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Books

Dreachslin, J.L.  Diversity Leadership.  Chicago:  Health Administration Press, 256 pages, ISBN 1-56793-046-8, June 1996.
 
 Pages 145-150 also appear as: Dreachslin, J. “Diversity Leadership,” Journal of Nursing Administration, Volume 29, Number 6, pages 3-4 and 21, June 1999.

Peer Reviews of Diversity Leadership

Reviewed for Qualitative Health Research, 8(5):724, September 1998, by Deborah Ulmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Family Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Reviewed for the Journal of Health Administration Education, 17(4):333-335, Fall 1999, by Mary Richardson, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Program in Health Services Administration, University of Washington.

Articles Published in Refereed Journals

Dansky, K., Maldonado, R.W., DeSouza G., and Dreachslin, J.L.  “Linkages Between Strategic Orientation and Diversity Management Practices: Diversity-Sensitive Orientation as a Moderating Influence,” Health Care Management Review, Volume 28, Number 3, pages 243-253, 2003.

Dreachslin J., Sprainer E., and Jimpson G.  “Communication: Bridging the Racial/Ethnic Divide in Health Care Management,” Health Care Manager, Volume 20, Number 4, pages 10-18, 2002.

Maldonado, R.W., Dreachslin, J.L,  Dansky, K., DeSouza, G., and Gatto M., Racial/Ethnic Diversity Management and Cultural Competency: The Case of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Journal of Healthcare Management, Volume 47, Number 2, 2002.

Dreachslin J. and Agho A. “Domains and Core Competencies for Effective Evidence-Based Practice in Diversity Leadership,” Journal of Health Administration Education: Special Issue: The Future of Education and Practice in Health Management and Policy, Volume 19, Number 4, pages 131-148, 2001.

Dreachslin J., Jimpson, G., and Sprainer E.  “Race, Ethnicity, and Career Experiences in Healthcare Management,” Journal of Healthcare Management, Volume 46, Number 6, pages 397-410, 2001.

Dreachslin, J., Hunt, P., and Sprainer, E. “Workforce Diversity:  Implications for the Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Teams,” Social Science and Medicine, Volume 50, pages 1403-1414, 2000.

Dreachslin, J.  “Diversity and Organizational Transformation:  Performance Indicators for Health Services Organizations,” Journal of Healthcare Management, Volume 45, Number 1, pages 427-439, 1999 .

Dreachslin, J., “Focus Groups as a Quality Improvement Technique:  A Case Example from Health Administration Education,” Quality Assurance in Education, Volume 7, Number 4, pages 224-232, 1999.

Dreachslin, J., Hunt, P., and Sprainer, E. “Communication Patterns and Group Composition:   Implications for Patient-Centered Care Team Effectiveness,” Journal of Healthcare Management, Volume 44, Number 4, pages 253-267, 1999. 

Dreachslin, J., Hunt, P., and Sprainer, E. “Key Indicators of Nursing Care Team Performance:  Insights from the Front Line,” The Health Care Supervisor, Volume 17, Number 4, pages 70-76, 1999. 

Dreachslin, J. “Conducting Effective Focus Group Research in the Context of Diversity:  Theoretical Underpinning and Practical Implications,” Qualitative Health Research, Volume 8, Number 6, pp. 813-820, 1998.

Dreachslin, J.  “Information Technology and Quality Improvement,” International Journal of Technology Management Special Issue Series on Management of Technology in Health Care,  Volume 15, Numbers 3, 4, & 5, pp. 237-255, 1998.

 Dreachslin J., Kobrinski E., and Passen A.  “The Boundary Path of Exchange:  A New Metaphor for Leadership,” Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Volume 15, Number 6, pp. 16-23, 1994.  

Dreachslin J. and Zernott M.  "The EC's Need for a Common Currency in Health Care Quality Assurance," International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 6, Number 3, pp. 20-23,  1993. 

 Also appears as:  Dreachslin J. and Zernott M.  "The EC's Need for a Common Currency in Health Care Quality Assurance," pages 149-154 in Europe Without Frontiers.   Normand and Vaughan, editors.  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. January 1993.

Dreachslin J, Zernott M., Mendenhall S., and Nieuwenjuijsen E.  "Data Comparability Issues in International Research and Quality Assurance," Quality Assurance in Health Care. Volume 5, Number 2, pp. 143-156, 1993 

Dreachslin J.  "Gender Bias and the Process of Care," Journal of Management in Medicine, Volume 6, No. 2, pp. 46-52, 1992.

Dreachslin J., Zernott M., Fenwick L., Wright P., and Canning B.  "Self-Governance and Cultural Change in NHS Hospitals," Journal of Management in Medicine, Volume 5, No. 1, pp. 6-15, 1991. 

Dreachslin J., Zernott M., Fenwick L., Wright P., and Canning B.  "Management Information and Self-Governing NHS Hospital Trusts," Health Services Management Research, Volume 4, No. 1, pp. 2-9, 1991. 

Dreachslin J.  "Critical Thinking:  Process is Outcome," Journal of Professional Studies, Volume 13, No. 1, pp. 33-43, Spring 1989.

Long M., Fischer J., and Dreachslin J. "A Comparison of the Resource Intensity of Inpatients in Urban and Rural Nonteaching Hospitals," International  Journal of Health Services, Vol. l8, No. 2, pp. 323-333, l988.

Dreachslin J. and Mendenhall S.  "The Seven Data Elements for Strategic Hospital Management," Health Management Forum, pp. 68-78, Fall 1986. 

Long M., Dreachslin J., and Fischer J.  "Do Children's Hospitals Have a Case for Special Consideration in Reimbursement Policy?," Health  Care Financing Review, pp. 55-63, Fall 1986. 

Long M., Ament R., Dreachslin J., and Kobrinski E.  "A Reconsideration of Economies of Scale in the Health Care Field," Health Policy, Volume 5, pp. 25-44, 1985.

Ament R., Dreachslin J., Kobrinski E., and Wood W. "Three Case-Type Classifications: Suitability for Use in Reimbursing Hospitals," Medical Care, Volume 20, Number 5, pp. 460-467, May 1983. 

Panyard C., Wolf K., and Dreachslin J.  "Source of Referral as an Indicator of Motivational Factors and Treatment Outcome with Drug-Dependent Clients," International Journal of the Addictions,  Volume 14, No. 5, pp. 645-656, 1979.

Articles Accepted for Publication in Refereed Journals

Dreachslin, J.L. and Foster Curtis, E. “Factors Affecting the Career Advancement of Women and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Individuals in Healthcare Management,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Health Administration Education, December 2003.

Dreachslin J.L., Maldonado R.W., and Dansky K.  G. “Racial and Ethnic Diversity: A Focused Research Agenda for Health Services Management”, accepted for publication in Social Science and Medicine, August 14, 2003. 

 

Articles Published in Non-Refereed Journals

Oszustowicz R. and Dreachslin J.  "Capital Financing in Prospective Payment," Healthcare Strategic Management, Volume 2, Number 3, pp. 9-13, March 1984. (Co-principal author, 50%)

Dreachslin J. and Kobrinski E.  "Competitive Forces in Hospital Care:  The Physician's Administrator's Roles," Michigan Hospitals, Volume 19, Number 8, pp. 24-26, August 1983.  

Articles in In-House Organs

Dreachslin, J.  “Diversity Leadership:  Preparing Health Care Administrators for Practice in the New Millennium,” AUPHA Exchange, January/ February 1997, pages 1,5.  (newsletter)

Research Reports to Sponsors

Dreachslin, J.L. and Foster Curtis, E. “Study of Factors Affecting the Career Advancement of Women and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Individuals in Healthcare Management,” final report of contract research submitted to the National Center for Healthcare Leadership, 2003.

Dreachslin, J.L., Hunt, P.L., and Sprainer, E. Reports 1&2:  Communication in Patient Centered Care Teams.  Reports of Study Findings to Participating Hospitals, 1997.

Dreachslin, J.L. and Zernott, M. Reports 1-5:  Design of a Hospital- Based Resource Management System for the British National Health Service.  Applied contract research for the NHS Management Executive, 1987. 

Long, M., Dreachslin, J.L., and Fisher, S. Final Report:  “Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and Children’s Hospitals.”  Contract Research for the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). 

Long, M., Ament, R., Kobrinski E., and Dreachslin, J.L. Final Report:  “A Reconsideration of Economies of Scale in the Health Care Field”. HCFA Contract #500-78-0002. 

Ament R., Dreachslin J., Kobrinski E., and Wood W. Final Report:  "A Study to Develop and Test Measures of Case Severity for Hospitals," submitted to the Office of Research, Demonstrations and Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HCFA Contract #500-78-0002, 1981.