Case managers at the helm of return-to-productivity programs

Case managers are the fulcrum of integrated health and disability management. Achieving this critical place in the grand scheme of integrated health and disability initiatives has taken vision, talent, endurance, dedication, quick wit, and hard labor.     

Professional profiles of physicians certified in epidemiology in the view of hospital managers in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland

In Poland, the target profile of a new medical specialty--epidemiology--is subject to discussion. The objective of this paper was to review opinions concerning the tasks and areas of responsibilities of a physician-epidemiologist, expressed by 55 managers (out of 120 invited) of hospitals located in Silesian Voivodship. The results revealed that the preferable areas of professional activity of a physician-epidemiologist include: (a) control of infectious diseases, (b) design and control of vaccination programmes, (c) provision of health care in case of disasters/catastrophies, including assessment of potential health effects of emergency events, (d) prevention, diagnostics and evaluation of hospital-based infections, (e) planning and conducting population-based health monitoring programmes, (f) planning, designing, supervision and evaluation of population-based preventive measures, (g) design and conduct of investigations of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and preventive strategies; (i) involvement in planning of local health policies, and (j) assessment of the health impact of new technologies. The findings could be addressed while drafting the curriculum of postgraduate medical training in epidemiology.     

公立医院中层干部现行考核方法的调查和研究

目的通过对现行医院中层干部（职能科长）考核的调查和研究，了解中层干部及考核者对考核方法的评价，指出优点和有待提高的方面，并提供相应的对策，为医院提高中层干部的考核提供理论依据。方法对中层干部采用问卷调查表法收集数据，使用SPSS11．0软件进行统计分析；对中层干部考核者采用访谈法收集数据。结果医院中层干部对现行的考核方法评价接近比较满意水平；考核中存在的不足要采取相应的方法给予解决。结论医院在注重与中层干部的双向沟通基础上，及时把握中层干部对考核的需求，及时调整，以提高医院中层干部考核的效果。     

The role of health information managers in hospital financial management

One area of internal analysis that has attracted increasing attention from healthcare managers is product line management. The coded data produced by the health information management professional is integrated with financial data to provide decision makers with valuable information about service quality and profitability.     

医院成本管理之我见

目前,医院之间的竞争日益激烈,医院要在市场中生存和发展,加强成本管理十分重要.本文认为应从全员成本意识、组织保障、成本核算基础工作、院科两级核算、采购管理和本量利分析等方面工作,管理医院成本.     

Total quality in acute care hospitals: guidelines for hospital managers

Quality improvement can not focus exclusively on peer review and the scientific evaluation of medical care processes. These essential elements have to be complemented with a focus on individual patient needs and preferences. Only then will hospitals create the competitive advantage needed to survive in an increasingly market-driven hospital industry. Hospital managers can identify these patients' needs by 'living the patient experience' and should then set the hospital's quality objectives according to its target patients and their needs. Excellent quality program design, however, is not sufficient. Successful implementation of a quality improvement program further requires fundamental changes in pivotal jobholders' behavior and mindset and in the supporting organizational design elements.