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J L Sherer

Publications and source records attributed to J L Sherer.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1995

A couple of headhunters sitting around talking. Discussion.

You can take advantage of your past to secure a more fulfilling future, though for most hospital CEOs it's not going to be easy. To do so requires hard work, dogged determination and a clear vision. Do you have what it takes to make the change and pull it off?

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1995

Tapping into teams.

Team management has a definite cachet in management circles in general industry; business magazines like Fortune regularly write about the concept, and executives in a wide variety of business fields are excited by it. But there's a lot of confusion behind the buzz, and the reality, say experts and those who've tried it, is a lot more complex than it might seem at first. Can the idea even be applied to hospitals and other large health care organizations?

Cost-Benefit Analysis↗
PubMed1995

Managing chaos.

TQM/CQI. Patient-centered care. Critical paths. Reengineering. Downsizing, rightsizing, networking, merging. It is any wonder health care executives are feeling shell-shocked? Yet the reality is that there's no avoiding change, only managing it. And those executives shaping the flow of change are keeping their organizations in the game. Some stories from the front.

Burnout, Professional↗
PubMed1995

Sexually harassed.

When neurosurgeon Frances Conley resigned her Stanford University Medical School professorship over sexual harassment, her case received widespread notoriety. But Conley is far from alone in health care.

California↗
PubMed1994

Neighbor to neighbor. Community health workers educate their own.

Silvia Esqueda spends five hours a week working in the barrios of East Los Angeles, enhancing the health status of her fellow community residents. And she's far from alone. Indeed, nationwide, a small army of community health workers just like Silvia are working to promote health among groups who have traditionally lacked access to adequate care.

Community Health Workers↗