Citations with the tag: HEALTH facilities -- Management
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- Community spotlight.
Fletcher, Amy // AHA News; 06/29/98, Vol. 34 Issue 25, p2Presents an excerpt from an article which appeared in the May 1998 issue of `Health Facilities Management' periodical.
- FAST STATS.
Fletcher, Amy // Healthcare Purchasing News; Apr2010, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p6The article presents statistics from a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey regarding information technology (IT) budgets in 2010, the impact of government issues on healthcare and and the focus on IT supply chain priorities.
- The three Cs make outsourcing an `in' thing for many hospitals.
Boothby, Suzy // AHA News; 09/07/98, Vol. 34 Issue 35, p5Presents an excerpt from the August 1998 issue of `Health Facilities Management.'
- Moving beyond generic integration models.
Goldstein, Douglas // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management); Apr95, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p56Discusses the prerequisites of generic models of integration for health care organizations. Includes physician leadership; Primary care networks; Information systems; Re-engineering and continuous quality improvement.
- What's all this talk of community?
Duhl, Leonard J. // Trustee; May96, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p36Suggests that health care organizations should know the community they serve in order to deliver an effective health system. Emphasis on patient satisfaction.
- First impressions as a patient can last a lifetime.
Haugo, John // Health Management Technology; Apr96, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p74Reports that first impressions from patients with a healthcare enterprise can last a lifetime. Requirements for competitive managed-care environment; When healthcare encounter begins; Information on enterprisewide scheduling; Reason the patient's schedule should be the focal point in...
- Hospital emergency ICS: Disaster management for medical facilities.
Goldfarb, Zachary // Fire Engineering; Jul96, Vol. 149 Issue 7, p72Presents an internal management system for medical facilities. Preparation for emergencies; Use of incident command system (ICS) as a management tool; Development of the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS); Use of multicasualty incident patient chart.
- Health systems neglecting real estate issues--survey.
Fitzgerald, Joan // Modern Healthcare; 6/19/95, Vol. 25 Issue 25, p17Focuses on the results of a survey by Price Waterhouse on real estate management practices of healthcare systems. Consolidation and disposal of several real estate assets; Lack of real estate managers in hospital staffs.
- ZX Fitness Tries to Shed Old Image.
S. G. // Club Industry; Nov2010, Vol. 26 Issue 11, p18The article discusses the initiative of ZX Fitness, a gymnasium and health club, to shed the image it has inherited from Peak Fitness, also a health club, that is seen to have been tainted with complaints and operations issues in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Plan now for longer life of health care facility.
Bruns, Sandy // Indianapolis Business Journal; 4/15/96, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p30AFocuses on effective management of health care facilities. Medical office codes; Use of greens to relieve tension and lower blood pressure; Circulation flow.
- Time For Accountability.
Davidson, Dick // H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks; Dec99, Vol. 73 Issue 12, p60Presents a foresight regarding the issues that will be faced by hospitals in the United States. Challenges facing the healthcare industry.
- Practice management.
Davidson, Dick // Behavioral Health Treatment; Oct97, Vol. 2 Issue 10, p2Presents information on publications pertaining to practice management within healthcare facilities. How to keep clinical records; Reference to a number of clinical problems; Details on mental health services.
- IN THIS ISSUE....
Touzard, Jaclyn Busch // American Chiropractor; Oct2008, Vol. 30 Issue 10, p4The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on chiropractic and another on common problems in managing the clinic.
- Night of the living deadline.
Hemmes, Michael // Health Facilities Management; May95, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p4Reports on article deadlines for `Health Facilities Management' publications. Printer schedules; Coordinated efforts of concerned individuals.
- Is it time to jump start your culture engine?
Pilnick, Saul; Gabel, Jo Ellen // Health Facilities Management; May96, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p99Focuses on managing cultural change in health facilities. Generation of culture behavior; Identification of opportunities for improvement; Use of work teams; Culture change tools.
- Reading the readership results.
Luchs, Kurt // Health Facilities Management; Mar97, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p4Opinion. Comments on the implication of the results of the readership study on `Health Facilities Management.' Statistical information on reader acceptance; Availability of Internet access to `Health Facilities Management.'
- Health facilities '97.
Luchs, Kurt // Health Facilities Management; May97, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p36Presents information about the conference of American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) at San Antonio Convention Center. Sessions of the conference; Beneficiaries of the conference; New and special features of the conference; Technical exhibition and preconference activities during the...
- Web corner.
Luchs, Kurt // Health Facilities Management; Aug97, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p9Enumerates the posting topics on Health Facilities Management' online Reader Forum.
- Facility news.
Luchs, Kurt // Health Facilities Management; May98, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p6Present news briefs on health facility management in the United States. Information on the guide `Meeting the Year 2000 Challenge: A Guide for Property Professionals'; Details on the explosion at York International's Grantley Plant in York, Pennsylvania; Multidisciplinary standards on indoor...
- Hey, look us over!
Luchs, Kurt // Health Facilities Management; Sep98, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p4Reports on the improvements of the magazine `Health Facilities Management.' Awards received by the periodical's graphic designer Jennifer Hornberger; Honors received by `Health Facilities Management' in 1998.
- Unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Dec2002, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p2Focuses on the benefits of managing a health facility department like a business. Factors to consider in facilities operations.
- IN BRIEF.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Dec2002, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p4Focuses on two resources on health facilities management. Information on a guide 'Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment'; 'Healthcare Products Catalog.'
- Case study: Maintaining support at the executive level is key.
Lehman, Deb // Health Facilities Management; Dec2002, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p16Discusses the benefits of maintaining support at the executive level of a health facility. Implication of managing the medical equipment of an in-house clinical engineering department; Experience of Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut.
- Managers on the spot.
Hensley, Scott // Modern Healthcare; 01/05/98, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p38Looks at the role of managers in health care organizations. Details on some of the strategies being used by managers of health organizations; Factors which should be considered when managing health care facilities.
- OFF-SITE.
Hensley, Scott // Health Facilities Management; Apr2012, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p6A calendar of events for the healthcare facility management industry is presented including the CleanMed 2012, International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety General Membership Meeting and Seminar Program, and Neocon World's Trade Fair.
- Nashville CARES Announces Relocation to 633 Thompson Lane.
Hensley, Scott // Tennessee Tribune; 4/28/2011, Vol. 22 Issue 17, p12AThe article announces the relocation of the Nashville, Tennessee headquarters of Nashville CARES, Tennessee's largest HIV/AIDS service organization, at 633 Thompson Lane
- Medical center slashes late starts, long turnovers.
Hensley, Scott // Same-Day Surgery; Apr2010, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p41The article focuses on a successful plan by Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri to address late start times and long turnovers in ambulatory surgery.
- Heartland Memorial addresses start times.
Hensley, Scott // Same-Day Surgery; Apr2010, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p42The article discusses the data used and compliance measures instituted in a successful plan by Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri to address late start times in ambulatory surgery.
- Healing environments: 10 myths and 10 realities.
Huelat, Barbara J. // AHA News; 04/27/98, Vol. 34 Issue 16, p5Presents an excerpt of an article about myths and realities about hospitals which appeared in the February 1997 issue of the magazine `Health Facilities Management.
- Infrastructure Plans: investments that pay.
Jussaume, Mark // Engineered Systems; Jun2000, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p58Highlights the importance of taking a proactive approach to managing the regeneration of infrastructure systems for health care facilities. Infrastructure planning; Client objectives; Conceptual solutions; Strategic approach; Comprehensive assessment; Realistic capital plan; Flexibility and...
- Another banner year.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Jan2009, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p2The article offers information on the plans for the 2009 issues of the "Health Facilities Management."
- CHECKLIST.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Aug2010, Vol. 23 Issue 8, p5The article offers news briefs on regulatory and compliance issues related to health facilities management in the U.S. as of August 2010 including the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend its rules to permit amateur radio operators to transmit messages during...
- Do off-site consolidated warehouses make sense?
McCormack, John // Materials Management in Health Care; Mar96, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p28Focuses on the return of off-site warehouses in health care facilities. Description and benefits of off-site warehouses; Selection of an off-site warehouse concept; Cost; Management. INSETS: Opening doors in distribution, by J.M.;Lessons from Wal-Mart, by J.M..
- Quality COUNTS.
Nielsen, Gayla; Conti, Marlyn; Wright, Karl // Materials Management in Health Care; Dec2000, Vol. 9 Issue 12, p18Focuses on the consultative approach to project management and implementation of the executives in the In-house Consultants Urban Central Region's neuromusculo-skeletal clinical program in the United States. Formation of an orthopedic nursing supply team with representatives from...
- Movin' On.
Sandrick, Karen M. // Trustee; Jul/Aug99, Vol. 52 Issue 7, p10Looks at how the the trustees at Southside Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio solved their problem of declining inpatient census and falling revenues in 1996. Options that the board of trustees of the hospital had considered; Decision of the trustees to close the facility and replace it with a...
- Achieving a Healthy e-Business Solution.
Marzulli, Tony // Health Management Technology; Jan2000, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p18Deals with electronic-business management systems for healthcare organizations. Key attributes to cutting-edge systems; Details on client/server systems; Bane of many purchase managers' existence; Requirements for automating the pharmacy supply chain.
- Clinical buy-in is key to benchmarking success.
Senn, Girard F. // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management); May98, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p46Discusses the effectiveness of benchmarking as a tool for improving the quality of healthcare services and reducing costs in the United States. Four steps involved in benchmarking; Limitation of cost-center information as a benchmarking tool; Benchmarking data requirements; Potential benefits...
- CAFM system tracks assets, monitors changes.
Hakbaz, Mike; Erickson, Douglas S. // Health Facilities Management; Jul97, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p38Focuses on computer-aided facility management system (CAFM), a software tool that contains health facility data in an intelligent database format developed by Advanced Technologies Group. CAFM definition and contents; CAFM as a solution to Medicare reimbursements; Study conducted to determine...
- Outsource safety management?
Schneider, Christian M. // Health Facilities Management; Nov97, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p26Discusses outsourcing in health care facilities in the United States, particularly in safety management sector. Difference of traditional labor-based and knowledge-based outsourcing; Return of investment through outsourcing; Performance assessment to justify outsourcing venture; Reasons why...
- Unfrozen assets.
Hunter, Wayne; Barry, Joan S. // Health Facilities Management; Jan98, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p25Provides tips and information on health facility and equipment assessment in the integration/consolidation planning process. Overview of facility-related assessments; Assessment for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance; Conditions assessment process; Asset/equipment assessment;...
- Riding herd on repairs.
White, Cheryl J. // Health Facilities Management; Jul98, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p38Offers some advice in designing a maintenance strategy for health facilities' needs and goals. Four maintenance approaches; Identification of areas and equipment crucial to maintaining the mission and goals of the business; Ways of assessing risks. INSET: Comparing the four maintenance strategies.
- Inside info.
Lahey, Gary // Health Facilities Management; Jul98, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p48Provides information on health facility resources that can help providers avert capital expenditures and cut annual operating costs. Discussion on strategic facility planning; Three necessary steps towards efficient facility planning; Three tools to use in an efficiency analysis; Five...
- Facility news.
Lahey, Gary // Health Facilities Management; Jan99, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p4Presents news briefs about health facilities management in the United States (US). Elimination of electromagnetic interference in medical telemetry sought by the US Federal Communications Commission; Awareness of hospitals on latex management; Information on web sites related to facilities...
- Wild bunch.
Blyth, Pamela L. // Health Facilities Management; Mar99, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p48Focuses on the annual infection control training program of a healthcare facility. Tips from CDC on how to control the infection; Importance of seeking professional assistance.
- A manager for all seasons.
Burmahl, Beth // Health Facilities Management; Dec2001, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p22Deals with the growing ranks of multidepartment heads in health facilities in the United States. Ways in which managers are picking up departments; Purpose of department consolidation or restructuring; Key to promotions in facility management; Challenge facing health facility managers. INSET:...
- HEALTH CARE CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE.
Burmahl, Beth // Health Facilities Management; Jun2002, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p36Provides information on the Health Care Contractor's Certificate, a certification program for contractors designed by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering. Features and benefits of the certification; Requirements.
- Managing medical buildings.
Rategan, Cathie // Journal of Property Management; May/Jun94, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p48Gives advice on how to manage medical buildings. Requirements of a medical building; Accommodation of office hours of tenants; Heat and air conditioning requirements; Security; Access by patients and visitors; Control of building's operating expenses; Location; Respect for a doctor's time. ...
- PLUS.
Rategan, Cathie // Health Facilities Management; Apr2012, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p6The article offers information on resources for the healthcare facility management industry including the construction and renovation projects in the website www.hfmdesignview.com and the Hospital Construction Survey conducted by "Health Facilities Management," with American Society for...
- Breaking the security silo.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Oct2012, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p4An introduction to the 2012 Hospital Security Survey of "Health Facilities Management" is presented.
- WEB EXCLUSIVES.
Hrickiewicz, Mike // Health Facilities Management; Mar2011, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p6The article offers an overview of online resources about health facilities management, including "Room to Heal: The Changing Patient Space," "Flow Control: Trouble-Shooting Poorly Performing Plumbing Systems," and "Community Trust: Master Planning a Small-Sized Hospital."
