ABSTRACT
Professor Singer and Ms. Johnson Lantz provide a cogent overview of Catholic health care in the United States and address the key issues affecting Catholic health care in the coming years. In particular, (1) clarity in canonical and ethical interpretation; (2) industry consolidation; and (3) "next generation" sponsorship and the impact of these issues are discussed in detail. The authors conclude that successful Catholic health care organizations must maintain strong mission and business fundamentals in an increasingly competitive reimbursement and regulatory environment.
Subject(s)
Catholicism , Hospitals, Religious/trends , Cooperative Behavior , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated , Ethics, Institutional , Forecasting , Health Facility Merger/standards , Hospitals, Religious/economics , Hospitals, Religious/organization & administration , Hospitals, Religious/standards , Hospitals, Voluntary , Medicare/trends , Multi-Institutional Systems/economics , Organizational Affiliation , Organizational Objectives , Ownership , United StatesSubject(s)
Health Facility Merger/legislation & jurisprudence , Hospitals, Proprietary/legislation & jurisprudence , Hospitals, Voluntary/legislation & jurisprudence , Antitrust Laws , Charities , Community-Institutional Relations , Hospital Planning/legislation & jurisprudence , Marketing of Health Services/legislation & jurisprudence , United StatesSubject(s)
Emergency Service, Hospital/legislation & jurisprudence , Medicare Part A/legislation & jurisprudence , Patient Transfer/legislation & jurisprudence , Facility Regulation and Control/legislation & jurisprudence , Health Services Accessibility/legislation & jurisprudence , Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence , Medically Uninsured , United StatesABSTRACT
A nurse/physician joint practice council, patterned after the activities and recommendations of the National Joint Practice Commission, was developed at a community hospital to provide a forum for nurse-physician dialogue regarding roles and practice issues. Clear objectives, good communications, utilization of resource persons, and equal physician and nurse representation and critical elements of the council's success. In operation, the council's focus is evolving from conflict resolution to a medium for planning and implementing change.
