Orientational research into dismissed managers in health care

Article Abstract:

Hospital management is such an increasingly demanding job that more managers are being dismissed from their positions each year. An analysis of 15 cases of dismissed managers is presented in an effort to discover the sources of difficulty in hospital management. Based on data gathered through open interviews, the common sources of difficulty are power struggles between a hospital director and the division heads or the board or the medical staff. Also, the dismissal of managers was based on their attitudes (software) and not on their business expertise or technical skills (hardware).

Conflict management

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A comparison of Utah hospital CEO turnover between 1973-1987 and 1988-1992

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The causes of CEO turnovers in Utah hospitals are determined by comparing data between 1973 to 1987 and 1988 to 1992. The similar causes of turnover during both periods include transfer and promotion, force out, retirement, death and resignation. Turnovers during both periods are also concentrated in biggest hospitals. However, for-profit hospitals had higher turnover rate than non-profits during the latter period. The higher rate can be explained by start-up costs, insurer dissatisfaction and failure of for-profit hospital CEOs to improve short-term financial performance.

Utah, Employee turnover

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Hospital administrators' career paths: which way to the top?

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Becoming CEO or hospital administrator of a healthcare institution mandates a high level of educational attainment in addition to being a natural leader with a predilection for constant self-improvement. Aspirants to the position also believe that leadership will be most critical to their survival and that they also have to be trained to function as negotiators and disturbance handlers. Furthermore, hospitals prefer a diverse work experience rather than a straight-line vertical path to the CEO position.

Management services, Office Administrative Services, Management Skills, Hospital Management, Career development, Management techniques, Executive ability, Hospital administration

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