Journal article
Healthcare Leadership 'Outliers': An Analysis of Senior Administrators from the Top U.S. Hospitals
The Journal of health administration education, Vol.27(2), pp.87-97
03/01/2010
Abstract
Research on top performers across a variety of fields suggests that the strongest predictors of pinnacle attainment are (1) the availability of opportunities early in one's career as well as (2) the cumulative effects of much greater-than-average practice. The present study assesses
these factors as they relate to the attainment of top healthcare leadership positions. We defined our sample as the chief administrative officers for hospitals ranked in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list as our sample. Educational backgrounds were determined
through assistance from Witt-Kieffer, an executive search firm with an extensive database of executive profiles, which was supplemented by web searches and telephone contacts to ensure data integrity and currency. Staff of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
(CAHME) verified whether the MHA/equivalent programs were accredited at the time the individuals graduated by cross-checking against historical records. An aggregate estimate of degree prevalence was used to assess the extent to which academic background appeared to have stronger-than-expected
prevalence on the list. Results suggest that representation among the top executives was associated with (1) having a master's degree in administration; (2) the degree being an MHA/equivalent; and (3) the degree being from a CAHME-accredited program. The implications of the results are discussed
in relation to views of health administration as a profession as well as the accreditation of professional graduate degree programs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Healthcare Leadership 'Outliers': An Analysis of Senior Administrators from the Top U.S. Hospitals
- Creators
- Andrew GarmanLauren GoebelDaniel GentryPeter ButlerDavid Fine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of health administration education, Vol.27(2), pp.87-97
- Publisher
- Association of University Programs in Health Administration
- ISSN
- 0735-6722
- eISSN
- 2158-8236
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984363567202771
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