Does 360-degree feedback negatively affect company performance?
Does 360-degree feedback negatively affect company performance? ~ Abstract: Too many organizations base their human resources investment decisions on tradition,fads or competitors’ practices, instead of on sound financial measures. A perfect example of thisphenomenon may be 360-degree feedback. Adopted by a growing number of organizations,360-degree feedback is widely accepted as an effective performance management tool. [...]
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Portfolio Management for New Product Development
Portfolio Management for New Product Development ~ This paper reports the results of a survey questionnaire sent to IRI member companies partici pating in an ongoing best practices study (results as of October 2001). Dr. Cooper, Dr. Edgettand Dr. Kleinschmidt examine the consequences of poor portfolio management practices. Theyoutline the results of the study including [...]
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What is knowledge management?
What is knowledge management? ~ In practice, knowledge management often encompasses identifying and mapping intellectual assetswithin the organization, generating new knowledge for competitive advantage within the organization, making vast amounts of corporate information accessible, sharing of best practices,and technology that enables all of the above — including group ware and intranets.That covers a lot of [...]
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The Impact of ISO 9000 on TQM and Business Performance
The Impact of ISO 9000 on TQM and Business Performance ~ ISO 9000 and TQM have had considerable success in terms of acceptance in organizations worldwide. In this study, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is applied to assist in explaining andpredicting the relationships between and among ISO 9000 certification, TQM practices,organizational competitiveness, customer satisfaction, and business [...]
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Wireless Technology Empowers Physicians
Wireless Technology Empowers Physicians ~ Akron General Health System in Akron, Ohio, is transforming the wayphysicians make rounds—literally lightening their loads with wireless PCs and portal technology. The implementation has reduced the paperwork thatphysicians must carry with them on their rounds and is dramaticallyimproving the ability of our physicians to deliver the best possible care [...]
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Technology’s Impact on Reducing Medication Errors
Technology’s Impact on Reducing Medication Errors ~ At Danville Regional Health Systemin Danville, VA, we were just asalarmed by these findings as everyhealthcare provider in the country.However, long before the Institute ofMedicine (IOM) report, “To Err is Human,” was released, our staff understood the power of technology to optimize the care provider’s dailyworkflow and to [...]
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Healthy Competition for Data
Healthy Competition for Data ~ Competition is a great motivator. When a newacute care hospital moved into our backyardand started to reduce our market share andprofit margins, we were motivated to improve the efficiency of our operations using data froman automated revenue cycle management package. Today, we’ve reduced accounts receivable (A/R) days andbad debt below [...]
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Is Speech Recognition the Holy Grail?
Is Speech Recognition the Holy Grail? ~ Speech recognition has the potential to overcome one of the most significant barriers to implementing a fully computerized medical record: direct capture of physician notes. Industry estimates from physicians and chief information officers at hospitals suggest that 50% of physicians will utilize speech recognition within five years. Coupled [...]
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Implementing EHRs Requires a Shift in Thinking
Implementing EHRs Requires a Shift in Thinking ~ During the past 20 years, physicians have seen amazing advancements intechnology and have witnessed their beneficial impact on the health and the lives of hundreds of patients. They have also seen the amazing impact that sound information can have on a patient’s health and on the decisions [...]
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Millennial-scale depositional cycles related to British Ice Sheet variability and North Atlantic palco circulation since 45 kyr B.P., Barra Fan, U.K. margin
Millennial-scale depositional cycles related to British Ice Sheet variability and North Atlantic palco circulation since 45 kyr B.P., Barra Fan, U.K. margin ~ Lithology, lithic petrology, planktonic foraminiferal abundances, and clastic grain sizes have been determined in a 30 m-long core recovered from the Barra Fan off northwest Scotland. The record extends back to around [...]
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Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cytology in Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in the United States, 2003–2005
Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cytology in Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in the United States, 2003–2005 ~ Broadly based cervical screening programs in the United States, which are typically administered in primary or family planning medical care settings or selected sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics, are aimed at detecting and treating cervical cytologic abnormalities. [...]
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Training for cervical cancer prevention programs in low-resource settings: Focus on visual inspection with acetic acid and cryotherapy
Training for cervical cancer prevention programs in low-resource settings: Focus on visual inspection with acetic acid and cryotherapy ~ 2. General objectives of training The family planning experiences of several ACCP members demonstrate that at the onset of training, general and specific training objectives must be outlined for the trainees in either a training manual [...]
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