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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
David B. White, PhD, Health Services, Saint Joseph's University, 5600 City Ave., Post Hall, Rm110, Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395, 610-660-2951, dwhite@sju.edu and John J. Newhouse, EdD, MS, Health Services Department, Saint Joseph's University, 5600 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA, PA 19116.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have decided that the American health care system is in serious trouble. IOM estimates that up to 98,000 preventable deaths occur annually due to mistakes in patient care. WHO adds that although the U.S. spends a larger percentage of GDP on health care than any other country, its health system ranks 37th among 191 nations. Further they both concur that there are serious health inequities, and system performance issues.
This session will examine these critiques in detail and provide an overview of the implications for the professional development of public health managers. Experts in health administration have long criticized the overly bureaucratic and provider-driven management systems in American health care, but with mixed results. The IOM/WHO reports in concert provide a mandate for the future to include:
1. establishing "best practices" for system and management performance 2. instituting real leadership and team building to ensure patient safety 3. instilling change management and corporate culture skill development in management's repertoire 4. providing a framework for strategic human resource management 5. increasing organizational performance through provider - management collaboration and a commitment to service quality
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Leadership, Public Health Administration
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.