The clinical impetus to develop cancer centers has been the recognition that many cancer
patients require a comprehensive treatment plan coordinated across multiple specialties …

The majority of academic health centers are experiencing significant difficulties balancing
their research, teaching, and clinical missions while maintaining adequate financial …

Purpose: Adoption of a mission-focused, productivity-based funds-flow model recognizes
faculty activities regardless of their primary mission and incentivizes and financially rewards …

The capacity to develop a comprehensive cancer center varies with available resources
such as human capital (providers, nurses, staff), facilities and equipment, and most …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second leading cause of
death globally, accounting for approximately 9.6 million deaths [1]. The WHO recommends …

Although much has been written about implementing mission-based management tools to
help facilitate managing the primary academic missions at academic medical centers, there …

Background The changing delivery and environment in medicine has altered the success
factors for academic health care centers. The necessity for meeting multi-dimensional …

SHORTLY AFTER BEING APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESI-dent for Health Affairs and
Director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga, in …

Outpatient cancer treatment centers can be considered as complex systems in which several
types of medical professionals and administrative staff must coordinate their work to achieve …

2004 served as the inaugural year for The Journal of Oncology Management Strategic
Planning column. This column is designed as a practical guide to strategic planning for …