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For
immediate release
KHALIQ,
WALSTON, MATTACHIONE, AND THOMPSON RECEIVE ACHE'S
2004 HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AWARD
CHICAGO,
July 16, 2004—As
winners of the American College of Healthcare Executives'
2004 Health Management Research Award, Amir A. Khaliq, Ph.D.;
Stephen L. Walston, Ph.D.; Steven E. Mattachione, J.D., CPA,
FHFMA; and David M. Thompson, Ph.D., will receive $10,000
to undertake a study titled "The Impact of Hospital CEO
Turnover in U.S. Hospitals."
Their
research will explore how CEO turnover affects hospitals in
such areas as financial performance, service mix, quality
of care, employee morale, and relationship with the community.
In addition, their research will determine what proportion
of CEO turnover is reported as voluntary and will examine
what activities were initiated or suspended in an effort to
deal with the effects of the previous CEO's departure and
the new CEO's arrival.
Using
a Web-based instrument, the researchers will survey hospital
chief executive officers and board chairs to determine their
views of the effects of CEO turnover. To further examine the
impact of CEO turnover on hospital performance, the researchers
will link their final survey data to performance indicators
from annual surveys conducted by the American Hospital Association.
Their research results will be available in late 2005.
ACHE
introduced the Health Management Research Award in 1988 to
enhance managerial effectiveness and/or career opportunities
in health services administration. It is awarded annually
through monies left to the Foundation of the American College
of Healthcare Executives by the late Foster G. McGaw, founder
of the American Hospital Supply Corporation. The award is
granted to ACHE affiliates who are full-time faculty of health
administration programs. Selections for the award are made
by ACHE's nine-member Higher Education and Research Committee.
All
four researchers are associated with the College of Public
Health at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Khaliq
is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Administration
and Policy. A Faculty Associate of ACHE, he earned his doctoral
degree in health administration from the University of Toronto
and his master's degrees in public health and health services
from the Universities of London and California. Walston is
an associate professor in the Department of Health Administration
and Policy. A Faculty Associate of ACHE, he earned his doctoral
degree in management and healthcare systems from the Wharton
School and his master's degree in public administration from
Brigham Young University.
Mattachione
serves as visiting associate professor in the Department of
Health Administration and Policy and is currently vice president
of Enterprise Resource Planning for the Sisters of Mercy Health
System, St. Louis. He previously served as vice president
and chief financial officer of Mercy Health System of Oklahoma
in Oklahoma City. Mattachione earned his law degree from Loyola
University in Los Angeles. Thompson is an assistant professor
in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. He earned
his doctoral degree in biostatistics from the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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American College of Healthcare Executives
The
American College of Healthcare Executives is an international
professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives who lead
our nation's hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare
organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing
and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare
Management, which draws more than 4,000 participants each
year. ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare
Management, and magazine, Healthcare Executive, as well as
ground-breaking research and career development and public
policy programs. ACHE's publishing division, Health Administration
Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals
on all aspects of health services management in addition to
textbooks for use in college and university courses. Through
such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier
professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional
value to its members.
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CONTACTS:
Amir A. Khaliq, Ph.D., (405) 271-2115, ext. 37073
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