Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 9 Issue 1

The effect of financial incentives on physicians′ behaviour in health maintenance organizations

Karl McCleary, Patrick Asubonteng, George Munchus

Examines the relationship between the presence of financialincentives and their effect on physician behaviour in health maintenanceorganizations (HMOs). By reviewing the scope and…

Using management information systems to enhance health care quality assurance

Lyle H. Rosser, Brian H. Kleiner

Examines how computers and quality assurance are being used toimprove the quality of health care delivery. Traditional qualityassurance methods have been limited in their ability…

Commissioning community health care: missing the point

Adrian Bull

Discusses commissioning community health care and the fact thatpresent mechanisms do not enable commissioning to meet the needs ofpatients requiring community care relevant to…

Information management and technology in England’s large acute NHS hospitals: National strategy versus local reality

Rod Thomas, John Robinson, Teresa Waring, David Wainwright, Stuart Maguire

Discusses the NHS Executive′s information management and technology(IM&T) strategy and its relationship to the 1991 reforms. Examinesthe recommendation for large acute hospitals…

We all need a good wife to support us

Carol Dumelow, Sian Griffiths

A survey of 890 appointment committee members undertaken in SouthThames (West) Regional Health Authority showed that women doctors areless likely to apply for posts in hospital…

The organization, delivery and audit of a specialist immunization clinic

David Baxter

Immunization is a key primary prevention activity which hasassisted in the reduction of childhood morbidity and prematuremortality. Uptake rates for two‐year‐old children are now…

Service quality in NHS hospitals

Fayek Youssef, Deon Nel, Tony Bovaird

Discusses the utilization of an instrument – SERVQUAL –as a means of assessing patient satisfaction with service quality.Patients treated (174) for a variety of health problems in…