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J T Nilson

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Integration challenges. What you can do to smooth the transition.

As the focus in healthcare delivery shifts to building a seamless continuum of care, many organizations are turning to integrated delivery systems as a way to provide high-quality healthcare while keeping costs down. Although these systems can take many forms, they often encounter similar roadblocks once the components are put into place. Healthcare Executive talked with several consultants and healthcare executives about some of the challenges you can address before and during integration to help you avoid those roadblocks later.

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Life in the middle. What it takes to succeed in middle management.

Under pressure from senior management to do more with less, middle managers are faced with the difficult task of reducing costs while improving processes and enhancing service. Meanwhile, as organizations flatten their hierarchies, many middle managers are assuming more responsibilities and supervising larger staffs with increasingly diverse needs and abilities. With demands from people both above and below them in the organization, middle managers would seem to be in a tough place. Yet many healthcare executives are finding success and career fulfillment as middle managers in today's healthcare environment.

Hospital Administrators↗
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How to hire the right CIO.

As the role of technology in healthcare management and delivery continues to expand, the market for qualified chief information officers grows ever more competitive. Management teams in the market for a CIO must choose quickly-but they must also choose wisely.

Administrative Personnel↗
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Preparing for Y2K.

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Is the IDS glass half empty or half full?

When the concept of integrated delivery began gaining popularity throughout the healthare field, some healthcare executies saw it as the solution for organizations struggling to contain rapidly rising costs. Others hoped that joining integrated delivery systems would help preserve smaller organizations that could not otherwise compete with larger providers in the same area. And many in healthcare thought that it had the potential to dramatically enhance quality of care and promote wellness. As integration becomes increasingly common, the practice is coming under heavy criticism from those who say it has not lived up to expectatations. At the same time, however, systems that are seeing success with integrated delivery are singing its praises. "The jury is still out on the effectiveness of integrated delivery systems," says Austin Ross, FACHE, a professor at the University of Washington's School of Public Health, Seattle. "So far, they have a spotty record. There have been some serious failures, but some positive things are taking place, too." Some experts say that integrated delivery systems are doomed; others believe there are good reasons to be optimistic. So is the glass half empty or half full?

Ambulatory Care Facilities↗