Collaboration among missouri nonprofit hospitals and local health departments: Content analysis of community health needs assessments

K.E. Beatty, K.D. Wilson, A. Ciecior and L. Stringer

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S337-S344

Abstract: Objectives: We identified the levels of joint action that led to collaboration between hospitals and local health departments (LHDs) using the hospital's community health needs assessments (CHNAs). Methods: In 2014, we conducted a content analysis of Missouri nonprofit hospitals (n = 34) CHNAs, and identified hospitals based on previously reported collaboration with LHDs. We coded the content according to the level of joint action. A comparison sample (n = 50) of Missouri nonprofit hospitals provided the basic comparative information on hospital characteristics. Results: Among the hospitals identified by LHDs, 20.6%were "networking," 20.6%were "coordinating," 38.2%were "cooperating," and 2.9%were "collaborating." Almost 18%of study hospitals had no identifiable level of joint action with LHDs based on their CHNAs. In addition, comparison hospitals were more often part of a larger system (74%) compared with study hospitals (52.9%). Conclusions: The results of our study helped develop a better understanding of levels of joint action from a hospital perspective.Our results might assist hospitals and LHDs inmaking more informed decisions about efficient deployment of resources for assessment processes and implementation plans.

Keywords: cooperation; government; hospital management; human; needs assessment; non profit organization; organization and management; public health service; public relations; system analysis; United States, Cooperative Behavior; Hospital Administration; Humans; Interinstitutional Relations; Local Government; Missouri; Needs Assessment; Organizations, Nonprofit; Public Health Administration; Systems Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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