Sticker Shock: Management Professors’Perspectives On The Rising Costs Of Collegetextbooks,
2011
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Sticker Shock: Management Professors’Perspectives On The Rising Costs Of Collegetextbooks, Stan Williamson, Robert E. Stevens, Lawrence S. Silver, Kenneth E. Clow
Administrative Issues Journal
This study uses Internet survey methodology to target management instructors’ views on the cost of textbooks and the strategies that might be exercised by universities, publishers, and legislatures to control cost increases. From a random sample of 2,893 management professors selected, using university websites, from universities throughout the United States, 228 provided useable responses. Findings suggest that management instructors, particularly those with years of experience, acknowledge the concerns their students have over high textbook prices. They are willing to have legislation enacted to force changes in the marketing of the textbooks by publishers, but they do not want university policies …
What's Happening: February, 2011,
2011
MaineHealth
What's Happening: February, 2011, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Behavioral Health Providers And Electronic Health Records: An Exploratory Beliefs Elicitation And Segmentation Study,
2011
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Behavioral Health Providers And Electronic Health Records: An Exploratory Beliefs Elicitation And Segmentation Study, Nancy C. Shank
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is a public policy strategy to improve healthcare quality and reduce accelerating health care costs. Much research has focused on medical providers’ perceptions of EHRs, but little is known about those of behavioral health providers. This research was informed by the theory of reasoned action, and the technology acceptance model. This mixed methods research was conducted in two studies. The first study interviewed behavioral health providers (n = 32) to elicit beliefs about EHRs. Using the elicited beliefs from the first study, a survey of 38 Likert-scaled belief statements was administered to …
Nyc Budget Cuts: A Counter-Productive Method To Effective Government-Nonprofit Contracting Relationships?,
2011
Pace University
Nyc Budget Cuts: A Counter-Productive Method To Effective Government-Nonprofit Contracting Relationships?, Anna-Kay Sinclair
Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
This study examines the relationship between New York City budget cuts and the expenditure of human service nonprofits specifically involved in the government contracting relationship. With a focus on the Department for the Aging (DFTA), I examine nonprofits that provide a variety of services to the aging population on behalf of the DFTA. Correlations and regressions are presented examining the relationship between DFTA budget and nonprofit spending. The results of my analysis do not indicate a positive relationship between these two variables.
The Hippocratic Myth: Why Doctors Are Under Pressure To Ration Care, Practice Politics, And Compromise Their Promise To Heal,
2011
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The Hippocratic Myth: Why Doctors Are Under Pressure To Ration Care, Practice Politics, And Compromise Their Promise To Heal, Frank Pasquale
Faculty Scholarship
Not many policymakers or scholars can write with the authority of Gregg Bloche. Bloche is not only a law professor, but a physician, who knows his way around a hospital. Throughout The Hippocratic Myth, Bloche cements his authority in the mind of the reader by relating stories of his experience as a clinician. In each of these stories, his humane and insightful approach as psychiatrist shines through. I do not say this to imply that Bloche uses his book to brag about his own abilities. Rather, these fluently-written passages strike one as the work of one of those rare practitioners …
Accountable Care Organization Musical Chairs: Will There Be A Seat Remaining For The Small Group Or Solo Practice?,
2011
Marshall University
Accountable Care Organization Musical Chairs: Will There Be A Seat Remaining For The Small Group Or Solo Practice?, Amy Vaughan, Alberto Coustasse
Management Faculty Research
When it was introduced in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 as the new 2012 payment model for Medicare, an accountable care organization (ACO) was a new and untested concept in healthcare delivery and payment. The authors estimated the likelihood of engagement in ACOs by small group and solo healthcare practitioners. An evaluation of five case studies showed that significant organizational, financial, and technological challenges had to be met in order to launch an ACO. Sufficient resources to meet those challenges were best supplied by large organizations. Small or solo practices participated only through varying levels of integration as salaried …
Children's Mercy Hospital Annual Report 2010,
2011
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Children's Mercy Hospital Annual Report 2010, Children's Mercy Hospital
Children's Mercy Annual Reports
Annual report for The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.
Equity & Diversity 2010 Annual Report,
2011
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Equity & Diversity 2010 Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital
Equity & Diversity Annual Reports
A report on equity and diversity at Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, in the care it provides, the people it serves, and in its workforce. Specifically discusses the Equity & Diversity Council, The Office of Equity and Diversity, the Patient and Family Experience, Community Engagement, International Connections, Health Literacy, Interpreter Services, Quality Indicators and Health Outcomes, and Education and Training.
What's Happening: January, 2011,
2011
MaineHealth
What's Happening: January, 2011, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Hardiness And Attitude On Hypertension Treatment Adherence Among Nigerian Health Care Workers,
2011
Walden University
Hardiness And Attitude On Hypertension Treatment Adherence Among Nigerian Health Care Workers, Chinwe N. Egwuagu-Ndubisi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States have higher rates of hypertension than European Americans. In this ethnographic study, 30 Nigerian immigrant health care workers with hypertension described their self-efficacy management of the disease to ascertain the relationship between health-related hardiness, individual attitudes on compliance, and medication adherence self-efficacy. Using a mixed methods designs comprised of survey tools and focus-group questionnaires, the research questions were focused on understanding attitudes and health practices within Nigerian culture that support self-efficacy management. The theoretical framework for this study is the social learning theory and the social cognitive theory postulated by Bandura. Content …
A Synthesized Model Of Compliance Based On Physician And Patient Reported Barriers To Hypertension Guidelines,
2011
Walden University
A Synthesized Model Of Compliance Based On Physician And Patient Reported Barriers To Hypertension Guidelines, Pamela Ballou-Nelson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Hypertension affects as many as 50-70 million Americans; early and consistent compliance to hypertension guidelines is important to prevent heart attack and stroke, both leading causes of death in the United States. Despite the advances in medicine and health-care technology, the effectiveness with which hypertension is managed at the individual and community level is less than optimal. The research questions in this study addressed the lack of physician compliance to hypertension guidelines and why patients fail to follow guidelines. Improving hypertension management depends on bridging the gap between physician awareness of evidence-based guidelines and patient compliance. Grounded theory was used …
Acceptance And Usage Of Electronic Health Record Systems In Small Medical Practices,
2011
Walden University
Acceptance And Usage Of Electronic Health Record Systems In Small Medical Practices, Ritu Tannan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
One of the objectives of the U.S. government has been the development of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including adoption and use of an electronic health records (EHR) system. However, a 2008 survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics indicated a 41.5% usage of the EHR system by physicians in office-based practices. The purpose of this study was to explore opinions and beliefs on the barriers to the diffusion of an ERH system using Q-methodology. Specifically, the research questions examined the subjectivity in the patterns of perspectives at the preadoption stage of the nonusers and at the postadoption …
Wage Equality Among Internationally Educated Nurses Working In The United States,
2011
Walden University
Wage Equality Among Internationally Educated Nurses Working In The United States, Sat Ananda Hayden
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Discrimination against immigrants based on country of origin, gender, or race is known to contribute to wage inequality, lower morale, and decrease worker satisfaction. Healthcare leaders are just beginning to study the impact of gender and race on the wages of internationally educated nurses (IENs). Grounded in Becker's theory of discrimination, this cross-sectional study examined nursing wages for evidence of wage inequality among IENs working in the United States using secondary data collected in the 2008 quadrennial National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. Ordinary least square regression coupled with the Blinder-Oaxaca wage decomposition was used to analyze the wages of …
The Influence Of Community Support Services In Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions,
2011
Walden University
The Influence Of Community Support Services In Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions, Camille Rose Bash
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ranked all hospitals based on Medicare readmission rates for heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia. CMS offered subsidies to hospitals ranked in the 4th quartile to develop community support services to reduce the problem of potentially preventable readmissions (PPRs). CMS cited 4 of the 5 hospitals in Prince George's County in the 4th quartile. The purpose of this quantitative research study was to investigate the relationship between community support services and the reduction of PPRs in Prince George's County. The Evans and Stoddart field model of health and well-being guided this …
Effect Of Clinical Laboratory Practitioner Licensing On Wages,
2011
Walden University
Effect Of Clinical Laboratory Practitioner Licensing On Wages, Mary Hotaling
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Professional licensing directly affects about 29% of U.S. workers and is considered a primary means to establish and maintain health care practitioner competence. Clinical laboratory practitioner licensing was largely ignored in the literature with only 2 studies 30 years apart that provided conflicting conclusions regarding wage effects. This research provided the first study of clinical laboratory practitioner licensing effects on wages after controlling for human capital and individual characteristics wage determinants. This nonexperimental correlational study extended the literature on licensing effects on wages, including women's wages and professions not uniformly licensed across 50 states. The theoretical foundation relied on the …
Physician Decision Criteria Regarding Omega-3 Dietary Supplements,
2011
Walden University
Physician Decision Criteria Regarding Omega-3 Dietary Supplements, Warren P. Lesser
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
American Heart Association officials and other expert cardiologists recommend omega-3 (n-3) dietary supplementation for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, a prevalent health problem in the United States. Physicians' lack of understanding of possible n-3 preventive health benefits results in underprescribing n-3 dietary supplements and lower n-3 dietary supplement product sales. N-3 dietary supplement marketers do not understand physician n-3 prescribing decision criteria enough to optimize high-impact communication to physicians to increase n-3 dietary supplement product use. The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to improve n-3 marketers' understanding of how physicians reach decisions to prescribe or recommend products …
An Ethnographic Examination Of The Hourly Rounding Process,
2011
Lehigh Valley Health Network
An Ethnographic Examination Of The Hourly Rounding Process, Lynn M. Deitrick Rn, Phd, Kathy Baker Rn, Mph, Hannah D. Paxton Rn, Mph, Michelle D. Flores Rn, Bsn, Deborah Swavely Rn, Msn
Administration & Leadership
No abstract provided.
Using Lean Principals To Improve Patient Flow,
2011
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Using Lean Principals To Improve Patient Flow, Keith Weinhold Mha, Fache, Eliot L. Friedman Md, Darlene Matthias Rn, Ms, Ocn, Mary R. Greenberg, Amy E. Levan Rn, Bsn, Ocn, Jill Korn Rn, Bsn, Ocn, Melissa Kratz Rn, Msn, Aocn, Mandy Melocheck Rn, Msn, Ocn, Cindy J. Fenton Rn, Ocn, Janine Barnaby Rph, Bcop, Jeanne Kenna Rn, Ocn, Jennifer Mesker Pharmad, Kyle Sabatino Rn, Msn, Aocn, Lori Turnbach, Maura Price Rn, Bsn, Ocn, Pamela Tobias Ms, Rhia, Patricia Shearburn Rn, Msn, Aocn, Ramona E. Chase Crnp, Stephanie Thomas, Pamela Repetz, Barbara Versage Rn, Mba, Cphq
Administration & Leadership
No abstract provided.
Perspective: Massachusetts' Health Care Reform And Emergency Department Utilization,
2011
University of Miami School of Law
Perspective: Massachusetts' Health Care Reform And Emergency Department Utilization, Christopher Chen, Gabriel Scheffler, Amitabh Chandra
Articles
No abstract provided.
Improving Communication And Team Cohesion In A Long Term Care Facility,
2011
Minnesota State University Mankato
Improving Communication And Team Cohesion In A Long Term Care Facility, Jen Watson
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The purpose of this Capstone project was to provide a staff development training that was researched based and educational. The training focused primarily on communication with a secondary emphasis on team cohesion. Training aimed to equip staff with skills and knowledge useful for working within various systems
