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Showing 1 to 20 of 321 for “"appointments"”.
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Interim administrative appointments in a postsecondary organization
… of interim administrators, leading to interim appointments that are forced and negative experiences. During periods of conflict, there are opportunities for interim administrators in high-level positions to leverage promotions if they understand the political forces and manage conflict. …
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Increasing Self Care Compliance with Follow-up Appointments
… our patients. Ensuring patients have follow-up appointments will assist them in receiving information and education on how to meet their self-management goals. As the CNL my goal is to ensure that the project improves safety, is effective, efficient and is patient centered.</p>
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Missed mental health outpatient appointments quality improvement project
… to operational inefficiencies such as missed appointments.The barriers to consider among patients who struggle to maintain mental health appointments include a belief by some that they no longer need to continue services because they are feeling better, have sufficient medication at home or …
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The influence of traditional leaders on teacher appointments in Limpopo schools
… the influence of traditional leaders on teacher appointments in rural schools. The significance of the study was influenced by the perception about the powers of traditional leaders. In rural schools, land on which most schools are built falls under the jurisdiction of traditional leaders. …
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Exploring the Value of Group and Traditional Obstetrical Appointments to Reduce Health Disparity
… satisfaction compared with individual prenatal appointments. This paper discusses the importance of reducing disparities in birth outcomes using a group appointment model conducted in partial fulfillment for the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.</p>
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The Senate's veto power over presidential appointments to the Supreme Court, 1916-1930
… become more critical of presidential appointments to the Supreme Court branch. In this thesis the author has undertaken an intensive study of the several cases between 1916 and 1930 in which, serious opposition developed to the confirmation of Supreme Court appointments. Within this …
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MUSIC for midwives: A framework for Down syndrome communication during antenatal booking appointments
… quantitative surveys.<br/><br/>First antenatal appointments between the midwife (n=16) and woman (n=100) were audio-recorded and transcribed to analyse midwife communication. Women were surveyed twice, immediately after the consultation to assess their cognitive ability and understanding, and …
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Negotiation of problem definition in the clinical psychology appointments of a learning disability service
… the process of problem definition in the appointments of a psychology service for people with learning disabilities. Aims were also to examine power issues and to consider the ways in which the people present contributed to decisions made. A discourse analytic approach (Potter & Wetherell, …
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A Clinic Coordinator Improves Clinic Efficiency and Decreases Missed Appointments in a Multidisciplinary Setting
Introduction: Missed appointments represent a significant problem in the medical community. A clinic coordinator was hired to provide a dedicated source for communication, scheduling, and care of patients between multiple providers in the same clinic. We investigated whether the coordinator …
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Reducing missed behavioral health appointments in a federally qualified center : a quality improvement project
… has been associated with higher rates of missed appointments in behavioral health settings (Koonin et al., 2020). Problem: Since January 2023, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeastern Michigan has experienced a significant increase in no-show rates compared to the periods before …
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Effectiveness of selection committees in making employment equity appointments at the Health Science Faculty
… of Cape Town in making employement equity appointments since 1998/1999 to 2004. The focus is on the effectiveness of new procedures that have been integrated in the selection process of the faculty, since 1998/1999 to ensure employment actions appointments. An applied form of programme …
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Supreme Court appointments in the charter era: the current debate and its implications for reform
The presence of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution of Canada has transformed the historic discourse about what types of people should be appointed to the Supreme Court and the manner in which they should be selected. During the period between 1949, when the Supreme Court …
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Career Public-Sector Employee Attitudes About Political Appointments: A Study of the U.S. Department of State
… appointment powers, including through political appointments to federal agency leadership positions. Empirical research over the past few decades connects high ratios of appointees to career leaders with decreased agency performance and higher voluntary turnover at the career senior ranks. …
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A Pilot Study: Observations of Patients Participating in Heart Failure Shared Medical Appointments while Receiveing Nutrition Education
… in heart failure (HF) shared medical appointments (SMAs) at a mid-sized heart center in the Northwest, in which nutrition education was provided by an RD. Information collected included blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), weight, scores from the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure …
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The Perceptions of Shared Medical Appointments among Health Care Workers at Parkland Hospital's Community Oriented Primary Care Clinics
INTRODUCTION: Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) are a novel way of delivering health care to patients in a group setting. Past research regarding SMA quality improvement have always been patient focused. There is a great deal in the literature that shows that patients perceive SMAs favorably and …
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Predicting outpatient appointment non-attendances using machine learning techniques
Missed appointments are estimated to cost the UK National Health Service (NHS) approximately £1 billion annually. Research that leads to a fuller understanding of the types of factors influencing spatial and temporal patterns of missed appointments is therefore timely. Current research is mainly …
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Characteristics associated with attendance of follow-up at a post-rape care centre in Cape Town, South Africa
… that are associated with attendance of follow-up appointments at a post-rape care centre in Cape Town, South Africa. METHOD: A retrospective case file analysis was conducted on 254 files of rape survivors who presented and were given follow-up appointments at a post-rape care centre in Cape Town, …
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