evaluation process is growing more complex. Experts say that a formalized assessment process can balance organizational goals and community needs.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1992

TQM shifts hospital-vendor focus to total value, productivity.

The movement toward total quality management (TQM) is not only overturning the old ways of doing things within hospitals, it's transforming working relationships with vendors as well. A number of institutions are trying innovative approaches to purchasing, including vendor certification programs.

Commerce↗
PubMed1992

New surgical technologies reshape hospital strategies.

New technologies are rapidly transforming hospital surgery, shifting a majority of procedures to outpatient settings and cutting stays for inpatients. This shift is forcing hospitals to re-evaluate physician privileging, surgical staffing and scheduling, facility planning and strategic planning. Meanwhile, the Health Care Financing Administration's efforts to reform Medicare's payment system for outpatient surgery and other ambulatory procedures is on a slower track.

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures↗