Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 10 Issue 1

The cost effectiveness of renal provision in the UK

Alan Haycox, Diane Jones

Discusses the need for reliable research‐based evidence detailing the costs and benefits provided by different operational and strategic structures of renal replacement therapy…

Beyond guidelines: promoting clinical change in the real world

Rosalind Eve, Ian Golton, Paul Hodgkin, James Munro, Gill Musson

There is widespread recognition that simply publishing research findings is not enough to ensure that they are carried into clinical practice. One response to this has been the…

Development of human resources for medical research

Felix Vartanian

Acknowledges that progress in health care depends on achievements in biomedical research. Discusses the continuing professional development of research workers and the role of…

Involving doctors in management: A survey of the management development career needs of selected doctors in NHS Wales

Richard Walker, Philip Morgan

Reports the results of a survey of 209 senior registrars and 269 consultants throughout Wales to identify the management development needs of doctors and ascertain their views of…

The remuneration of dentists in a special project of the Israeli Defence Forces

Rachela Levy, Bruce Rosen, Michael Wiener, Jonathan Mann

The behaviour of health care professionals is known to be influenced, in part, by their method of remuneration and the financial incentives they face. Describes how the Medical…

Medicare health maintenance organizations: An industry analysis for the elderly in the USA

Patrick Asubonteng, Jessie Tucker, George Munchus

Provides a review and analysis of Medicare health maintenance organizations in the USA. The Porter model of industry structure is used. Discusses the issues of suppliers, buyers…

Decentralization in a sick fund: lessons from an evaluation

Revital Gross, Bruce Rosen

In 1988, Israel’s largest sick fund embarked on a process of decentralization, which consisted of the delegation of authority from central management to two regions that were…