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2005
First place
Graduate division: R. Bramer Owens, Baylor
University, Waco, TX; "The Plight of the Not-for-Profit: How Current
Controversies Are a Reflection of the Historical, Regulatory, and Competitive
Environment of the Tax-Exempt Hospital."
Undergraduate division: Tanisha D. Woodard, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; "Addressing Variation in Hospital
Quality: Is Six Sigma the Answer?"
Second
place
Graduate
division: Emily K. Hyland, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC; "Transparency in
Healthcare: Improving Stakeholder Relationships through Disclosure."
Undergraduate division: Lauren S. Blind, Clemson
(SC) University; "Hispanic Influx Creates Catalyst for
Change: Healthcare Management's Position of Action."
Third
place
Graduate division: LeJon Poole, University
of Alabama at Birmingham; "Assessing the Trend toward a
Niche Strategy in the Healthcare Industry"
Undergraduate division: Jeremy J. Trescott, Ohio
University, Athens; "A Review and Analysis of the Medical
Malpractice Liability Crisis."
2004
First
place
Graduate division: Duane E. Reynolds,
The Ohio State University, Columbus; "Improving Care
Interactions with Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations
in Healthcare Organizations: A Challenge for Healthcare Management"
Undergraduate division: Jenifer K. Murphy,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; "After
9-11: Elevating Bioterrorism Preparedness in Hospitals"
Second
place
Graduate division: Lisa Zinkovich,
University of Central Florida, Orlando; "Bioterror
Events: Pre-emptive Strategies for Healthcare Executives"
Undergraduate division: Timothy J. Langdon, Creighton
University, Omaha, NE; "Ethics in All Things:
Creating a System of Ethics in Healthcare Organizations"
Third
place
Graduate division: Melissa K. Harper,
University of Florida, Gainesville; "Assessing Healthcare
Organization Web Sites: Quality Design Is Crucial"
Undergraduate division: Selima Taylor,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park;
"An Examination of the Relationship between Hospital
Organizational Characteristics and Organ Donor Potential"
2003
First
place
Graduate division: Diana Gerhardus,
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; "Robot-Assisted Surgery:
The Future is Here"
Undergraduate division: Elizabeth J. Floyd, The University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; "Healthcare Reform through Rationing"
Second
place
Graduate division: Jennifer R. McCarthy,
Oregon State University, Corvallis; "The Malpractice Crisis:
Making Managers Part of the Solution"
Undergraduate division: Melissa N. Evarts, Ithaca (NY) College;
"The Legal Evolution and Impact of Cost Containment Initiatives"
Third
place
Graduate division: Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, University
of South Florida, Tampa; "Magnet Mania: A Beginner's Guide to Health Care's
Hottest Designation"
Undergraduate division: Jackie A. Thomas, Oregon State University,
Corvallis; "Lessons from Gandhi: When Leadership and Spirituality Collide"
2002
First
place
Graduate division: Judy A. Cordeniz,
SetonWorldWide, the online campus of Seton Hall University,
South Orange, N.J.; "Recruitment, Retention, and Management
of Generation X with a Focus on Nursing Professionals"
Undergraduate division: Kathryn E. Kerwin, James Madison
University, Harrisonburg, Va.; "The Role of the Internet in Improving
Health Care Quality"
Second
place
Graduate division: R. Brent Rawlings,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; "At the Edge of
the Quality Chasm: Bridging the Gap with Complex Adaptive
Systems Theory"
Undergraduate division: Marilyn Filippo, Governors State
University, University Park, Ill., "Improving the Retention of Nurses"
Third
place
Graduate division: Tracey Lynn Perez Koehlmoos,
University of South Florida, Tampa; "Innovation, Implementation,
and Implosion: A Public-Private Partnership Struggles to Survive in the
Changing Environment"
Undergraduate division: Greer Gray, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa; "To Err Is Human, but Should It Be Reported?"
2001
First
place
Graduate division: Velma Roberts,
University of Alabama at Birmingham; "Managing Strategic Outsourcing
in the Healthcare Industry"
Undergraduate division: Coleen F. Santa Ana, James Madison
University, Harrisonburg, Va.; "The Adoption of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine by Hospitals: A Framework for Decision-Making"
Second
place
Graduate division: Lauren E. Wood,
Medical College of Virginia Campus at Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond; "To Regulate or Not to Regulate: Was
Certificate of Need Successful?"
Undergraduate division: Kelly Renee Watson, University of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, "Uninsured Children: Problems and Solutions"
Third
place
Graduate division: Kathleen N. Spears, Texas
Woman's University, Houston; "All is Fair in Race and Health: A Healthcare
Fallacy"
Undergraduate division: Kati M. Laszlo, Eastern Michigan
University, Ypsilanti; "In the Business of Healthcare: Strategic
Management Concepts for Health Services Managers"
2000
First
place
Graduate division: Dawn R. Ritterband,
Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond; "Disease Management: Old Wine in New Bottles?"
Undergraduate division: Aimee B. Forehand, James Madison
University, Harrisonburg, Va.; "Mission and Organizational Performance
in the Health Care Industry."
Second
place
Graduate division: Misty Marie Mach,
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas: "Can an Enterprise-wide
System Improve Health Care?"
Undergraduate division: Julie Robinson, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, "Small, Rural Hospitals: A Fight for Survival."
Third
place
Graduate division: Kimberly R. Enard,
Georgia State University, Atlanta; "Elderly Long-Term Care: Increasing
Coverage and Controlling Costs."
Undergraduate division: Nicole C. Quon, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park; "Negligence-based Informed Consent Doctrine
Needed to Protect Patient Rights."
1999
First
place
Graduate division: Brian A. Dahl,
University of Iowa, Iowa City; "Economic Credentialing: The
Propriety of Managing Physician Costs through Privileging"
Undergraduate division: Julie E. Howard, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, Va.; "Hospital Customer Service in a Changing Health
Care World: Does It Matter?"
Second
place
Graduate division: Eric W. Klavetter,
University of South Dakota, Vermillion; "Antitrust Risk: A
Practical Review for Healthcare Executives"
Undergraduate division: M. Leslie Dame,University of Nevada
Las Vegas; "Motivational Factors Influencing Volunteer Commitment
in Non-profit and Health Service Agencies"
Third
place
Graduate division: Armin A. Rahmanian, Ohio State
University, Columbus; "Teams in Health Care: Blueprints for Success"
Undergraduate division: Nicole C. Quon, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park; "Courts Fail Patients in Health Insurance
Coverage Cases: A Need for a National Judicial Health Policy Agency"
1998
First
place
Graduate division: Susan L. Bonifield,
University of Memphis (Tenn.), "A Cost-Savings Analysis
of Prenatal Interventions"
Undergraduate division: Jacqueline R. DeSouza, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., "Alternative Dispute
Resolution: Methods to Address Workplace Conflict in Health Services Organizations"
Second
place
Graduate division: Jeffrey S. Crane,
University of South Florida, Tampa, "A Multi-Level Performance
Appraisal Tool Transition from the Traditional to a CQI Approach"
Undergraduate division: Lindsey R. Hobbs, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Benefits of Intergenerational
Shared Site Programs"
Third
place
Graduate division: Michele S. Paek, Saint
Louis University, "Prescribing Quality Medicine to Physicians:
Getting Physician Participation in Continuous Quality Improvement"
Undergraduate division: Debby W. Abbo, Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, "Home Care: A Risk Prone Environment
for Operational Exposures"
1997
First
place
Graduate division: Kara Marschke, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, "Protecting the Public’s Interest:
The Role of the State Attorney General in Regulation Hospital
Conversion"
Undergraduate division: Alison Heightchew, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., "Antitrust and
Affiliations among Health Care Providers: The Need for a Level Playing
Field"
Second
place
Graduate division: Curtis Rayer, Trinity
University, San Antonio, Texas, "Influencing Physician
Practice Patterns: A Self-Improving Systems Approach"
Undergraduate division: Connie Chambers, Metropolitan
State College of Denver, "Conserving Employee Morale:
The Role of Communication"
Third
place
Graduate division: Lok Yin Laurie Ho,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, "The Impact of Clinical
Pathways and Outcomes Management on Health Care"
Undergraduate division: Ethan Joos, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "Applying Motorola’s Six Sigma
Quality Concepts to the Healthcare Industry"
1996
First
place
Graduate division: Bradley A. Daniel,
Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, "Venturing into New Territory—Health Systems
as Medicare Risk"
Undergraduate division: Christopher R. Bolduc, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Impact of Health Care Reform
on HMO Administrators"
Second
place
Graduate division: Kathy H. Dexter,
U.S. Army-Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, "Malpractice
Liability Risks in Managed Care"
Undergraduate division: Victoria M. Kurdziel, Florida
Atlantic University, Boca Raton, "Shattering the Glass
Ceiling in Healthcare Management"
Third
place
Graduate division: Teresa M. Tobin,
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, "Risk Sharing Between
Health Care Providers and Payers—Can It Work?"
Undergraduate division: Amy Fellows, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, "Adapting to Managed Care"
1995
First
place
Graduate division: Timothy B. Rimmer, LaSalle
University, Philadelphia, "Physician Practice Acquisitions:
Valuation Issues and Concerns"
Undergraduate division: Andreas L. Mang, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "Implementation Strategies of Patient
Focused Care"
Second
place
Graduate division: J. Clay Fowler, Georgia
State University, Atlanta, "Case-Mix Reimbursement and Activity
Based Costing in Long Term Care"
Undergraduate division: Victoria M. Kurdziel, Florida
Atlantic University, Boca Raton, "The Far-Reaching Benefits of Community
Health Information Networks"
Third
place
Graduate division: Michael O’Gorman,
University of Minnesota, Duluth, "Big Business, Big Medicine,
Big Bills: How Do We Satisfy the Needs of Our Self-Insured
Customers?"
Undergraduate division: Marcus D. Macip, University
of Texas, Galveston, "COBRA: A Beneficial Bite"
1994
First
place
Graduate division: Ralph H. Ramsey IV, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, "Activity-Based Costing for
Hospitals"
Undergraduate division: Mark Bard, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., "Reinventing Healthcare
Delivery"
Second
place
Graduate division: Theresa Burkhart,
Ohio State University, Columbus, "Service Quality: A
Model for the Patient Satisfaction System"
Undergraduate division: Janet Dahlke, California
State University, Fresno, "United States Public Health
Support to Developing Nations Can Increase Worldwide Health Promotion
and Wellness As Well As Reduce Our Own National Health Risks"
Third
place
Graduate division: Susan Shear, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, "The Management of Medical Devices:
Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time"
Undergraduate division: Pam Johnson, Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, "Ethical Implications
of Unhealthy Workers"
1993
First
place
Graduate division: Karen Lowe Johnson, Trinity
University, San Antonio, Texas, "Health Care Coalitions:
An Emerging Force for Change"
Undergraduate division: Kristen E. O’Connor, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "Management Implications of
Physician Practice Patterns—Strategies for Managers"
Second
place
Graduate division: Michael S. Holland,
Rush University, Chicago, "Customer Satisfaction After
Outpatient Surgery"
Undergraduate division: George W. Einhorn, Governors
State University, University Park, Ill., "An Acute Pain
Management Service in the Community Hospital: A Practical Approach
for Organization and Implementations"
Third
place
Graduate division: Laurie A. Ashmore,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, "Managing Diversity"
No third-place award was granted in the undergraduate division.
1992
First
place
Graduate division: Mimi Modarress, University
of Minnesota, "Organ Donation and Transplantation: The
Need for a Multi-Pronged Approach for Equitable Allocation"
Undergraduate division: Julie Pachmayer, Governors
State University, University Park, Ill., "The Implications
of Advance Directives on the Healthcare Institution"
Second
place
Graduate division: Margaret Keavney,
Tulane University, New Orleans, "Hospital Ethics Committees
and the Law"
Undergraduate division: Patricia A. Gordon, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Emergence of Free-Standing
Surgical Centers: In Whose Best Interest Do They Serve?"
Third
place
Graduate division: Jay C. Warden, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, "Physician Participation: A Key
to Success for Integrated Health Systems"
Undergraduate division: Chris A. Leidolf, Southern Illinois
University, Edwardsville, "Advantages of a Consumer Based
National Health Plan"
1991
First
place
Graduate division: Stephanie Lin Bloom, George
Washington University, Washington, D.C., "Hospital Turf
Battles: The Manager’s Role"
Undergraduate division: Douglas B. Matey, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Significance of Transactional
and Transformational Leadership Theory on the Hospital Manager"
Second
place
Graduate division: Lisa O’Neill, Temple
University, Philadelphia, "Corporate Negligence and the
National Practitioner Data Bank"
Undergraduate division: Andrea De Vries, University
of Illinois, Champaign, "A Step in the Left Direction:
An Analysis of the Impact of Government Legislation on Employee Health
Benefits"
Third
place
Graduate division: John Meurer, M.D.,
Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., "Strategies
for Improving Access to Maternal and Child Health Services
in the United States"
Undergraduate division: Peter D. Grasso, University
of Texas, Galveston, "Aging: Addressing Increasing Demands of Long-Term Care
into the 21st Century"
1990
First
place
Graduate division: Robert F. Casalou, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, "Total Quality Management in
Health Care"
Undergraduate division: Carol Moody, University
of Texas, Galveston, "Right to Refuse Medical Treatment"
Second
place
Graduate division: Finis H. Nabors,
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, "The Ethical
Dimensions of Cost Containment"
Undergraduate division: Jonathan D. Vicenzi, Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale, "The Tools of Financial
Management"
Third
place
Graduate division: Sara J. Draper, Trinity
University, San Antonio, Texas, "Physician Practice Standards—An
Issue for Health Care Administrators"
No third-place award was granted in the undergraduate division.
1989
First
place
Graduate division: Barry Zajac, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, "Legal Issues in Neonatal Intensive
Care"
Undergraduate division: Sylvia A. Small, University
of Texas, Galveston, "Confidentiality Issues for Health
Care Administrators"
Second
place
Graduate division: Carole W. Giardina,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Undergraduate division: Bridgett L. Chase, University
of Maryland, College Park
Third
place
Graduate division: Carol A. Wainwright,
Governors State University, University Park, Ill.
Undergraduate division: Kim Bryant, University
of North Carolina, Asheville
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