Edward F X Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward F X Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward F X |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES E F X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1935 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing the Impact of Total Quality Management and Organizational Culture on Multiple Outcomes of Care for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of total quality management (TQM) and organizational culture on a comprehensive set of endpoints of care for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients, including risk-adjusted adverse outcomes, clinical efficiency, patient satisfaction, functional health status, and cost of care. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 3,045 eligible CABG patients from 16 hospitals using risk-adjusted clinical outcomes, fu…
Training House Officers to be Cost Conscious
Two annual cost-containment educational programs, featuring involvement of respected senior physicians, lectures, comparative feedback, chart reviews, and small group discussions, were designed to reduce interns' generated costs in a private and a VA university hospital affiliated with Northwestern University Medical School. To evaluate the impact of this randomized educational intervention, hospital data on inpatient charges and length of stay (…
Medicare Beneficiary Decision Making About Health Insurance
A two-phase study involving focus group interviews and a survey of 2,016 Medicare beneficiaries was conducted to examine beneficiary decision making about health insurance under a hypothetical Medicare voucher program. Some of the major findings were that: beneficiaries lack important information about Medicare and health insurance in general; plans with physician restrictions, no restrictions on hospitals, and benefits for custodial long-term ca…
Surgical Utilization Statistics
This article considers variations in the recording and counting protocols used in the generation of surgical utilization data. A single raw data source was manipulated to reproduce several common protocols to illustrate the statistically significant differences that can result in the volume of surgical utilization considered for both individual procedures and groups of procedures. The results suggest that if recording or counting protocols differ…
Research On the Utilization of Evaluations
An area of concernfor evaluation research is the extent to which evaluations are utilized in policy and program development and change. The current review critically discusses definition of utilization and methodsfor detecting utilization. Five "clusters" of variables have been found to affect utilization. These are: (1) the relevance of evaluation to the needs of potential users; (2) extent of communication between potential users and producers …
A Comparison of Surgical Assisting in a Prepaid Group Practice and a Community Hospital
Previous studies of the work loads and time utilization of general surgeons in two different practice settings suggested that paraprofessional surgical assistants (SAs) could reduce surgeon assisting time and perhaps increase productivity. In order to further assess the potential advantage of using SAs as surgical assistants, the present study examines assisting patterns in a prepaid group practice where SAs are used and in a community hospital w…
Time Utilization of a Population of General Surgeons in a Prepaid Group Practice
Seven general surgeons in a prepaid group practice previously shown to have a mean operative work load of 9.2 hernia equivalents (HE) per week were found to have a standardized mean daytime working week of 56.2 hours, exclusive of evening activities of which 50.7 hours were devoted to professional activities. The surgeons also devoted a mean of 6.7 evening hours per week to professional activities for a mean net professional week of 57.4 hours. C…
National Self-Determination
Journal Article National Self-Determination Get access National Self-Determination. By Alfred Cobban. 2nd impression, rev. edn. London, Oxford University Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1948. xii + 186 pp. Index. 934′ ′×7′ . 15s. Edward Hughes Edward Hughes Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 329–330, https://doi.org/10.2307/30…
Studies in Administrtion and Finance, 1558-1825
Studies in Administration and Finance
National Self-Determination
Journal Article National Self-Determination Get access National Self-Determination. By Alfred Cobban. 2nd impression, rev. edn. London, Oxford University Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1948. xii + 186 pp. Index. 934′ ′×7′ . 15s. Edward Hughes Edward Hughes Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 329–330, https://doi.org/10.2307/30…
Studies in Administration and Finance
Studies in Administrtion and Finance, 1558-1825
National Self-Determination
Journal Article National Self-Determination Get access National Self-Determination. By Alfred Cobban. 2nd impression, rev. edn. London, Oxford University Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1948. xii + 186 pp. Index. 934′ ′×7′ . 15s. Edward Hughes Edward Hughes Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 329–330, https://doi.org/10.2307/30…
Time Utilization of a Population of General Surgeons in a Prepaid Group Practice
Seven general surgeons in a prepaid group practice previously shown to have a mean operative work load of 9.2 hernia equivalents (HE) per week were found to have a standardized mean daytime working week of 56.2 hours, exclusive of evening activities of which 50.7 hours were devoted to professional activities. The surgeons also devoted a mean of 6.7 evening hours per week to professional activities for a mean net professional week of 57.4 hours. C…
A Comparison of Surgical Assisting in a Prepaid Group Practice and a Community Hospital
Previous studies of the work loads and time utilization of general surgeons in two different practice settings suggested that paraprofessional surgical assistants (SAs) could reduce surgeon assisting time and perhaps increase productivity. In order to further assess the potential advantage of using SAs as surgical assistants, the present study examines assisting patterns in a prepaid group practice where SAs are used and in a community hospital w…
Research On the Utilization of Evaluations
An area of concernfor evaluation research is the extent to which evaluations are utilized in policy and program development and change. The current review critically discusses definition of utilization and methodsfor detecting utilization. Five "clusters" of variables have been found to affect utilization. These are: (1) the relevance of evaluation to the needs of potential users; (2) extent of communication between potential users and producers …
Surgical Utilization Statistics
This article considers variations in the recording and counting protocols used in the generation of surgical utilization data. A single raw data source was manipulated to reproduce several common protocols to illustrate the statistically significant differences that can result in the volume of surgical utilization considered for both individual procedures and groups of procedures. The results suggest that if recording or counting protocols differ…
Medicare Beneficiary Decision Making About Health Insurance
A two-phase study involving focus group interviews and a survey of 2,016 Medicare beneficiaries was conducted to examine beneficiary decision making about health insurance under a hypothetical Medicare voucher program. Some of the major findings were that: beneficiaries lack important information about Medicare and health insurance in general; plans with physician restrictions, no restrictions on hospitals, and benefits for custodial long-term ca…
Training House Officers to be Cost Conscious
Two annual cost-containment educational programs, featuring involvement of respected senior physicians, lectures, comparative feedback, chart reviews, and small group discussions, were designed to reduce interns' generated costs in a private and a VA university hospital affiliated with Northwestern University Medical School. To evaluate the impact of this randomized educational intervention, hospital data on inpatient charges and length of stay (…
Assessing the Impact of Total Quality Management and Organizational Culture on Multiple Outcomes of Care for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of total quality management (TQM) and organizational culture on a comprehensive set of endpoints of care for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients, including risk-adjusted adverse outcomes, clinical efficiency, patient satisfaction, functional health status, and cost of care. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 3,045 eligible CABG patients from 16 hospitals using risk-adjusted clinical outcomes, fu…
Medicine (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Surgery (3 works) · Surgery (3 works)