Meet the Experts: the Cutting Edge in Hospital Management
Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed online journal for dissemination of hospital management and health policy research, including but not limited to hospital leadership and management, health organization and organizational behaviour in hospital, healthcare services, healthcare quality and patient safety, health facilities management, hospital accreditation, patient and employee satisfaction, pain management, inpatient and out-patient management, health insurance, health policy and healthcare informatics etc.
Hospital management is a key to the huge difference between a well-maintained and operated hospital and a chaotic environment where the quality of patient care suffers. The role of hospital managers is thus of utmost importance – Often do they have limited direct communication with patients, but they play a crucial role in ensuring patient care and in the success of the hospital as a whole by focusing on the big picture and identifying changes to help maintain the highest-possible standards.
The column "Meet the Experts: the Cutting Edge in Hospital Management" is built with a simple but important aim – getting to know the days of these hospital administrators with different backgrounds, regions and cultures, and how the quality of healthcare can be better off with their involvements and efforts. May we read through these articles and find out how they are dedicated to finishing this vital yet never-ending piece of healthcare puzzle.
Prof. Larry R. Kaiser: empowering your colleagues with trust and freedom
Dr. Che Chung Luk: optimising demand management and improving service development through staff empowerment and system delegation
Su Vui Lo: managing people as the key to managing hospitals, cultivating a second nature to praise
Tim Steckel: the physicians and nurses are the hospital’s engine and I am the oil that keeps the engine working properly
Dra. Leticia Moral: private hospital network makes efficient, innovative, and patient safety oriented healthcare possible
Prof. David Hayes: administrators must have in-depth understanding of the hospital and be fair, open-minded and transparent as leader
Prof. Sanghoon Jheon: respect and strong leadership are two key principles as both a surgeon and president of SNUBH
Prof. Michael Boyer: every hospital should strive to deliver safe, effective, high-quality care
Peter F. Orio: three skills that hospital administrators should possess—availability, affability and ability
Prof. Gonzalo Varela: it is very important to build our hospital patient-centered institutions
Alex Lan: systematic management integrating personalized services and medical ethics
Joe Sweet: serving patients with the support of our strong Cleveland Clinic team
Disclosure:
The series “Meet the Experts: the Cutting Edge in Hospital Management” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy without any funding or sponsorship.