BACKGROUND To be successful, hospitals must increasingly collaborate with their medical staff. One strategic tool that plays an important role is the mission statement of hospitals. The goal of this research was to study the relationship between the fulfillment of administrative and professional obligations of hospitals on physicians' motivation to contribute to the mission of the hospital. Fur...

The mission statement of an organization compiled in accordance with the definition term “mission” dictionary ISO 9000 quality management systems standard cannot be recognized as effective tool, since requirements for this document are too generic and vague. objectives work were to clarify functions university library a document, develop statement, consisting mainly list its functions, full-fle...

When I began my career in dentistry twenty-five years ago, the "fee-for-service" practice was by far the most common approach for delivery of care. Time was not taken to define individuality and purpose, and outside factors such as insurance did not attempt to dictate the direction we took toward a treatment plan. Marketing was not mentioned and practice management as we know it was just beginn...