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2011

Theses and Dissertations

Virginia Commonwealth University

Hospitals

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Hospitals With Physican Ceos: An Institutional Theory Perspective, Jeremy Zoch Oct 2011

Hospitals With Physican Ceos: An Institutional Theory Perspective, Jeremy Zoch

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ABSTRACT HOSPITALS WITH PHYSICIAN CEOS: AN INSTITUTIONAL THEORY PERSPECTIVE By: Jeremy S. Zoch, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Related Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Major Director: Kenneth R. White, Ph.D. Professor Department of Health Administration The complexities of the healthcare industry at the beginning of the 21st century continue to challenge hospitals to optimize their operations. A key leadership position in the overall success of a hospital is the role of the Chief Executive Officer. The purpose of this study was to …


Factors Associated With Hospital Entry Into Joint Venture Arrangements With Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Reethi Iyengar Apr 2011

Factors Associated With Hospital Entry Into Joint Venture Arrangements With Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Reethi Iyengar

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This study presented an empirical analysis of the key market, regulatory, organizational, operational and financial factors associated with hospital entry into joint venture (JV) arrangements with Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) as examined through the framework of resource dependency theory complimented with neo-institutional theory. This study used a cross sectional design to examine hospitals that entered into a joint venture arrangement with ASCs in 2006 and 2007. The data for this study were drawn from five main sources: the American Hospital Association Annual Survey (AHA), the Area Resource File (ARF), the CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) minimum dataset, the …