A Study on the Importance and Performance of Foodservice Tasks between Dietitian from Hospitals and Contract Managed Foodservice Companies.
- Author:
Jin Hee KIM
1
;
Tong Kyung KWAK
;
Wan Soo HONG
;
Eun Soon LYU
Author Information
1. Hyundai Foodservice Co.Ltd, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Importance;
Performance;
Hospitals contract managed companies
- MeSH:
Fees and Charges;
Food Services;
Humans;
Leadership;
Meals;
Menu Planning;
Nutritionists*;
Quality Improvement;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Sanitation
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2005;11(4):381-392
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study compared he importance of food service, views to the performance, management objectives, and recognition gap about the contract contents towards the dietetic departments of hospitals that manage the patients' food service and managers of contract managed companies, and dieticians. It conducted questionnaires and survey towards the vice director and dieticians of 17 hospitals, over 500 beds, and the persons responsible for contract managed companies and dietitians who were in charge of food service. The hospitals showed significantly(p<0.05) higher the importance scores in menu planning, the distribution of meal, sanitation management, and leadership than those of the contract managed companies. In the difference of hospitals and contract managed companies about performance, it appeared high in the contract managed companies. In the importance of the foodservice management objective, the hospital had significantly(p<0.05) higher scores in the management of client's satisfaction and quality improvement element through management innovation than those of the contract managed companies. In the importance of contract term, the contract method, expense, and payment condition of commission fee were significantly(p<0.05) high scores in the contract managed companies, compared to the hospital.
