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Because most turnover studies focus on certified nursing assistants (CNAs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), and administrators, little is known about registered nurses' (RNs) higher turnover. This study builds on the current body of knowledge about turnover among RN supervisors in nursing...
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Success factors related to the implementation of change initiatives are well documented and discussed in the management literature, but they are seldom studied in healthcare organizations engaged in multiple strategic change initiatives. The purpose of this study was to identify key success...
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Background: Recent work on nursing home staffing and turnover has stressed the importance of ownership and resources. However, few studies have examined spending behaviors, which might also influence staffing levels and staff turnover rates.Purpose: This study investigates whether spending...
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Purpose: Health care institutions in many Western countries have developed preoperative testing and assessment guidelines to improve surgical outcomes and reduce cost of surgical care. The aims of this chapter are to (1) summarize the literature on the effect of preoperative testing on clinical...
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Background: Theoretically, nursing homes should engage in advertising for the following two reasons: (a) to improve awareness of the services offered in a particular market and (b) to signal high-quality services. In this study, we build upon results from prior studies of nursing home...
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Physician group practices in the U.S. have grown and changed significantly in terms of health professional team composition, employment contract types, ownership type, size, and management in the last 20 years. In the past, physicians were largely selfemployed or part of small practices, however...
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Better management of the perioperative process has come unto the spotlight in recent years as a way to possibly reduce costs while improving the quality of care. However, perioperative care is not a subject traditionally comprehensively covered in any 1 medical specialty. Various elements of...
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