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January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new survey shows that half of hospital boards don't rate quality as a top priority. In this article, researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of board chairs of 1,000 U.S. hospitals to understand their expertise, perspectives and activities in clinical quality.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study measured changes in the quality of care following adoption of electronic health records among a national sample of U.S. hospitals from 2004 to 2007.
December 7, 2007 | Program Results Report
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management created a database to link minority candidates to entry- to executive-level health management job openings.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Interviews with hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) and board members were conducted to obtain their views on how governance and leadership relate to quality improvement (QI) efforts at hospitals. Leaders from 30 hospitals across 14 states were ...
December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
VHA held a conference entitled Leading From the Edge of Chaos: Complexity Theory and Health Care Leadership. The objective was to explore how complexity science can trigger fresh approaches to important health-related issues.
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
From 1996 to 1998, researchers at Boston University School of Public Health updated an existing data set on U.S. urban hospital closings, mergers and other changes for the years 1936 through 1980 by extending the analysis through the mid-1990s.
October 1, 2000 | Journal Article
Does it Adversely Affect Care and Outcomes?
January 31, 2008 | Program Results Report
James C. Robinson analyzed the role of financial capital, capital investment strategy and market dynamics in the consolidation of the health insurance and hospital industries.
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Validation of an Algorithm Using Administrative Data
July 1, 2009 | Program Results Report
Investigators at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveyed nurses to find out which co-workers they consulted when confronted with complex treatment situations, including those involving error.