title: Survival of academic medical centers in the managed care environment: the roles of CEOs.
abstract: To survive in the managed care environment and become more cost effective and efficient, academic medical centers are relying on their CEOs. This research found three types of CEOs administering in today's academic medical centers: strategist, communicator and delegator. The strategist CEO develops innovative strategies while managing limited resources. The communicator CEO networks to understand trends and seek opportunities. The delegator CEO is responsible for daily operations and makes sure that the organization runs smoothly. All three types of CEOs are needed by academic medical centers as they make strategic decisions in response to changes in the managed care environment.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Administration, Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000288:Administrative Personnel; D006302:Health Services Research; D007857:Leadership; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States