Interhospital collaboration lets CEOs focus on their own missions

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Rochester, NY, senior hospital executives report that a long tradition of interhospital collaboration provides each more time and energy to develop their unique missions. Factors conducive to interhospital collaboration among Rochester, NY, hospitals include a weekly meeting of participating hospital CEOs and regular meetings of other hospital executives. A shared commitment to long-term collaboration among participants and efforts to make collaboration part of the corporate culture also contribute to the success of collaborative efforts.

Rochester, New York, Medical cooperation

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Quality coordinator: on cutting edge of change

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Hospital managers may aspire to become coordinators in institutions committed to total quality management (TQM) programs. By promoting training and motivation, the coordinator supports the efforts of hospital employees to improve quality performance. For instance, executives may be trained in using statistics for decision making. Before assuming the coordinator's role, the candidate should make sure that hospital executives wholeheartedly commit time and money to furthering TQM.

Analysis, Quality management, Total quality management

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The new nurse manager: a linchpin in quality care and cost control

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Nurse managers are rapidly becoming one of the most important positions in hospitals that want to provide top quality care while cutting costs. The nurse manager is seen as a CEO, responsible for balancing the wants and needs of patients, doctors and staff to provide the most cost-effective and thorough medical care possible. The new position of nurse manager has empowered the bedside nurse to make critical decisions that influence the hospital work environment.

Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Cover Story, Nurse administrators

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