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K Lumsdon

Publications and source records attributed to K Lumsdon.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1999

Fun runs & faux pas.

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Hospital Administration↗
PubMed1996

Deals that went down the drain.

What's that sound you hear? It's another merger going down the drain. Most mergers begin with great fanfare over cutting costs and eliminating overlapping services, but many end with a terse press release saying only that the party's over. Here's how even the best deals can go bad.

Decision Making, Organizational↗
PubMed1996

Corporate focus. Breaking up isn't hard to do.

Baxter International's new spin-off--the Allegiance Corp.--thinks it can make money by persuading customers to use fewer supplies. Is that any way to run a business? New CEO Lester Knight, for one, thinks so. Does he know something you don't?

Cost Savings↗
PubMed1996

Foster McGaw. Their turf, their terms.

When its neighborhood changed and people fled to the suburbs, this year's Foster McGaw winner--St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.--could have followed. Instead it got street-smart and stayed.

American Hospital Association↗
PubMed1996

Been there. Done that. Now what?

The window of opportunity to make strides in community health is wide open, says new AHA Chairman-Elect John G. King. He should know, too, since throughout his more than 30 years as a health care leader--and currently as CEO of Legacy Health System, Portland, Ore.--he has, says one of his colleagues, stayed "ahead of everyone else." A true leader, he brings his skills, experience and compassion to his new position.

American Hospital Association↗
PubMed1996

To buy or not to buy, that is the question.

Though people will always need hospital care, it isn't clear if managed care companies will always need to own hospitals. In fact, some executives now say that they can get the care they need at the price they want without the organization itself holding the deed. But others are cringing at the thought of For Sale signs sprouting up on hospital lawns across America. Who wins--and who loses--when managed care companies decide that owning their own hospitals just isn't worth it anymore?

Bed Occupancy↗