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Letter From The Editor, Tami Moser Oct 2013

Letter From The Editor, Tami Moser

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Administrative Issues Journal: Table Of Contents Oct 2013

Administrative Issues Journal: Table Of Contents

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Radio-Frequency Identification (Rfid) Technologies On The Hospital Supply Chain: A Literature Review, Alberto Coustasse, Shane Tomblin, Chelsea Slack Oct 2013

Impact Of Radio-Frequency Identification (Rfid) Technologies On The Hospital Supply Chain: A Literature Review, Alberto Coustasse, Shane Tomblin, Chelsea Slack

Management Faculty Research

Supply costs account for more than one-third of the average operating budget and constitute the second largest expenditure in hospitals. As hospitals have sought to reduce these costs, radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology has emerged as a solution. This study reviews existing literature to gauge the recent and potential impact and direction of the implementation of RFID in the hospital supply chain to determine current benefits and barriers of adoption. Findings show that the application of RFID to medical equipment and supplies tracking has resulted in efficiency increases in hospitals with lower costs and increased service quality. RFID technology can reduce …


Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Is It Working?, Joshua Mcadoo, Julian Irving, Stacie Deslich, Alberto Coustasse Oct 2013

Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Is It Working?, Joshua Mcadoo, Julian Irving, Stacie Deslich, Alberto Coustasse

Management Faculty Research

Before 2006, Massachusetts had more than 500 000 residents who lacked health insurance. Governor Mitt Romney enacted landmark legislation requiring all residents to obtain health insurance. Also, the legislation established a health insurance exchange for the purpose of broadening the choices of insurance plans made available to individuals in the state. The purpose of this research was to assess the Massachusetts health care reform in terms of access, cost, and sustainability. The methodology used was a literature review from 2006 to 2013; a total of 43 references were used. Health reform resulted in additional overall state spending of $2.42 billion …


Patients' Perceptions Of Provider Communication, Provider Knowledge And Provider Competence And Associations With Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries, Engels Nnamdi Obi Oct 2013

Patients' Perceptions Of Provider Communication, Provider Knowledge And Provider Competence And Associations With Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries, Engels Nnamdi Obi

Open Access Dissertations

The objectives for this study were to determine prevalence and incidence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among community-dwelling Medicare Part D beneficiaries, and to assess associations between patients' perceptions of provider communication, provider knowledge, and provider competence with PIM use. A retrospective observational analysis was conducted using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. Individuals were included in the prevalence sample if they were aged 65 years or older in 2008, continuously enrolled in Medicare Part D from October 2007 through December 2008, and living in the community from October 2007 through December 2008. Individuals were included in the …


Transforming Patient Care Through Telehealth (Presentation), Joseph Tracy Ms, Ba, Terry A. Capuano Mba, Msn, Rn, Fache, Ne-Bc, Anne Panik Ms, Rn, Nea-Bc, Sharon Kromer Ccrc, Ctc, Lori Yesenofski Msn, Rn, Ccrn, Ctc Oct 2013

Transforming Patient Care Through Telehealth (Presentation), Joseph Tracy Ms, Ba, Terry A. Capuano Mba, Msn, Rn, Fache, Ne-Bc, Anne Panik Ms, Rn, Nea-Bc, Sharon Kromer Ccrc, Ctc, Lori Yesenofski Msn, Rn, Ccrn, Ctc

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: September 30, 2013, Maine Medical Center Sep 2013

What's Happening: September 30, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: September 23, 2013, Maine Medical Center Sep 2013

What's Happening: September 23, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: September 16, 2013, Maine Medical Center Sep 2013

What's Happening: September 16, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: September 9, 2013, Maine Medical Center Sep 2013

What's Happening: September 9, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


Agenda Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin Sep 2013

Agenda Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

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

No abstract provided.


Minutes Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin Sep 2013

Minutes Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

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

No abstract provided.


Notice Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin Sep 2013

Notice Of 09/06/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

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

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: September 2, 2013, Maine Medical Center Sep 2013

What's Happening: September 2, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Organizational Culture On Affinity For Knowledge Management Practices Of Registered Nurses, Gregory Allen Sep 2013

The Influence Of Organizational Culture On Affinity For Knowledge Management Practices Of Registered Nurses, Gregory Allen

Faculty Publications - George Fox Digital

This study addressed the problems of hospitals’ duplicated effort and ad hoc knowledge management (KM) practices. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the focus and type of organizational culture in order to describe and predict the relationship between organizational culture and the affinity for KM of nurses working in health care organizations in Portland, Oregon. Guided by the competing values framework and social capital theory, this research study was undertaken to illuminate the possible relationship between the affinity for and probable use of KM and organizational culture in Oregon hospitals. Data were collected from 93 registered nurses …


First Steps Phase Ii Initiative: Improving Developmental, Autism, And Lead Screening For Children, Kimberley S. Fox Mpa, Carolyn E. Gray Mph, Martha Elbaum Williamson Mpa Aug 2013

First Steps Phase Ii Initiative: Improving Developmental, Autism, And Lead Screening For Children, Kimberley S. Fox Mpa, Carolyn E. Gray Mph, Martha Elbaum Williamson Mpa

Population Health & Health Policy

First STEPS (Strengthening Together Early Preventive Services) is a learning initiative supported by Maine's CHIPRA quality demonstration grant to support measure-driven practice improvement in pediatric and family practices across the state on improving developmental, autism, and lead screening for children. This report, authored by research staff at the USM Muskie School, evaluates the impact of Phase II of Maine's First STEPS initiative, which was implemented from May to December 2012 and included 12 practices serving more than 20,000 children on MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid system). The authors assess changes in developmental, autism, and lead screening rates and evidence-based office processes in …


What's Happening: August 26, 2013, Maine Medical Center Aug 2013

What's Happening: August 26, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


What's Happening: August 19, 2013, Maine Medical Center Aug 2013

What's Happening: August 19, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


Diffusion Of Innovation Across A National Local Health Department Network: A Simulation Approach To Policy Development Using Agent-Based Modeling, Mark Orr, Jacqueline Merrill Aug 2013

Diffusion Of Innovation Across A National Local Health Department Network: A Simulation Approach To Policy Development Using Agent-Based Modeling, Mark Orr, Jacqueline Merrill

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

The network that local health officials use to communicate about professional issues is sparsely connected, which may limit the spread of innovative practices. We used agent-based simulation modeling to find out if a policy to promote more connections improved the network’s capability to diffuse innovation. We found that unanticipated effects could result, depending on the requirements of the policy and the proportion of health officials involved. With carefully crafted assumptions and reliable data it is possible to untangle complex processes using simulation modeling. The results represent how the world might actually work which may provide useful decision support for policymakers …


Community Health Assessment By Local Health Departments: Presence Of Epidemiologist, Governance, And Federal And State Funds Are Critical, Gulzar H. Shah, Barbara Laymon, Julia Joh Elligers, Carolyn Leep, Christine B. Bhutta Aug 2013

Community Health Assessment By Local Health Departments: Presence Of Epidemiologist, Governance, And Federal And State Funds Are Critical, Gulzar H. Shah, Barbara Laymon, Julia Joh Elligers, Carolyn Leep, Christine B. Bhutta

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Using the data from the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) 2010 Profile of Local Health Departments (LHDs) our study investigates whether or not infrastructural characteristics of LHDs were associated with completion of community health assessment (CHA). Our results show that local and shared LHD governance, greater share of revenue from federal and state sources, smaller population size in LHD jurisdiction, and having an epidemiologist significantly increased the odds of CHA completion in the past, after controlling for community characteristics and other independent variables. These findings have important implications for LHDs, PHAB and its partners.


What's Happening: August 12, 2013, Maine Medical Center Aug 2013

What's Happening: August 12, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Online Cheating: An Empirical Examination Of Online Proctors, Randall Valentine, Dawn Valentine Aug 2013

An Analysis Of Online Cheating: An Empirical Examination Of Online Proctors, Randall Valentine, Dawn Valentine

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Addressing Uncertainty During Workplace Change: Communication And Sense-Making, Richard Parsells Aug 2013

Addressing Uncertainty During Workplace Change: Communication And Sense-Making, Richard Parsells

Administrative Issues Journal

Change is a commonplace occurrence in today’s organizations. In order to survive in an extremely competitive marketplace, organizations and their employees undergo change frequently. The ability to manage change and to learn from this experience is now viewed as a key competency for sustainable competitiveness in most business markets. However, while change management processes are employed and followed, a high percentage of change efforts are judged to be unsuccessful by upper management. Moreover, a number of scholars suggest that communication strategies during organizational change are an important element to the success of a change initiative, yet such strategies are not …


Supervising A Student Managed Investment Portfolio, Teri Allen Aug 2013

Supervising A Student Managed Investment Portfolio, Teri Allen

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Developing A Graduate Program In Healthcare Management Using A Competency Based Curriculum Methodology, Kevin Lafrance Aug 2013

Developing A Graduate Program In Healthcare Management Using A Competency Based Curriculum Methodology, Kevin Lafrance

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Students’ Experiences And Expectations Of Inquiry Based Learning (Ibl) In Nursing Education, Hephzibah Samuel Aug 2013

Students’ Experiences And Expectations Of Inquiry Based Learning (Ibl) In Nursing Education, Hephzibah Samuel

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


The High Cost Of Bullying, Marcy Tanner Aug 2013

The High Cost Of Bullying, Marcy Tanner

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


Competency-Based Learning: Proof Of Professionalism, Michael Williams Aug 2013

Competency-Based Learning: Proof Of Professionalism, Michael Williams

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.


United Way Bright Beginnings On Professional Development And Retention Among Administrators And Teachers, Nicole Andrews, Amanda Rutter Aug 2013

United Way Bright Beginnings On Professional Development And Retention Among Administrators And Teachers, Nicole Andrews, Amanda Rutter

Administrative Issues Journal

It is well known knowledge that retaining administrators and teachers in the field of education is a challenge faced each year within the United States and is costly to the education system. Attrition rates of teachers within their first few years in the profession are alarmingly high with many educators citing lack of support for leaving the profession before the age of retirement. Moreover, many educators feel they must “sink or swim” in the current educational environment. The fast rate of attrition of educators concerns administrators and policy makers alike. As such there is a need to prepare new and …


Increasing Intercultural Effectiveness Through A Global Citizenship Approach, Clint Relvea, Guari S. Guha, Kelly Fish Aug 2013

Increasing Intercultural Effectiveness Through A Global Citizenship Approach, Clint Relvea, Guari S. Guha, Kelly Fish

Administrative Issues Journal

The authors conduct pre-treatment and post-treatment observations on students taking a first semester freshman course designed to enlighten them about their role in the world as global citizens. The authors use the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale to measure the students across the dimensions of Continuous Learning, Interpersonal Engagement and Hardiness. Results suggests that students undergoing such a course may increase their intercultural effectiveness, especially in the area of interpersonal engagement, as well as, global mindset.