JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

The Journal of Healthcare Management is the official journal of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Six times per year, JHM offers timely healthcare management articles that inform and guide executives, managers, educators, and researchers. JHM also contains regular columns written by experts and practitioners in the field that discuss management-related topics and industry trends. Each issue presents an interview with a leading executive and an ACHE Fellow Project selected as one of the year's bests. JHM invites the submission of manuscripts that facilitate communication and discussion of issues among executives, academics, and policymakers. All articles that contain practical information that can advance understanding and have operational utility for the practicing manager are encouraged. Current topics of particular interest include: Pay for performance, or improved quality linked with physician salary or CMS reimbursement; Disease management; Cost and efficiency differences between small and large facilities; Hospital intensivists; Employee-motivation theories; Cultural competence for caregivers; Rural health system issues, including recruiting physicians and finding resources.