Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare : a Practical Journal for Clinical and Management Application
Overview
Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare : a Practical Journal for Clinical and Management Application is a scientific journal, published since 1996 in English. The journal's country of origin is United States and its primary focus areas are nursing and health services.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
Start
1996
End
1997
Frequency
Bimonthly
p-ISSN
1085-0635
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialties
Nursing
Health Services
Health Services
Recent Articles
1.
Augustine J, McClay J
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):274-8.
PMID: 9543924
No abstract available.
2.
Proenca E, Shewchuk R
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):265-73.
PMID: 9543923
Applicant attraction theories stipulate that employment inducements be customized to meet the desires and specific characteristics of potential applicants. This study examined the relationship between nurses' level of work experience...
3.
Cyphert S, Colloton J, Levey S
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):258-64.
PMID: 9543922
A study of 11 Academic Health Center Teaching Hospitals (ATHs) in 11 states found that cost reduction programs, internal reorganizations, reengineering, benchmarking, and broadened entrepreneurial activity were prominent among the...
4.
Brunner L, Hickey M
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):254-7.
PMID: 9543921
The evolving paradigm shift in healthcare emphasizes population health status. Disease management is gaining popularity as a means of providing cost-effective, quality healthcare to an entire population at risk. Outcomes...
5.
Fernandez A, Schrogie J, WILSON W, Nash D
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):240-53.
PMID: 9543920
Background: Technology assessment has become a rapidly growing component of the healthcare system. It has assumed a functional role in operational settings and is rapidly impacting decisions involving purchasing, coverage,...
6.
Fottler M, Ford R, BACH S
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):227-39.
PMID: 9543919
Patient perceptions of the quality of services provided are a key factor in determining a healthcare organization's competitive advantage and survival. This article examines the advantages, disadvantages, and problems associated...
7.
Vincent C, Knox E
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Apr;
2(6):221-6.
PMID: 9543918
Iatrogenic injury, in which patients are unintentionally injured by medical treatment, occurs in 4% of hospital admissions and causes considerable human suffering, financial losses, and waste of healthcare resources. This...
8.
Dunnington G
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Feb;
2(5):214-8.
PMID: 9450409
Similar to the Residents Review Committee's "Essentials for a Residency Training Program," this article provides Educational Practice Guidelines for a required surgical clerkship. The Guidelines presented are ones that can...
9.
Hilsenrath P, Levey S, ONeill L
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Feb;
2(5):208-13.
PMID: 9450408
Efficiency has different connotations and denotations in management, organizational behavior, and economics. This article explores different economic and organizational orientations that have given rise to alternative definitions with the hope...
10.
Studnicki J, Steverson B, Myers B, Hevner A, Berndt D
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc
. 1998 Feb;
2(5):196-207.
PMID: 9450407
A systematic method for assessing the health status of communities has been under development at the University of South Florida since 1991. The system, known as CATCH, draws 226 indicators...