Demographic and training descriptive analysis of National and American Hockey League team physicians.

Aims/objective: Assess the demographic/education backgrounds of team physicians (TPs) in the National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL).

Materials/methods: Orthopedic Surgeon (O) and Primary Care (PC) TPs for each NHL and AHL team were recorded based on an internet search. Age, sex, and race were collected.

Shoulder injuries in ice hockey players: Prevalence, common management, and return to play.

Background: The sport of ice hockey has reached worldwide popularity, and it continues to grow. With this growth, however, there has also been an increase in the number of injuries related to the high-speed physical nature of the sport. Upper extremity related traumas and maladies are amongst the most commonly experienced injuries in this population of athletes.

Environmental and organizational correlates and motivations for provider-sponsored health plan ownership in the post-reform era.

Background: The 1980s to 1990s saw many health systems in the United States enter and exit the insurance market in the form of provider-sponsored health plans (PSHPs). Reforms and value-based reimbursement methods have stimulated health care organizations to reconsider PSHP as a logical strategy.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine market and organizational factors associated with PSHP ownership and motivations for engaging in PSHP after health care reforms.

The organizational and environmental characteristics associated with hospitals' use of intensivists.

Background: As large numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in 2020 and 2021, the United States faced a shortage of critical care providers. Intensivists are physicians specializing in providing care in the ICU. Although studies have explored the clinical and financial benefits associated with the use of intensivists, little is known about the organizational and market factors associated with a hospital administrator's strategic decision to use intensivists.

A Comparison of Two Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs for the Reduction of Participant A1c Levels.

Purpose: Compare the effectiveness of two educational teaching methods for diabetic patients.

Design: Quasi-experimental study comparing two interventions using a pretest/post-test design.

Setting: Three clinics within a western U.

A text mining study of topics and trends in health care management journals: 1998-2018.

Background: Advances in natural language processing and text mining provide a powerful approach to understanding trending themes in the health care management literature.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to introduce machine learning, particularly text mining and natural language processing, as a viable approach to summarizing a subset of health care management research. The secondary aim of the study was to display the major foci of health care management research and to summarize the literature's evolution trends over a 20-year period.

Hospice inpatient services provision, utilization, and financial performance.

Background: Hospice performance is an overlooked area in the health care field due to the difficulty of measuring quality of care and the infrequent quality inspection. Based on the daily reimbursement mechanism for different levels of hospice care, inpatient services provision could influence both hospice-level length of stay (LOS) and financial performance.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between hospice inpatient services provision and hospice utilization and financial performance.

Hospitalists, two decades later: Which US hospitals utilize them?

Hospitalists, or specialists of hospital medicine, have long been practicing in Canada and Europe. However, it was not until the mid-1990s, when hospitals in the U.S.

The Relationship Between "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" Designation and Hospitals' Patient Experience Scores.

An increasing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals openly acknowledge their identity; however, the fear of discrimination prevents many from seeking healthcare-an issue challenged by a lack of culturally competent LGBT healthcare providers. With more than 4% of American adults identifying as LGBT individuals, greater attention to their needs is imperative to improve care and access for this population. This study examined organizational and market factors associated with hospitals achieving the "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" (Healthcare Equality Index, HEI; HEI Leader) designation and reported patient experience scores.

The Relationship Between Hospital Interdepartmental Transfers and Patient Experience.

This study examined the association between interdepartmental transfers and the perceptions of care received by adult patients who were admitted and discharged from a 300-bed, not-for-profit community tertiary hospital in the Midwest. Transfers of patient care are daily and frequent hospital processes. However, limited attention has focused on the effect that intrahospital transfers of care have on the patient experience.

Factors associated with the provision of inpatient care in hospices.

Background: Hospices provide end-of-life care to patients who have complex health care needs and whose symptoms are difficult to control. Understanding why some hospices offer inpatient hospice care to patients could bring more evidence for policy makers and researchers to focus on the role of inpatient care in hospice.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine market and organizational factors that are associated with the provision of hospice inpatient care.

Systematic review of the hospice performance literature.

Background: Hospice is the key provider of end-of-life care to patients. As the number of U.S.

Integration of cardiologists with hospitals: Effects on physician compensation and productivity.

Background: Hospital-physician vertical integration involving employment of physicians has increased considerably over the last decade. Cardiologists are one group of specialists being increasingly employed by hospitals. Although hospital-physician integration has the potential to produce economic and societal benefits, there is concern that this consolidation may reduce competition and concentrate bargaining power among providers.

Is blended learning and problem-based learning course design suited to develop future public health leaders? An explorative European study.

Background: Public health leaders are confronted with complex problems, and developing effective leadership competencies is essential. The teaching of leadership is still not common in public health training programs around the world. A reconceptualization of professional training is needed and can benefit from innovative educational approaches.

The Relationship of Hospital CEO Characteristics to Patient Experience Scores.

Efforts by hospitals to improve patient experience continue as changes in policy such as the Affordable Care Act of 2010 have made patient experience a cornerstone of promoting greater value in the United States. Hospital CEOs play an important role in promoting positive patient experiences as they set the organizational vision and strategic goals and can execute change to support positive experiences.This study assessed whether three CEO characteristics-education, tenure with the organization, and gender-were associated with patient experience scores of California hospitals in 2013 and 2014.

Freestanding Emergency Departments Are Associated With Higher Medicare Costs: A Longitudinal Panel Data Analysis.

The number of freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) is growing rapidly in the United States. Proponents of FSEDs cite potential benefits of FSEDs including lower waiting time and reduced travel distance for needed emergency care. Others have suggested that increased access to emergency care may lead to an increase in the use of emergency departments for lower acuity patients, resulting in higher overall health care expenditures.

Journal rankings and directions for future research in health care management: A global perspective.

Despite the increasingly global nature of health care, much of the research about journal rankings and directions for future research in health care management is from a United States based viewpoint. There is a lack of information about influential journals and trends for health care management research from a global perspective. This exploratory study gathered the opinions of health care management researchers from 17 countries regarding which journals are considered most influential, popular research topics and areas needing more attention from the research community.

The relationship between emergency department wait times and inpatient satisfaction.

This study examines patient perceptions of emergency department wait times and inpatient experiences. For many hospitals across the United States, the emergency department (ED) is now the "front door"; therefore, understanding the impact of ED experience on the inpatient experience is critical for leaders managing these complex settings today. Results showed statistically significant relationships between a very good ED experience and a very good inpatient experience.

Longitudinal analysis of high-technology medical services and hospital financial performance.

Background: U.S. hospitals have been investing in high-technology medical services as a strategy to improve financial performance.

Contextual factors associated with hospitals' decision to operate freestanding emergency departments.

Background: Freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) are fast growing entities in health care, delivering emergency care outside of hospitals. Hospitals may benefit in several ways by opening FSEDs.

Purpose: The study used the resource dependence theory as a means to analyze the relationship between market and organizational factors and the likelihood of hospitals to operate FSEDs.

Perceptions of a "good death" in acute hospitals.

Background: Despite the fact that half of all deaths occur in hospital, there is a lack of literature on general nurses' experiences of caring for end-of-life patients on general hospital wards.

Aim: To ascertain general nurses' perceptions and experiences of a good death in an acute hospital setting.

Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 general nurses working in an acute hospital.