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Can The Kanban Technique Reduce Medical Errors?, Juhi Hegde

Dissertations and Theses

This study discusses common medical errors and the extent of harm caused in the United States and explores the application of the Kanban technique of Lean Management in the healthcare industry to reduce medical errors. It also describes various scenarios of how the visual scheduling/ signaling system has been incorporated for continuous process improvement in the clinical and non-clinical sectors of the industry based on several review articles. Furthermore, a survey study was performed in order to assess whether ‘Kanban Visual Management System’ utilization in healthcare has the ability to reduce medical errors. A convenience sample of healthcare providers was …

Analysis Of Delays In Processing Times In An Ophthalmology Clinic, Kai Yung Natalie Lui

Dissertations and Theses

Efficiency is an important component of any medical practice. It facilitates quality care, reduction in wait time, patient and staff satisfaction, and decreased cost. The purpose of this study was to identify bottlenecks in the current processing system in the Eye Center at Hershey Penn State Medical Center. Data was obtained about patients arriving at the clinic for ancillary tests such as visual field testing and retinal imaging. Analysis of this data revealed a statistically significant longer average length of visit for patients who received testing in comparison to those who did not. However, due to the small sample size …

Impact Of Wait Times, Perception Of Care And Environment On Patient Satisfaction At Infusion Centers And Dialysis Centers, Ke Li Yew

Dissertations and Theses

Waiting time is a significant component of patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is an increasingly important parameter in assessing the quality of care. Understanding the most important factors impacting overall satisfaction can help health care administrators and providers improve patient care. Numerous studies showed that there is a strong and negative relationship between wait times and patient satisfaction at ambulatory clinics, orthopedic clinics, endocrinology clinics or emergency rooms. However, patient satisfaction at infusion centers and dialysis centers has not been widely studied. This study aimed to investigate relationships between perceived waiting times, perception of care and environment and patient satisfaction at …

Health Insurance Coverage And Factors That Affect Access To Healthcare, Bryce A. Jerin

Senior Theses

The modern landscape of the U.S. healthcare economy is a culmination of many decades of debate and growth. The system of health insurance coverage in the United States allows millions of Americans to participate in the delivery and access to care, while keeping millions out. Health insurance coverage, the availability of pharmaceuticals, and hospital billing practices are factors that affect the level of access to care. Healthcare has developed into a complex system with various stakeholders who act on their own incentives. Encouraging rational pricing for health care services is an important step toward ensuring access to care for everyone …

The Current State Of Migrant Health In Morocco: Pre-And Peri-Covid-19 Pandemic, Layla Babahaji

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In the early 21st century, Morocco transitioned from being a predominantly transit migration country into both a transit and destination country for migrants. In 2013, the Moroccan government took significant steps to adapt the healthcare system in better integrating migrants in its policies. The government implemented the National Strategy on Immigration and Asylum that improved access to public health care for migrants. Recently, in March of 2020, Morocco declared a state of medical emergency due to the current COVID-19 pandemic that continues today. This paper addresses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the current state of migrant health in …

2020-03-30 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-27 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-26 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-25 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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Sustainability Of Rural Hospitals In The United States, Stephanie Cole, Kathleen Lanhan, Alberto Coustasse

Management Faculty Research

Introduction: Rural hospitals experienced both challenges and opportunities in providing healthcare to the community. As these facilities were one of the largest employers in the area, their impact was significant. The purpose of this study was to determine the sustainability of rural hospitals in the U.S. by examining variables that affect these institutions such as accessibility, availability of services, quality outcomes, and effective administrative practices.

Methodology: This qualitative study utilized a literature review and open-ended survey of an expert in Hospital Administration within or collaborating with rural areas. Five databases were used to collect 48 total sources. These sources were …

2020-03-24 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-23 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-20 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-19 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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Understanding The Dimensions Of Medical Crowdfunding: A Visual Analytics Approach, Jie Ren, Viju Raghupathi, Wullianallur Raghupathi

Publications and Research

Background: Medical crowdfunding has emerged as a growing field for fundraising opportunities. Some environmental trends have driven the emergence of campaigns to raise funds for medical care. These trends include lack of medical insurance, economic backlash following the 2008 financial collapse, and shortcomings of health care regulations.

Objective: Research regarding crowdfunding campaign use, reasons, and effects on the provision of medical care and individual relationships in health systems is limited. This study aimed to explore the nature and dimensions of the phenomenon of medical crowdfunding using a visual analytics approach and data crawled from the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in 2019. …

2020-03-18 A Message From Chancellor Roth (2), Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-18 A Message From Chancellor Roth (1), Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-17 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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2020-03-16 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

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What's Happening: March 16, 2020, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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What's Happening: March 9, 2020, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Scheduling Like A Pro, Joseph Gibney

Emergency Medicine

Scheduling is difficult, but believe it or not, it can also be rewarding. This is one chief’s take on three years of scheduling and the highs, lows, do’s, don’ts, and novel ways to help your fellow residents live their best residency life.

• Show that resident wellness is impacted by scheduling
• Demonstrate our scheduling process, some errors we made over time, and how we learned from them
• Discuss some novel scheduling tactics, how other residencies may apply what we’ve learned, and how to adapt it to fit their needs

How One Library’S Location Change Impacted Health Information Requests: Comparing Zip Codes And Health Disparities To Inform Library Services: Data Files, David Petersen, Martha Earl, Cameron Watson, Kelsey Grabeel

Faculty Publications

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03-02-2020 Hsc Committee Agenda (Revised V2), Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

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02-11-2020 Hsc Committee Minutes, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

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What's Happening: March 2, 2020, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Chronic Disease Management: How It And Analytics Create Healthcare Value Through The Temporal Displacement Of Care, Steve M. Thompson, Johnathan Whitaker, Rajiv Kohli, Craig Jones

Finance Faculty Publications

The treatment of chronic diseases consumes 86% of U.S. healthcare costs. While healthcare organizations have traditionally focused on treating the complications of chronic diseases, advances in information technology (IT) and analytics can help clinicians and patients manage and slow the progression of chronic diseases to result in higher quality of life for patients and lower healthcare costs.

We build on prior research to introduce the notion of temporal displacement of care (TDC), in which IT and analytics create healthcare value by displacing the time at which providers and patients make interventions to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs. We propose …

March 2020, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

The Effect Of Heart Score Risk Stratification Tool On Length Of Stay, Kelly Huffman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

With increasing national health care expenditures, different methods of reducing health care costs, along with supportive evidence-based research, are essential. This research will lead to changes in clinical practice standards including the utilization of tools by emergency room and hospitalist providers to reduce costs by decreasing the length of stay for acute chest pain admissions. The researcher utilized a retrospective review of charts for participants admitted into the acute care setting with the primary diagnosis of acute chest pain, with a focus on determining whether an initial calculation of a HEART Score risk stratification variable was completed and if …

Studi Deskriptif Analisa Promosi Layanan Rumah Sakit, Ni Putu Indra Dewi, Anindita Santoso, Handi Wirawan, Joan Puspita Tanumihardja

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

Health services have entered an era of competition that requires hospitals to be able to provide superior services to attract consumers (patients). Hospitals need to implement an effective marketing system so that outreach targets and ultimately service utilization can be achieved by using integrated marketing communication techniques to coordinate and control various elements of the promotional mix. In this manuscript, the researcher analyzes the promotion of hospital services using a descriptive study method.