Creating the New American Hospital

Transforming the American Hospital

Provides an exciting, values-centered approach to leadingorganizational change that produces rapid and lastingresults.
--Coyla Anderson, executive vice president, operations, Holy CrossHealth System

At a time when the health care industry is going through acrisis--closures, layoffs, soaring costs, dissatisfied customers,and increased turnover--some hospitals have dramatically improvedquality, productivity, and profitability. How?

They have met the challenges of operating in today's health careenvironment through a complete, revolutionary transformation in howhospitals are managed. This book offers health care leaders anin-depth picture of how this new hospital operates and presentsdetailed, proven guidance for undertaking the transition. BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR AMERICAN HEALTH CARE.

Why Hospitals Fail.

Reinventing the American Hospital.

HOW THE NEW AMERICAN HOSPITAL FUNCTIONS.

Unleashing People for Contribution.

Delivering the Service Strategy.

The Quality-Productivity-Innovation Equation.

A Streamlined Management System.

Optimizing Organizational Structure.

SUCCEEDING IN ORGANIZATIONAL RENEWAL.

Leading the Transition.

Managing Wide-Scale Change and Reconstruction.

Preparing for Transformation.

Implementing the Renewal Strategy.

Accelerating the Change Process.

Driving Change with Rewards. "This hands-on guidebook is full of useful suggestions for makingAmerica's hospital's the caring--and cost-effective--places theyshould be. From managing by key results areas to employeeempowerment to strategies for putting the customer first, ClaytonSherman brings the best of new management wisdom to health care."(Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of When Giants Lean to Dance andcoauthor of The Challenge of Organizational Change)

"A superb book, containing many ideas that will ensure the successof those who manage hospitals. A thought-provoking book written ata most appropriate time as our nation moves forward with muchneeded health reform." (Richard E. Meiers, president and CEO,Hawaii Hospital Association)

"Provides an exciting, values-centered approach to leadingorganizational change that produces rapid and lasting results. Mustreading for the emerging health care leaders of the next century."(Coyla Anderson, Executive vice president, operations, Holy CrossHealth System)

"As hospitals enter into a period of substantial health carereform, Creating the New American Hospital provides hospitalleaders, trustees, medical staffs, and other personnel withpractical guidelines for ensuring that quality health care isdelivered in an affordable and effective way." (Terry TownsAnd,CAE, president and CEO of the Texas Hospital Association) V. CLAYTON SHERMAN is founder and president of Management House, Inc., in Inverness, Illinois. Management House provides management development, organization development, and human resource services to a wide range of hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, associations, and emerging growth organizations. His consulting work has won numerous awards for his clients including achieving placement in the HCIA-Mercer list of the Top 100 Hospitals, Press-Ganey's nationally best-rated hospital in customer satisfaction, and 3M Innovations in Health Care Award for an organization's transformation using the New American Hospital model.Sherman's audiocassette programs, "The Uncommon Leader" and "Strategies for Stress Free Living," have been among the best-selling management programs of all time. he is the author of From Losers to Winners (1987) and Managerial Performance and Promotability (1984). At a time when the health care industry is going through a crisis—closures, layoffs, litigation, soaring costs, dissatisfied customers, and increased turnover—some hospitals have dramatically improved quality, productivity, and profitability. How? The leaders of those hospitals have undertaken the systematic and radical transformation necessary to create a hospital equipped to thrive in today's tumultuous and highly competitive environment. Creating the New American Hospital provides health care leaders with the insights they need to make this transformation. Meeting the challenges of operating in today's health care environment, argues V. Clayton Sherman, requires nothing less than a complete, revolutionary transformation in how hospitals are managed—the creation of the New American Hospital. In this book, he offers health care leaders an in-depth picture of how the New American Hospital operates and presents detailed, proven guidance for undertaking the transition that hospitals must make if they are to adapt.Over the past thirteen years, Sherman has consulted with hundreds of hospitals, helping health care executives across the country to make successful organizational transformation happen. Offering detailed examples drawn from field experience, he demonstrates how hospitals have effectively applied his management approach and achieved demonstratable and rapid improvements in customer satisfaction, quality, staff growth, organizational climate, productivity, innovation, and profitability. Sherman describes the New American Hospital model and how it differs from the failing management approach associated with the industry's past. He details how this new model requires a complete revision of management approach, use of people, response to the customer, and organization structure. And he offers guidelines for understanding and carrying out the many aspects of organizational renewal—including assessing change readiness, formulating a plan, gaining consensus At a time when the health care industry is going through a crisis—closures, layoffs, litigation, soaring costs, dissatisfied customers, and increased turnover—some hospitals have dramatically improved quality, productivity, and profitability. How? The leaders of those hospitals have undertaken the systematic and radical transformation necessary to create a hospital equipped to thrive in today's tumultuous and highly competitive environment. Creating the New American Hospital provides health care leaders with the insights they need to make this transformation.