Dennis S. Palkon

Health managers' attitudes toward robotics and artificial computer intelligence: an empirical investigation

An empirical investigation of the perceived role of robotics and artificial computer intelligence in the future of health care reveals factors favoring a positive attitude by health administrators. The study employed a two-part survey administered in late 1989 and early 1990 to health care managers in hospitals and nursing homes. Part One of the survey asked about the participant, his or her work habits and work environment. Part Two obtained a psychological profile of rationality vs. intuition in problem solving. Through bivariate and multivariate post hoc statistical tests, we discovered the following variables which significantly determined attitudes toward robotics and artificial computer intelligence: sex, number of employees supervised; perceptions of waste and inefficiency in the workplace; perceptions of time-consuming personnel problem; perceived need to make more efficient use of time, money, and facilities; and perceived favorable climate for innovation. Among the factors which did not have an effect on attitudes toward advanced technology were three measures of rationality vs. intuition in problem solving.

An Analysis of 1997 Healthcare Initial Public Offerings

The corporatization of healthcare is here to stay, and it is influencing much in the industry. Thus, it is important for healthcare executives and professionals to identify and evaluate companies in this sector of the economy. One method is to conduct annual surveys of new healthcare IPOs, obtain data on those companies, and assess growth and decline by following these corporations longitudinally. This study represents the example of establishing a baseline of IPOs in 1997. Since the information is public and relatively easy to access, healthcare professionals can use the wealth of information in a variety of ways.

Health care reform: Identifying some cost culprits

In terms of both total cost and fraction of the gross national product, the cost of health care in the United States is considerably greater than anywhere else in the world. The reasons for the excessively high cost are complex and include issues of administration, issues of quality, and issues peculiar to American culture. Some contributing factors are the demographics of the population, the cost of defensive medicine and litigation, costly regulation, extensive application of technology in response to public demand and expectations, and finally, waste and abuse of the system. Control of costs cannot realistically be achieved by simply changing the way we finance health care, but will require changing the economic incentives for both providers and patients. Reforming the system will necessarily include compromising some of our expectations about health care, changing unhealthy lifestyles, and more realistically analyzing the costs of litigation and regulations.

An Interview With Kimberly Danebrock Senior Risk Management and Patient Safety Specialist, Cooperative of American Physicians, Los Angeles, California, USA

As Joanna Belbey (2015) stated in Forbes last year, “social media is a platform where the public, patients and healthcare professionals can communicate about health issues and possibly improve health outcomes. However, as the healthcare industry slowly begins to embrace social media, the legal and risks of noncompliance with rules and regulations have never been higher.” Social media is spawning a new industry and interest in healthcare. Its rapid usage and rise by all parties make it incumbent upon healthcare executives and providers not only to understand it, but also to find ways to navigate and utilize social media in their work environment. Recently, I interviewed one of the experts in the topic of social media in healthcare, Kimberly Danebrock. Kimberly Danebrock has 30 years of combined experience in nursing, medical-legal, and risk management and patient safety. Danebrock develops and conducts risk management and patient safety educational presentations for physicians, residents, and office staff. The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP), established in 1975, offers medical professional liability protection and risk management services to nearly 12,000 of California’s finest physicians. In 2013, CAP organized CAPAssurance, a Risk Purchasing Group, to bring liability insurance coverage to member hospitals, healthcare facilities, and large medical groups.

Interview: Healthcare Industry Players

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Richard J. Umbdenstock, FACHE: American Hospital Association (AHA): President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard J. Umbdenstock, FACHE: American Hospital Association (AHA): President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis S. Palkon & Sarah Jane Petersen-Kamau To cite this article: Dennis S. Palkon & Sarah Jane Petersen-Kamau (2008) Richard J. Umbdenstock, FACHE: American Hospital Association (AHA): President and Chief Executive Officer, Hospital Topics, 86:3, 35-40, DOI: 10.3200/HTPS.86.3.35-40 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/HTPS.86.3.35-40

The Art of Fund-Raising: What Every Health Care Trustee Needs to Know

II. The Board’s Key Roles and Responsibilities Defining Leadership Roles: Governing Board, Management, and Medical Staff Fulfilling the Board’s Fiduciary Responsibilities The Three Common Law Duties Responsibility for Financial Oversight Selecting, Supporting, and Evaluating the Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning and Managing the CEO Transition Setting Strategic Direction Addressing Community Health: The Board’s Role The Essential Role of the Board in Quality and Patient Safety The Key Role Trustees Play in Advocacy The Board’s Role in Philanthropy Evaluating and Assessing the Board’s Performance

The Challenge of Hidden Profits: Reducing Corporate Bureaucracy and Waste

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The Medical Device and Laboratory Product Problem Reporting Program.

Health care technology, those objects and techniques used in health care practice, is so important and customary today, it is difficult to realize that not too long ago physicians had few beneficial devices, drugs, or procedures to offer patients. It was only in the nineteenth century that advances in diagnosis, marked by the invention of the stethoscope, and in therapy, denoted by the introduction of ether anesthesia, inaugurated the era of modern medicine. Over the century and a half that followed, we developed an extra-ordinary armory of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, which have significantly improved life expectancy and raised the quality of life for countless persons all over the world. These advances also have created ethical, economic, organizational, and political problems concerning their appropriate use and distribution.