What's Happening: September 2, 2013,
2013
MaineHealth
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,
2013
George Fox University
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,
2013
University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
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,
2013
MaineHealth
What's Happening: August 26, 2013, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
What's Happening: August 19, 2013,
2013
MaineHealth
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,
2013
Columbia University
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,
2013
Georgia Southern University
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,
2013
MaineHealth
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
The High Cost Of Bullying, Marcy Tanner
Administrative Issues Journal
No abstract provided.
Competency-Based Learning: Proof Of Professionalism,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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.
The Wise Leader,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
The Wise Leader, Shirley Garick
Administrative Issues Journal
This paper is an article review of the Wise Leader, written by Nonaka, I; Takeuchi, H (2011) in the Harvard Business Review. These authors offer salient advice on what a wise leader needs to understand, regardless of your administrative leadership role. It can quality and apply across all dimensions of leadership roles from executive to managerial to employees.
A Case For Teaching Geography,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
A Case For Teaching Geography, Richard Huck
Administrative Issues Journal
The knowledge of geography is clearly lacking in college students. “We cannot understand who we are unless we understand history, and there is no way we can understand history if we do not understand the geography behind it”! How can we understand the Civil War without understanding the importance of the Mississippi River? A great many students cannot locate the Mississippi River on a map! This paper is original research based on my classroom experience and on a questionnaire given to my students at the beginning of each semester. About 150 students have been given this questionnaire over the 5 …
Maintaining The Boundaries: Teacher Education Program Admission Criteria For Screening Quality Candidates,
2013
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Maintaining The Boundaries: Teacher Education Program Admission Criteria For Screening Quality Candidates, Diane Taylor
Administrative Issues Journal
University – based teacher education programs are currently under attack by the general public for producing non-effective teachers. In order to combat the perception of the “disintegration of teacher preparation” (Baines 2010), Teacher Preparation Programs need to demonstrate to the public the rigor of their screening measures and admissions criteria as a beginning to demonstrating program rigor. This presentation will detail one university’s efforts to collect and analyze admission criteria to Teacher Education Programs in universities across the state.
