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Financing public healthcare institutions in Ghana
Mercy Akosua Akortsu, Patience Aseweh AborThe financing of healthcare services has been of a major concern to all governments in the face of increasing healthcare costs. For developing countries, where good health is…
Operational and contextual drivers of hospital costs
Gregory N. Stock, Christopher McDermottThe purpose of this paper is to examine empirically how operational performance and contextual factors contribute to differences in overall patient care costs across different…
Women leaders: the social world of health care
Carol A. IsaacThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate a microcosm of the complexities that women face in a masculine environment.
CEO perceptions of organizational consensus and its impact on hospital restructuring outcomes
Stephen Walston, Ann F. ChouIncreased competition and resource scarcity have caused hospitals to seek internal efficiencies by restructuring their structures and processes. The purpose of this paper is to…
Efficiency and productivity of hospitals in Vietnam
Thuy Linh PhamThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relative efficiency and productivity of hospitals during the health reform process.
Assessing hospitals' readiness for clinical governance quality initiatives through organisational climate
Eleonora Karassavidou, Niki Glaveli, Kostas ZafiropoulosThe purpose of this paper is to consider organisational climate as the vehicle to get an understanding, map and enhance the appropriate organisational culture for good clinical…
