Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 32 Issue 8

Examining the relationship between hospital ownership and population health efforts

Meghan Hufstader Gabriel, Danielle Atkins, Xinliang Liu, Rebecca Tregerman

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between ownership type and population health initiatives adopted by hospitals using the 2015 American Hospital…

Costs will rather increase: Actions and arguments against decommissioning in local health services in Sweden

Mio Fredriksson, Linda Moberg

The purpose of this paper was to study the unfolding of an urgent and extensive decommissioning program in Sweden, focusing on the public’s reactions and their arguments when…

Online communities as a new source of exploring patient dissatisfaction

Maja Nemec, Tomaž Kolar, Borut Rusjan

The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether internet forums are an appropriate source for identification of causes of dissatisfaction of patients with non-medical aspects of…

Impact of organisational change for leaders in mental health

Timmy Frawley, Annabel Meehan, Aoife De Brún

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of organisational and structural change on the evolution of quality and safety in health organisations, specifically in mental…

What initiatives do healthcare leaders agree are needed for healthcare system improvement? Results of a modified-Delphi study

Stuart Barson, Robin Gauld, Jonathon Gray, Goran Henriks, Christina Krause, Peter Lachman, Lynne Maher, M. Rashad Massoud, Lee Mathias, Mike Wagner, Luis Villa

The purpose of this paper is to identify five quality improvement initiatives for healthcare system leaders, produced by such leaders themselves, and to provide some guidance on…