Journal articles: 'Healthcare program'

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Anonymous. "HEALTHCARE AGENDA PROGRAM INITIATED." Journal of Gerontological Nursing 12, no. 5 (May 1986): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-19860501-10.

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Russo, Philip L., Allen C. Cheng, Michael Richards, Nicholas Graves, and Lisa Hall. "Healthcare-associated infections in Australia: time for national surveillance." Australian Health Review 39, no. 1 (2015): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah14037.

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Objective Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance programs are critical for infection prevention. Australia does not have a comprehensive national HAI surveillance program. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of established international and Australian statewide HAI surveillance programs and recommend a pathway for the development of a national HAI surveillance program in Australia. Methods This study examined existing HAI surveillance programs through a literature review, a review of HAI surveillance program documentation, such as websites, surveillance manuals and data reports and direct contact with program representatives. Results Evidence from international programs demonstrates national HAI surveillance reduces the incidence of HAIs. However, the current status of HAI surveillance activity in Australian states is disparate, variation between programs is not well understood, and the quality of data currently used to compose national HAI rates is uncertain. Conclusions There is a need to develop a well-structured, evidence-based national HAI program in Australia to meet the increasing demand for validated reliable national HAI data. Such a program could be leveraged off the work of existing Australian and international programs. What is known about the topic? There is a large volume of literature demonstrating the effectiveness of national HAI surveillance programs in reducing the incidence of HAIs. Although some of the larger states of Australia have individual programs, a formalised national program does not exist. A well structured national HAI program in Australia would improve the understanding of the epidemiology of HAIs in Australia and provide high quality data for performance monitoring and ensuring that HAI prevention interventions are targeted appropriately. What does this paper add? This paper reviews well established international HAI surveillance programs and highlights the benefits and limitations of these programs, and identifies the gaps that currently exist in Australia. The paper then maps out a pathway towards the development of a national program. What are the implications for practitioners? This paper will act as a guide for future research and policy activities required for the establishment of a national HAI surveillance program in Australia.

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Goldberg, Jay R. "The Healthcare Technologies Management Program." Journal of Clinical Engineering 38, no. 4 (2013): 168–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.jce.0000434276.21575.07.

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Ramsey, Susan, and Nick Cram. "Healthcare in the Space Program." Journal of Clinical Engineering 27, no. 1 (2002): 48–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004669-200202710-00038.

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Goldberg, J. R. "The healthcare technologies management program." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine 22, no. 1 (January 2003): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/memb.2003.1191449.

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Davidovitch, Nitza, and Roman Yavich. "Interdisciplinary Programs Focused Populations: The Case Of Health Management Program." Journal of International Education Research (JIER) 11, no. 2 (April 1, 2015): 71–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jier.v11i2.9188.

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The Ariel University has a unique interdisciplinary program in healthcare management that targets experienced healthcare professionals who wish to earn an academic degree. Only one academic study has been held so far on the integration of graduates of an academic university-level school in healthcare management in the field. In the current study, the authors sought to investigate points of contact between the academic world and the professional field by following the professional integration of graduates of healthcare management at the Ariel University and their satisfaction with their training, job, and profession from an interdisciplinary perspective. A survey was held among all 1,327 graduates of the Department of Healthcare Management from 2002 to 2011. Data collection was performed through self-completed electronic questionnaires and personally distributed questionnaires, including questions on graduates' current place of work and satisfaction with their degree. The findings indicate that graduates are very satisfied with their interdisciplinary studies at the department. Students from the Arab sector, those who began their studies at an older age, and those who are more affluent, reported higher satisfaction with their studies. Most students intend to continue studying for an advanced degree in the profession.

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Slattum, Patricia, Pamela Parsons, Mary Rubino, and Leland Waters. "Partnerships Connecting Healthcare and Community-Based Organizations in Virginia." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 545. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1777.

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Abstract The Virginia Geriatric Education Center (VGEC)’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) partners with two programs, Senior Strong at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and the Richmond Health and Wellness Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA to support their age-friendly initiatives. These programs enhance primary care for an older population experiencing adverse social determinants of health by providing screening around the 4Ms pillars of age-friendly healthcare and connecting participants with healthcare and community-based organizations. These programs offer a rich learning environment for interprofessional students. The VGEC GWEP strengthens these programs by developing faculty and student training in collaboration with the programs and facilitating program participation in the GWEP-CC Age-Friendly Action Community to develop and refine age-friendly practice workflows, referral pathways and documentation.

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Kim, Hyuk Joon, Hye Young Kim, Youngran Yang, and Eun Ko. "Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study." Healthcare 8, no. 3 (July 30, 2020): 244. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030244.

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Studies have been conducted on the development of healthcare programs for older adults in rural areas, not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States. However, these reports have been limited by largely non-comprehensive results, lack of demand surveys, or programs with no systematic development. The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated healthcare program for rural older adults and investigate the effects of the program. A nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design was used. Subjects were aged over 65 and lived in the rural community. The integrated healthcare program involved 12 three-hour sessions over 12 weeks. Compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated significant differences in both upper extremities strengths (t = 2.74, p = 0.008; t = 2.03, p = 0.047), static balance (z = −2.38, p = 0.017), dynamic balance (t = −4.82, p < 0.001), loneliness (t = −3.02, p = 0.003), and role self-efficacy (t = 2.39, p = 0.020), but no differences for ego integration (t = 1.51, p = 0.137). To improve physical, mental, and social health of the rural older adults, we developed an integrated healthcare program. The program improved physical functions, loneliness, and role self-efficiency of the rural older adults. Therefore, it is recommended that healthcare professionals actively apply this program in primary healthcare institutes and elsewhere.

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Conger, Michelle D. "Building a Healthcare Systemʼs Innovation Program." Frontiers of Health Services Management 33, no. 2 (2016): 16–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01974520-201610000-00003.

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LaVela, Sherri L., Jennifer N. Hill, Bridget M. Smith, Charlesnika T. Evans, Barry Goldstein, and Richard Martinello. "Healthcare worker influenza declination form program." American Journal of Infection Control 43, no. 6 (June 2015): 624–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.013.

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Reifels, Lennart, Bridget Bassilios, Kylie E. King, Justine R. Fletcher, Grant Blashki, and Jane E. Pirkis. "Innovations in primary mental healthcare." Australian Health Review 37, no. 3 (2013): 312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah12203.

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Objective. We review the evidence on innovations in Tier 2 of the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program, which is designed to facilitate the provision of primary mental healthcare to hard-to-reach and at-risk population groups (including women with perinatal depression, people at risk of self-harm or suicide, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, people affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, people in remote locations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and children with mental disorders) and the trialling of new modalities of service delivery (e.g. telephone-based or web-based CBT). The primary focus is on the uptake, outcomes and issues associated with the provision of ATAPS Tier 2. Methods. Drawing on data from an ongoing national ATAPS evaluation, including a national minimum dataset, key informant interviews and surveys, the impact of ATAPS innovations is analysed and illustrated through program examples. Results. ATAPS Tier 2 facilitates access to, uptake of and positive clinical outcomes from primary mental healthcare for population groups with particular needs, although it requires periods of time to implement locally. Conclusions. Relatively simple innovations in mental health program design can have important practical ramifications for service provision, extending program reach and improving mental health outcomes for target populations. What is known about the topic? It is recognised that innovative approaches are required to tailor mental health programs for hard-to-reach and at-risk population groups. Divisions of General Practice have implemented innovations in the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program for several years. What does this paper add? Drawing on data from an ongoing national ATAPS evaluation, this paper presents a systematic analysis of the uptake, outcomes and issues associated with provision of the innovative ATAPS program. What are the implications for practitioners? The findings highlight the benefits of introducing innovations in primary mental healthcare in terms of increased access to care and positive consumer outcomes. They also identify challenges to and facilitators of the implementation process, which can inform innovation efforts in other primary care contexts.

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Sauro, Khara M., and Werner J. Becker. "Multidisciplinary Treatment for Headache in the Canadian Healthcare Setting." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 35, no. 1 (March 2008): 46–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100007551.

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Background/Objectives:Multidisciplinary treatment programs are seen as an effective way to treat patients with chronic illness. The purpose of this study was to describe a multidisciplinary headache program which was developed in the Canadian public healthcare setting, and to report on patient perceptions of the program and patient treatment outcomes.Methods:The Calgary Headache Assessment and Management Program (CHAMP) was developed with initial funding from Alberta Health, and continued with function from the Calgary Health Region. Patient perceptions of the program were obtained with questionnaires. Outcome measures for a cohort of patients who completed the Self-Management Workshop were obtained using standard headache related disability measures.Results:Patient perceptions of the education session, the Lifestyle Assessment, and the Self-Management Workshop were very positive. Headache Disability Inventory scores fell from 56.2 to 46.3 from baseline to three months post Self-Management Workshop (p<.001). Corresponding scores for the HIT-6 were 63.6 and 58.2 (p <.001).Conclusions:Multidisciplinary headache treatment programs can be developed in the Canadian public healthcare system. The program described here was well accepted by many patients and perceived to be useful by them. Headache related disability as measured by standard measures was significantly reduced after participation in the program.

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Martyn, Julie-Anne, Jackie Scott, Jasper H. van der Westhuyzen, Dale Spanhake, Sally Zanella, April Martin, and Ruth Newby. "Combining participatory action research and appreciative inquiry to design, deliver and evaluate an interdisciplinary continuing education program for a regional health workforce." Australian Health Review 43, no. 3 (2019): 345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17124.

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Objective Continuing education (CE) is essential for a healthcare workforce, but in regional areas of Australia there are challenges to providing and accessing relevant, reliable and low-cost opportunities. The aim of the present study was to collaborate with the local regional healthcare workforce to design, deliver and evaluate an interdisciplinary CE (ICE) program. Methods A participatory action research (PAR) model combined with an appreciative inquiry (AI) framework was used to design, deliver and evaluate an ICE program. A focus group of 11 health professionals developed an initial program. Evaluation data from 410 program participants were analysed using AI. Results The ICE program addressed the CE barriers for the regional healthcare workforce because the locally derived content was delivered at a reasonable cost and in a convenient location. Program participants identified that they most valued shared experiences and opportunities enabling them to acquire and confirm relevant knowledge. Conclusion ICE programs enhance interdisciplinary collaboration. However, attendance constraints for regional healthcare workforce include location, cost, workplace and personal factors. Through community engagement, resource sharing and cooperation, a local university and the interdisciplinary focus group members successfully designed and delivered the local education and research nexus program to address a CE problem for a regional healthcare workforce. What is known about the topic? Participation in CE is mandatory for most health professionals. However, various barriers exist for regional health workers to attending CE. Innovative programs, such as webinars and travelling workshops, address some of the issues but create others. Bringing various health workers together for the simultaneous education of multiple disciplines is beneficial. Collectively, this is called ICE. What does this paper add? Using PAR combined with AI to design an ICE program will focus attention on the enablers of the program and meet the diverse educational needs of the healthcare workforce in regional areas. Engaging regional health professionals with a local university to design and deliver CE is one way to increase access to quality, cost-effective education. What are the implications for practitioners? Regional healthcare workers’ CE needs are more likely to be met when education programs are designed by them and developed for them. ICE raises awareness of the roles of multiple healthcare disciplines. Learning together strengthens healthcare networks by bolstering relationships through a greater understanding of each other’s roles. Enriching communication between local health workers has the potential to enhance patient care.

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Shubenko, I. A., and O. Y. Stoiko. "The Program-Target Method and Problems of its Application During the Period of Healthcare Financing Reform." Business Inform 1, no. 516 (2021): 264–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2021-1-264-271.

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The publication is aimed at defining problems and directions for improving the program-target method in the healthcare during the reform of this industry sector. The article analyzes the program-target method and its use in the planning of expenditures in the field of healthcare, the process of implementation of budget programs in this sphere in the Zhytomyr region. It is determined that the program-target method is important in the formation of healthcare expenditures, but it can potentially further increase the effectiveness of the distribution of budget funds. Despite the actual reduction of healthcare expenditures in the structure of consolidated budget expenditures, the introduction of the target method has inluenced the rational use of budget funds in the field of healthcare. This indicates the feasibility of this method in the budget process. The problems of the program-target method in the formation of healthcare expenditures are substantiated, the main of which are: the lack of medium- and long-term budget planning, a large number of budget programs, the lack of financial indicators in the system of effective indicators, reducing the level of healthcare expenditures. It is proposed: to introduce medium- and long-term budget planning, which will allow to clearly form the targets and results of budget programs in the field of healthcare for several years and consolidate financial resources for the specified targets; to develop a system of financial indicators within the system of effective indicators, which will be based on the expenditures of budget funds for the patient, to form the prerequisites for saving budget funds.

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Nolan, HR, and B. Christie. "Access through Altruism: A Community-based Free Outpatient Surgery Program for the Working Poor in the United States." Journal of Perioperative Practice 27, no. 6 (June 2017): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/175045891702700605.

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Despite healthcare reform, a large population in the United States is without healthcare coverage. The Surgery for People in Need (SPIN) program offers free outpatient surgical procedures to working, uninsured adults. Taking nearly one year to construct, the program has been operational for three years and has performed 22 procedures. Free surgery programs can improve healthcare access by providing interventions to patients who otherwise have no outlet for surgical care.

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Mielnik-Blaszczak, Prof Maria, and Borowska Malgorzata. "Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a dental healthcare program." Special Care in Dentistry 27, no. 1 (January 2007): 23–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2007.tb00323.x.

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Turner, Martha H. "A Toolbox for Healthcare Ethics Program Development." Journal for Nurses in Staff Development (JNSD) 19, no. 1 (January 2003): 9–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124645-200301000-00001.

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Nicklin, Wendy, and Gilles Lanteigne. "Advancing Quality Healthcare: The New Accreditation Program." Healthcare Quarterly 10, no. 2 (April 16, 2007): 68–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcq..18811.

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Noonan, Dan. "Shaping Healthcare: Developing a Program Evaluation Questionnaire." Journal For Healthcare Quality 19, no. 1 (January 1997): 34–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-1474.1997.tb00878.x.

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Islam, M. Mofizul. "Needle Syringe Program-Based Primary HealthCare Centers." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 1, no. 2 (July 2010): 100–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150131910369684.

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Matveev, V. I. "“HEALTHCARE 2021”." Kontrol'. Diagnostika, no. 284 (February 2022): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14489/td.2022.02.pp.056-062.

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The International Forum "Healthcare 2021" was held in the Year of Science and Technology. More than 450 companies from 20 countries demonstrated their products. Modern medical equipment of the highest level was presented: X-ray machines, computed tomographs, ultrasound diagnostic devices, endoscopes, cardiographs, remote temperature monitoring devices, medical instruments and much more. The business program was devoted to the problems of today in medicine and the wider involvement of young scientists and students of medical universities in their solution.

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Cheong, Pak-Leng, and Nanly Hsu. "Developing and Evaluating a Continuous Education Program for Healthcare Assistants in Macao: A Cluster-Randomized Trial." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (May 8, 2021): 4990. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094990.

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The shortage of healthcare human resources is an important challenge for coping with the aging society in Macao. Since little attention has been paid to continuous education of healthcare assistants, this study aims to develop and evaluate a continuous education program, supporting the expansion and optimization of the competence of healthcare assistants. It is a cluster-randomized trial study. All healthcare assistants who were employed in nursing homes in Macao were eligible for this study. Six nursing homes were recruited and randomly assigned either an experimental group (3 nursing homes; 45 healthcare assistants) or a control group (3 nursing homes; 40 healthcare assistants). Healthcare assistants were assessed at baseline and after intervention with the Healthcare Assistants Care Knowledge Test and the Healthcare Assistants Care Competence Self-Assessment. The experimental group received a continuous education program with 10 themes during 2017–2018 while the control groups did not. The results of the generalized estimating equation showed that care knowledge in the experimental group was significantly different from that of the control group (Wald Chi Square = 3.848, p < 0.05) as well as care competence (Wald Chi Square = 13.361, p < 0.001). This study developed a continuous program for health assistants and provided evidence that continuous education programs improve and maintain the level of care knowledge and care competency of healthcare assistants.

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Mehrolhassani, Mohammad Hossein, Reza Dehnavieh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, and Sajad Khosravi. "Evaluation of the primary healthcare program in Iran: a systematic review." Australian Journal of Primary Health 24, no. 5 (2018): 359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py18008.

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Evaluation of programs and determining its challenges to improve and implement reforms is essential in a healthcare system. A primary healthcare program was conducted since 1984 in Iran and faces various challenges after several decades of its life. The aim of this study is to evaluate Iran’s primary healthcare program and determine its challenges and weaknesses. In the present systematic review study, the published articles related to Iran’s primary healthcare were searched and collected from Iranian databases (SID, Magiran, Noormags and Irandoc) and international databases (Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar). The Iranian grey literature was also explored. In total, from 336 papers identified, 25 papers were deemed relevant after the step-by-step review of articles and removal of non-related articles. The results of this study show that primary healthcare in Iran has different challenges and weaknesses. Most of these challenges and weaknesses relate to the structure and process of primary healthcare. The Iranian primary healthcare system has achieved many successes in community health promotion, but today, because of social, economic, political and environmental changes, it does not meet the needs of the people; therefore, this system requires structural reforms.

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Khozin, Muhammad. "KAJIAN KEPUASAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PROGRAM JAMINAN KESEHATAN NASIONAL (JKN)." Journal of Health Studies 1, no. 2 (September 15, 2017): 105–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.31101/jhes.247.

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Abstract :Some bad experiences toward the service of healthcare agency which was held by the Government made it difficult for the society to put their trusts on its quality of the new program from National Healthcare Assurance or JKN by Healthcare and Social Security Agency or BPJS Kesehatan. This study was aimed to assess the level of people’s satisfactions in Balangan Regency toward the programs of National Healthcare Assurance or JKN and some factors that influenced them. The method of this study was the mixed one between qualitative and quantitative study. Meanwhile, the data types were primary and secondary data. Therefore, the data was gathered from questionnaire, interview and literature review. Besides, the population of the study was the Balangan society who had been the members of National Healthcare Assurance (JKN) program. Then, they were chosen to be the sample using Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling method. Thus, the data was processed using Descriptive Statistics Analysis Technique and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. Keywords :Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), Quality of Service, Public Service

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Brooks, Matthew, Brad M. Beauvais, Clemens Scott Kruse, Lawrence Fulton, Michael Mileski, Zo Ramamonjiarivelo, Ramalingam Shanmugam, and Cristian Lieneck. "Accreditation and Certification: Do They Improve Hospital Financial and Quality Performance?" Healthcare 9, no. 7 (July 14, 2021): 887. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070887.

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The relationship between healthcare organizational accreditation and their leaders’ professional certification in healthcare management is of specific interest to institutions of higher education and individuals in the healthcare management field. Since academic program accreditation is one piece of evidence of high-quality education, and since professional certification is an attestation to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of those who are certified, we expect alumni who graduated from accredited programs and obtained professional certification to have a positive impact on the organizations that they lead, compared with alumni who did not graduate from accredited programs and who did not obtain professional certification. The authors’ analysis examined the impact of hiring graduates from higher education programs that held external accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). Graduates’ affiliation with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) professional healthcare leadership organization was also assessed as an independent variable. Study outcomes focused on these graduates’ respective healthcare organization’s performance measures (cost, quality, and access) to assess the researchers’ inquiry into the perceived value of a CAHME-accredited graduate degree in healthcare administration and a professional ACHE affiliation. The results from this study found no effect of CAHME accreditation or ACHE affiliation on healthcare organization performance outcomes. The study findings support the need for future research surrounding healthcare administration professional graduate degree program characteristics and leader development affiliations, as perceived by various industry stakeholders.

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Xu, Yi, Xuan Han Koh, Yi Tian Stella Chua, Cheng Gaik Irene Tan, Fazila Abu Bakar Aloweni, Bee Eng Joanne Yap, Poh Choo Tan, et al. "The impact of community nursing program on healthcare utilization: A program evaluation." Geriatric Nursing 46 (July 2022): 69–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.04.024.

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Rachel, Marta, Stanisław Topolewicz, Andrzej Śliwczyński, and Sabina Galiniak. "Managing Cystic Fibrosis in Polish Healthcare." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 20 (October 20, 2020): 7630. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207630.

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The quality and length of life of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are determined by a number of factors including the quality of healthcare received by patients, as well as access to drug programs dedicated to this particular disease. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of changes in the average life expectancy and mortality rate of the CF population in Poland between 2000 and 2018. Furthermore, we would like to evaluate access to healthcare services, including the drug program, guaranteed by public healthcare system, and funded by National Health Fund (NHF). The average life expectancy of patients with CF increased in the period in question from ca. 14.5 ± 7.6–24.5 ± 8.9 years (mean ± SD, p = 0.0001). We have observed a drop in the number of deaths in paediatric age during that period. Despite the increase in life expectancy, the use of health resources in patients with CF, especially the drug program, is dramatically low. Considering the fact that in Poland there was no active countrywide CF registry, now it is possible to estimate the frequency of use of CF healthcare services in various provinces exclusively on the basis of database maintained by the Polish NHF.

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Lin Ling, Moi, Molly How, Kwee Yuen Tan, Elaine Wee, Phoon Poh Choo, and Lai Chee Lee. "Zero Healthcare-Associated COVID-19." Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 1, S1 (July 2021): s73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.142.

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Background: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic tests the healthcare system in many ways. The scarcity of resources poses challenges to infection prevention (IP) practices. We describe our experience in managing such scarcity in our care of COVID-19 patients in the hospital as well as community settings. Methods: The hospital pandemic plan traditionally included only plans for healthcare delivery management within the hospital. However, on March 25, 2020, a decision was made by the Ministry of Health to set up swab isolation (SIFs) and community care facilities (CCFs) to meet the growing demand for isolation beds for migrant workers infected by COVID-19. The CCFs were located in convention halls and resort centers and the SIFs were located in facilities previously functioning as hotels. Mobile medical teams were activated to run clinics at the dormitories housing 200,000 migrant workers. The IP team of an acute- and tertiary-care hospital in Singapore was activated to oversee IP measures at facilities managed by medical teams from the hospital, with the goal of zero healthcare-associated COVID-19 cases among staff. Two IP leaders were set up to oversee the IP program at 8 dormitories, 4 SIFs, and 2 CCFs. In total, 12 IP staff and 15 infection prevention liaison officers (IPLOs) were deployed from 2 acute-care hospitals and 3 specialty centers to conduct training in hand hygiene and the use of personal protective equipment, and to conduct daily audits of compliance to practice guidelines. Education on personal hygiene was also given to patients in these facilities in at least 7 languages. In the SIFs and dormitories, IPLOs were recruited to perform daily audits and feedback to the IP team on issues related to IP at the sites. Results: Since our first COVID-19 patient on January 23, 2020, there has been no report of healthcare-associated COVID-19 within the hospital nor among the medical, administrative, and support service staff working in the external operation facilities. Daily audits showed an average of 99.4% compliance to IP guidelines. Conclusions: IPLOs or IP champions play a significant role in ensuring compliance to IP guidelines. This compliance allows the IP professional to focus on the evaluation of the IP program, managing IP consultations, and planning and implementation of the IP program in nontraditional healthcare settings. The key success factors of the program included the ability to contextualize the planning and implementation of IP programs in various settings, strong leadership support, cohesive teamwork, and effective communication at various levels.Funding: NoDisclosures: None

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Hu, Tina, Kelly Anne Cox, and Joyce Nyhof-Young. "IMAGINE-ing interprofessional education: program evaluation of a novel inner city health educational experience." Canadian Medical Education Journal 8, no. 1 (February 24, 2017): e67-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.36834/cmej.36796.

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Background: Poverty is a key determinant of health that leads to poor health outcomes. Although most healthcare providers will work with patients experiencing poverty, surveys among healthcare students have reported a curriculum gap in this area. This study aims to introduce and evaluate a novel, student-run interprofessional inner city health educational program that combines both practical and didactic educational components.Methods: Students participating in the program answered pre- and post-program surveys. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and descriptive thematic analysis were used for quantitative and qualitative data, respectively.Results: A total of 28 out of 35 participants responded (response rate: 80%). Student knowledge about issues facing underserved populations and resources for underserved populations significantly increased after program participation. Student comfort working with underserved populations also significantly increased after program participation. Valued program elements included workshops, shadowing, and a focus on marginalized populations.Conclusion: Interprofessional inner city health educational programs are beneficial for students to learn about poverty intervention and resources, and may represent a strategy to address a gap in the healthcare professional curriculum.

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Rosenberger, Kelly D., Heidi Olson, Martin MacDowell, and Valerie Gruss. "Using IPEC pedagogy to transform the future rural advanced practice nursing workforce." Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 11, no. 10 (May 26, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v11n10p1.

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Objective: The number of primary care providers has not kept pace with the increasing number of underserved rural populations placing unprecedented demands on the healthcare system and the gap is expected to widen with shortages projected to increase across the United States. Given the urgent need to grow and expand the number of trained diverse primary care providers in rural communities, an innovative sustainable program was implemented to recruit and train diverse rural advanced practice nurses. Building on the successful rural medical and rural pharmacy educational programs at the UIC Health Sciences Campus in Rockford, a rural nursing program with interprofessional curriculum was designed and refined to enable nursing students along with two other professions to develop appreciation, insight, and knowledge of rural healthcare and health disparities in a variety of rural settings as part of an interprofessional team.Methods: A mixed-methods program evaluation approach utilized both quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate program satisfaction and inform ongoing program refinement.Results: Students indicated positive responses to this interprofessional course of study. Continued development and refinement of the curriculum is planned to train the future rural healthcare workforce.Conclusions: Students from three health sciences colleges benefitted from the IPEC program with confirmed satisfaction in interprofessional rural education and collaborative practice. The addition of a rural nursing program merits continuation with modification and expansion to prepare the future rural interprofessional healthcare workforce.

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Tseung, Victrine, Susan B. Jaglal, Nancy M. Salbach, and Jill I. Cameron. "Implementing Caregiver Support Programs in a Regional Stroke System." Stroke 50, no. 12 (December 2019): 3585–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.119.026660.

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Background and Purpose— Family caregivers play a central role in the recovery of people with stroke. They need support to optimize the care they provide and their own health and well-being. Despite support from the literature and best practice recommendations, healthcare systems are not formally adopting caregiver programs. This study aimed to describe system-level facilitators and barriers to caregiver support program implementation in a regional stroke system. Methods— Using a qualitative descriptive study design, focus groups were conducted with regional rehabilitation specialists, education coordinators, community and long-term care specialists, and regional/district program directors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with regional medical directors, health professionals providing stroke care in acute care, rehabilitation and community settings, regional health executives, and primary care leaders. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Results— Four focus groups (n=43) and 29 interviews were conducted. We identified 4 themes related to caregiver program implementation: (1) establishing the need for caregiver education and support in an integrated healthcare system; (2) incorporating caregiver programs into the system of care across the care continuum; (3) uncertainty regarding ownership and responsibility for implementation; and (4) addressing regional variations related to access, availability, and culture. Conclusions— This study provides a comprehensive understanding of organization and system-level considerations for implementing caregiver programs in a regional stroke system. Program implementation requires evidence to establish the need for caregiver programs, practical strategies, and establishing ownership to incorporate programs into existing healthcare systems, and consideration of regional variations across healthcare systems. Ultimately, adopting programs to support caregivers will improve recovery in people with stroke and caregiver well-being.

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Shobian, Khlood Sameer, Walid Abdulkareem Abukhudair, Maher Mohammed Alnajjar, and Mussab Fayez Rajab. "The effect of healthcare education program on diabetic patients post cardiac surgery." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 8 (July 23, 2018): 3232. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182960.

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Background: Health education and lifestyle modifications re as important as pharmacotherapy in management of diabetes mellitus. It is suggested that healthcare education would aid in controlling glycaemic measures among diabetic patients especially in critical situations during postoperative periods. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of healthcare education program on diabetic patients who underwent cardiac surgery in Jeddah.Methods: This was a prospective cohort study that was conducted in King Fahd armed forces hospital in Jeddah during the period 2009-2017 on 387 patients. Baseline Hemoglobin A1c was tested for all patients on regular basis (at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months), then a healthcare educational program was started followed by subsequent measurement of Hemoglobin A1c at the same time intervals. Comparisons between the Hemoglobin A1c before and after the program were made.Results: There were no significant differences as regards Hemoglobin A1c levels among the studied patients before and after healthcare education (p=0.087). However, on regression analysis, educational program establishment was significantly correlated with lower Hemoglobin A1c levels among the patients (OR=0.43 (0.32-0.49), p<0.0001).Conclusions: Healthcare educational programs can have a positive impact on improving Hemoglobin A1c control among diabetic patients after cardiac surgery.

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Harrison, Krista Lyn, and Holly A. Taylor. "Healthcare resource allocation decisions affecting uninsured services." Journal of Health Organization and Management 30, no. 8 (November 21, 2016): 1162–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-01-2016-0003.

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Purpose Using the example of community access programs (CAPs), the purpose of this paper is to describe resource allocation and policy decisions related to providing health services for the uninsured in the USA and the organizational values affecting these decisions. Design/methodology/approach The study used comparative case study methodology at two geographically diverse sites. Researchers collected data from program documents, meeting observations, and interviews with program stakeholders. Findings Five resource allocation or policy decisions relevant to providing healthcare services were described at each site across three categories: designing the health plan, reacting to funding changes, and revising policies. Organizational values of access to care and stewardship most frequently affected resource allocation and policy decisions, while economic and political pressures affect the relative prioritization of values. Research limitations/implications Small sample size, the potential for social desirability or recall bias, and the exclusion of provider, member or community perspectives beyond those represented among participating board members. Practical implications Program directors or researchers can use this study to assess the extent to which resource allocation and policy decisions align with organizational values and mission statements. Social implications The description of how healthcare decisions are actually made can be matched with literature that describes how healthcare resource decisions ought to be made, in order to provide a normative grounding for future decisions. Originality/value This study addresses a gap in literature regarding how CAPs actually make resource allocation decisions that affect access to healthcare services.

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Franzén, Cecilia, and Eva-Lotta Nilsson. "Middle Managers’ Views on Participation in a Home Visiting Program for First-Time Parents in Scania, Sweden." International Journal of Social Science Studies 9, no. 6 (September 27, 2021): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v9i6.5281.

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Family home visiting programs delivering early childhood services are supported by politicians and policy makers in many countries. This study focuses on a home visiting program for first-time parents in a county in Sweden. The program comprises six home visits conducted by interprofessional teams, including child healthcare nurses, midwives, social workers and dental hygienists, with the aim to increase accessibility to child healthcare and to promote more equal health in young children. Child healthcare, maternal care, social services and dental care organisations participated voluntarily in the program. This study explores how middle managers of the participating organisations view the program. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with ten middle managers. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis as a method. The results show that the middle managers saw the home visiting program as beneficial for society, parents and children, and the participating organisations and professionals. In other words, they expressed both altruistic goals and a self-interest in participating. The study is of importance as middle managers’ decision to participate in a home visiting program might be grounded on their perceptions of the program.

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Brittz, Karli, Montlenyane Madisa, Lizemari Hugo-Van Dyk, Celia Filmalter, and Tanya Heyns. "A Cost-Effective Work-Based Interprofessional Collaboration Program for Healthcare Professionals." International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design 13, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.315589.

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Despite the availability of online interprofessional collaboration (IPC) programs, few cater for low- and middle-income communities and healthcare workers with limited Internet resources. This article describes how an interdisciplinary team developed an IPC blended learning program for healthcare workers in a low- and middle-income maternity setting. The purpose of the article is to discuss and outline how the authors developed an IPC program that is easily accessible and cost-effective to implement in low- and middle-income communities. To scaffold the program content and structure, the authors integrated IPC principles and the ADDIE instructional design model. By discussing the design process and methodology, the article aims to demonstrate how an accessible learning program can be developed using a work-based pedagogy and blended learning approach. In doing so, the authors trust the design process and approach can guide other healthcare professionals and educators in similar contexts, as well as encourage educational professionals to utilize resources optimally.

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Katayama, Akihiro. "Patient-Proposed Healthcare Services and Compassionate Use Program：." Iryo To Shakai 28, no. 1 (April 30, 2018): 37–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4091/iken.29.028.

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Garcia, Mayra G., Stephanie Allen, Leigh Griffis, Jerithea Tidwell, and Jennifer Watt. "Incorporating a Civility Program Into a Healthcare System." Clinical Nurse Specialist 35, no. 4 (July 2021): 171–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nur.0000000000000603.

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Hall, M. N., and K. H. Osborne. "New Psychiatry Residency Program at Carolinas HealthCare System." North Carolina Medical Journal 77, no. 2 (March 1, 2016): 126–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.2.126.

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Knutson, Lori, Pamela Jo Johnson, Abbey Sidebottom, and Amber Fyfe-Johnson. "Development of a Hospital-Based Integrative Healthcare Program." JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration 43, no. 2 (February 2013): 101–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nna.0b013e31827f2229.

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Horton, Lucy E., Randy Taplitz, Francesca J. Torriani, Shira R. Abeles, Lydia Ikeda, and Tyson Ikeda. "437. Asymptomatic Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Testing Program." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7, Supplement_1 (October 1, 2020): S286—S287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.630.

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Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains a major threat worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with high infection rates reported from HCWs in hard-hit regions2,3, raising concerns about nosocomial infections and the effectiveness of personal protective equipment in protecting HCWs. Asymptomatic infection is estimated 17.9% to 33.3%4 and is a common source of transmission5. We designed a HCW testing program to address patient and employee concerns about exposures in the healthcare setting at our 808-bed health system. During the time of employee testing, the mean (range) number of inpatients with a diagnosis of COVID was 30 (22–38) of a mean (range) daily census of 560 (492–602) (approximately 5.4%). Methods This opt-in program offered SARS-CoV-2 testing of asymptomatic HCWs with paired nasopharyngeal or mid-turbinate swab for PCR (Roche) and serum IgG antibody testing (Diazyme). While initially designed as a pilot project in the Emergency Departments and COVID-19 units, it was quickly expanded to a health system-wide initiative. Results From April 22 to June 2, PCR testing was performed on 5826 asymptomatic HCWs with four PCR tests resulting positive (0.09%). Of 5589 serologic tests (anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG) performed, 57 tested positive (1.02 %). All HCW with a positive IgG had a concurrent negative PCR. Conclusion In this cross-sectional evaluation, the point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in asymptomatic HCWs at UC San Diego was less than 1%, supporting modeling estimations at the San Diego County level of very low levels of community exposure at the time of this testing. Further analyses of incidence rates and potential risk factors such as employee roles within the healthcare system, community and healthcare exposures, and home zip code are underway. Asymptomatic HCW testing is a strategy that can provide the perception of additional safety to both the workforce and patients as the health system reopens, while potentially reduce transmission from asymptomatic persons through active case finding and isolation. Disclosures Randy Taplitz, MD, Merck (Advisor or Review Panel member)

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Robbins, Collette E. "A Monitored Treatment Program for Impaired Healthcare Professionals." Hospital Topics 66, no. 5 (September 1988): 20–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00185868.1988.10543624.

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CHRISTOPHER, MARY ANN, and COLLEEN NELSON. "A Community Healthcare Program That Delivers Transformational Change." Home Healthcare Nurse 30, no. 2 (February 2012): 132–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nhh.0b013e31824292e9.

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Rusche, JoMarie DeMarco, Patti Besuner, Susan K. Partusch, and Patricia A. Berning. "COMPETENCY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS A MERGED HEALTHCARE NETWORK." Journal for Nurses in Staff Development (JNSD) 17, no. 5 (September 2001): 234–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124645-200109000-00004.

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Cato, Dawna L., John R. Bowles, Veronica Carmack, Fuyang Liu, and Mary T. McFadden. "The CNO US Healthcare Immersion Program, Part 2." Nursing Administration Quarterly 43, no. 1 (2019): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/naq.0000000000000336.

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Cato, Dawna L., Kathy Walker, Deborah Aders, Fuyang Liu, and Mary T. McFadden. "The CNO US Healthcare Immersion Program, Part 1." Nursing Administration Quarterly 43, no. 1 (2019): 40–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/naq.0000000000000337.

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Lo, Suzanne Hoi Shan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, and Ravneet Saran. "Volunteer Engagement in a Stroke Self-Management Program: Qualitative Analysis of a Hybrid Team of Healthcare Providers and Trained Volunteers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15 (July 30, 2022): 9341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159341.

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Stroke recovery is a complex, multidimensional and heterogeneous process. Volunteer engagement improves the delivery of interventions in stroke rehabilitation programs but is under-utilized due to poor role clarity and other program-related concerns. We evaluated healthcare providers’ and volunteers’ perceptions of volunteer engagement in an 8-week self-management program that provided self-management support for community-dwelling stroke survivors. Using a qualitative design, we conducted individual, semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 5 trained healthcare providers and 18 volunteers. The participants shared their experiences of supporting survivors, perceptions of volunteer engagement, and areas of improvement to optimize volunteer support. Three main themes and six subthemes emerged: bilateral exchange between healthcare providers/volunteers and survivors; adoption of individualized approaches; and suggestions for optimizing volunteer contributions. Volunteer engagement can be optimized by developing well-designed programs with sufficient role clarity, strengthened collaborations with healthcare providers and adequate training. Our findings highlighted the contributions of trained volunteers in supporting stroke survivors’ self-management. Future research should evaluate the use of peer and healthcare professional volunteers in such programs and build community capacity to support stroke survivors’ recovery.

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Bass, David, Alyssa Ciancibello, Rachel Schaffer, and Sara Powers. "Description and Demo of the Best Practice Caregiving Database on 44 Research Proven Dementia Caregiving Programs." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.025.

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Abstract A major advance in family caregiving has been the development, testing, and community delivery of research-proven, evidence-based support programs for family or friend caregivers of persons living with dementia. This presentation showcases and demos Best Practice Caregiving (BPC), a new online resource with comprehensive profiles for 44 of the top evidence-based dementia caregiving programs that are ready for scaling in communities. For these 44 programs, BPC is a database that presents key research findings with links to all its published articles, comprehensive program descriptions including all implementation features, and survey data on program delivery experiences from 324 healthcare and community organizations that offered the program as a regular part of their service portfolio 2019. BPC enables professionals to make side-by-side comparisons of the 44 programs, with the goal of increasing implementations of these evidence-based programs by healthcare and community service organizations.

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Throgmorton, Cheryl, Trey Mitchell, Tom Morley, and Marijo Snyder. "Evaluating a physician leadership development program – a mixed methods approach." Journal of Health Organization and Management 30, no. 3 (May 16, 2016): 390–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-11-2014-0187.

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Purpose – With the extent of change in healthcare today, organizations need strong physician leaders. To compensate for the lack of physician leadership education, many organizations are sending physicians to external leadership programs or developing in-house leadership programs targeted specifically to physicians. The purpose of this paper is to outline the evaluation strategy and outcomes of the inaugural year of a Physician Leadership Academy (PLA) developed and implemented at a Michigan-based regional healthcare system. Design/methodology/approach – The authors applied the theoretical framework of Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation and used surveys, observations, activity tracking, and interviews to evaluate the program outcomes. The authors applied grounded theory techniques to the interview data. Findings – The program met targeted outcomes across all four levels of evaluation. Interview themes focused on the significance of increasing self-awareness, building relationships, applying new skills, and building confidence. Research limitations/implications – While only one example, this study illustrates the importance of developing the evaluation strategy as part of the program design. Qualitative research methods, often lacking from learning evaluation design, uncover rich themes of impact. The study supports how a PLA program can enhance physician learning, engagement, and relationship building throughout and after the program. Physician leaders’ partnership with organization development and learning professionals yield results with impact to individuals, groups, and the organization. Originality/value – Few studies provide an in-depth review of evaluation methods and outcomes of physician leadership development programs. Healthcare organizations seeking to develop similar in-house programs may benefit applying the evaluation strategy outlined in this study.

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Lee, Su Jung, Hyun-Ju Seo, Dong Young Lee, and So-Hyun Moon. "Effects of a Dementia Screening Program on Healthcare Utilization in South Korea: A Difference-In-Difference Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20 (October 11, 2019): 3837. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203837.

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To determine whether Seoul’s dementia screening program increased the rate of diagnosis and the appropriate use of healthcare services for people with dementia, a retrospective data analysis was conducted based on administrative data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. Two cohorts were constructed to represent the year before Seoul’s dementia screening program began (2007) (control group) and the year after the implementation of the program (2009) (treatment group). A difference-in-difference analysis was used to compare the diagnosis rates, number of clinic visits, and dementia-related drug prescription rates for 4 districts that implemented dementia screening programs between 2007 and 2009 and 14 areas that did not. After the introduction of the program, there was a 55.4% increase in physician-diagnosed dementia. The “average drug cost per patient” increased by 52.2% (Exp(β) = 1.522, p = 0.0264), the “average outpatient visits per patient” tended to increase by 13.5% (Exp(β) = 1.135, p = 0.1852), and the “average outpatient treatment fees per visit per patient” tended to increase by 24.4% (Exp(β) = 1.244, p = 0.0821). The implementation of dementia screening programs led to an increase in healthcare service utilization. Therefore, this program was found to be an effective strategy for reducing undiagnosed dementia cases and encouraging patients to use adequate healthcare services.

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Ponikvar, Nina, Marija Anderluh, Eva Strmljan Kreslin, and Mojca Marc. "ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE: A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF A PARENTING PROGRAM." EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 9, no. 2 (2021): 89–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.15604/ejss.2021.09.02.003.

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The positive impact of parenting programs on the health and wellbeing of individuals and their immediate community has been confirmed in many studies. Often, and especially during the Covid-19 pandemics, prevention health programs are stalled due to other policy priorities. Costbenefit analysis (CBA) can be used for the economic evaluation of public health programs to support evidence-based health policies and allows the comparison of the monetized effects of programs across different societal domains. However, CBA requires a variety of data that are typically difficult to obtain. Using the Incredible Years (IY) parenting program case, we illustrate how CBA can be practically applied. For parenting programs, the positive effects arise exclusively in non-monetary form as benefits arising from avoiding adverse effects in society. We show how to monetize them by estimating the avoided costs of healthcare, educational, and other societal costs due to the program's implementation. At a 4% social discount rate, the economic net present value is positive and high, showing that the present value of the program's benefits exceeds the costs of the program by almost €800 thousand. The benefit-to-cost index of 5.6 confirms that every € invested in the program brings benefits of €5.6 in monetary terms. Cost-benefit analysis provides a convincing foundation for distributing public funds as it allows for a comparison of fieldrelated programs and programs from different fields. Consequently, they increase any public policy's effectiveness and efficiency, but especially preventive health policy.

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