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Publication date: 1 February 2002

Yezdi H. Godiwalla and Shirley Y. Godiwalla

The controls on payments by insurance companies and governmental agencies (Medicare, Medicaid, Title 19) to hospitals have led to restricted hospital services for patients. This…

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The controls on payments by insurance companies and governmental agencies (Medicare, Medicaid, Title 19) to hospitals have led to restricted hospital services for patients. This situation has caused overcapacity in hospitals. Also, there is a surplus of both hospital capacity and doctors. However, there are frequent shortages of nurses and many other trained technical personnel. This situation has behavioral implications which are discussed in this paper.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 15 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 1 September 1997

Yezdi H. Godiwalla, Harish C. Batra, James A. Johnston and Shirley Y. Godiwalla

Hospital environments have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Hospitals now have to contend with the dynamics of regulation, market forces, and quality and…

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Hospital environments have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Hospitals now have to contend with the dynamics of regulation, market forces, and quality and cost‐conscious environments. The strategies proposed here emulate the changes pursued by much of US industry. Provides a framework for analysing hospital environments. Applies Deming’s total quality management concepts to hospitals. Also suggests strategies to deal effectively with different types of hospital environments.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 10 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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