Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 7 Issue 6
Table of contents
Demotivating the Doctors: The Double Demotivation Hypothesis in the Health Services of Less‐developed Countries
Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart CarrThe health services of many less‐developed countries continue tostruggle. Donors also continue to contribute money, equipment andpersonnel in the hope of producing sustainable…
Clinic Decentralization: An Israeli Model and Evaluation Strategy
Revital Gross, Asher Elhayany, Irit ZmoraPresents a model for clinic decentralization, implemented byIsrael′s largest health insurance fund, Kupat Holim Clalit (KHC). Themain elements of the model are: allocation of a…
Supporting New Graduates in the Health Service: The Experiences of Entrants to the Speech and Language Therapy Profession
Elspeth McCartney, Jane Kerr, Linda Cannon, Peter J. MartinReports a survey of 1990 and 1991 graduates entering the speech andlanguage therapy profession in the UK. Questions focused on theinduction and support measures received from…
Making Sense of Purchasing, Audit, Guidelines and Research
Adrian R. BullExplores purchasing in relation to audit, guidelines and research.Notes that the purchasing function is still embryonic, as the NHSstruggles to integrate the new reforms. Notes…
Management and Psychiatrists' Job Satisfaction: Evidence from England, Germany, the Former USSR and China
Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, Iskander Enikeev, Stephen Harrison, Ma XieminBegins from the premiss that job satisfaction among caring professionals is important not only for its own sake, but also for its effect on service outcomes. Presents empirical…
A Rationale for Rationing? A Possible Framework
Frank Atherton, Iain Smith, Elizabeth KernohanThe health needs assessment (HNA) process is being used to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of health and health care services and to continue to make them more sensitive…
Sustaining Health Management Development Initiatives: Lessons from Zambia
Angelo StefaniniDiscusses the lessons learned from a two‐year, WHO/DANIDA funded health management development project at district level in Zambia. The project was implemented by the Zambian…