Welfare recipients will not seek help if it is too far away, study says
...m/cgi-bin/jhome/34787 "Policy-makers and program managers must seek strategies to provide a range of support services that can help those on welfare overcome common barriers to employment," said Scott W. Allard, assistant professor of political science and public policy at Brown University, the study's lead...More docs favor national health insurance, study reveals
...ong large, medium and small employers; health plan managers and the general public. More than 44 million Americans do not have any form of health insurance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The IU study was funded by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs....IU Medical School, Merck take shot at vaccinating Kenyan kids
...nt the program. "By training immunization program managers through the MVN-A program, we hope to enhance our ability to vaccinate and increase coverage against the eight diseases covered by the extended program on immunizations in Kenya," says Dr. Esamai. "This in the long term translates into reduced infant...Handbook aims to help developing countries health research grow into industries
...property management designed to guide and instruct managers in the confusing and complicated process of bringing health discoveries to market. Entitled Handbook of Best Practices for Management of Intellectual Property in Health Research and Development, the guide will be publicly released on November 11 at ...Childhood obesity? School food service personnel say NIMBY
...grams that train school food service directors and managers to go back to their districts and train their employees. So far, Project PA Master Instructor training has reached about 4000 school food service personnel in the 501 school districts throughout the Commonwealth. The Project PA Master Instructor Tr...One-step HIV test may be cheaper, faster, less wasteful
...t should provide useful information to HIV program managers and others who must compare alternative testing programs....Is science stuck in the middle ages?
...e editorial says, "scientists who choose to become managers will have to have their careers recognised as valid, not just by remuneration, but also by their peers. Thus traditional ways of training and assessing scientists -- peer-reviewed publications, and ability to attract independent funding -- will have ...Some mental health cost controls may increase employers long-term expenses
...er return to work records, while giving front-line managers disability management responsibilities did not promote return to work....Smoke-free rules may be good news for business
...land, said: "This study demonstrates that business managers need not fear loss of patronage by going smoke free and should welcome the opportunity to protect the health of their workers and patrons." Hyland is associated with the Department of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at Roswell Park Cancer I...U-M study: Physicians perceive health care cost savings line pockets of insurance companies
...ney saved through the other option would go to the managers and owners of insurance companies. Of those physicians choosing the less expensive option, more than half felt insurance companies would benefit from the savings. Physicians in small private practices were more likely to say savings would go to the i...Children's Hospital Boston finds capacity can be increased by smoothing scheduled patient flow
...riability represents a promising area where astute managers may improve patient care without intruding on the specifics of clinical decision-making." Co-authors of the study include James Mandell, M.D., President and CEO at Children's Hospital Boston and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Michae...Partners seek city's footprint
... will help the council's transport planners, waste managers and economic development team. It will also help the council's work on air quality, climate change, housing, food and procurement, providing valuable data to plan for more sustainable futures." "The Welsh footprint was measured in 2000 through an ini...Judging performance impact of IT: Don't overlook actual usage, says O.R. study
...ity. "For example, our findings indicate that if managers execute and use the analysis from 10 additional DS...uld be additional profit. This is one more way for managers to get value from information technology in which they have already invested." Furthermore, co-au...Looking at pesticide labels through multi-colored glasses
...as rubber gloves and eye goggles. Farmers and pest managers need to be able to read and understand pesticide labels before even opening the container. The research will improve the design of risk communications aimed at reducing or eliminating hazards related to pesticide exposures among ethnic minority farm...Children's hospital safeguards patient safety
...is given and by which staff member. Reports enable managers to monitor medication administrations and help identify opportunities for process improvement. "With MedPoint, we can facilitate communication between nursing, pharmacy and the lab. Our nurses will know immediately when a medication order has been ch...Companies must find ways to retain middle-aged managers
...k and retirement of a sample of male, middle class managers and professionals in their late 40s and 50s, worki...found that companies were not hostile to the older managers and professionals, but did adopt a 'hands-off' approach. Through early retirement schemes, firms dow...Housebound elderly benefit from early intervention
...Social Research Council suggest that care services managers should intervene as quickly as possible to help people who have recently suffered a decline in their autonomy through ill-health or an accident, such as a fall, rather than delay in order to spend more time matching services to the person. Despite be...Radical solutions needed to tackle NHS nursing shortage
...s are still nowhere near the top of the agenda for managers or trust boards, who have other managerial "must do's," such as reducing waiting lists and times, managing emergency admissions, and breaking even financially, they add. If fully implemented on time, the national initiatives will help, but it is ques...Annual study reveals 23 football players died during 2001 season
...much like the toll we used to see years ago before managers and other helpers started giving players water anytime they needed it." Mueller, chairman of the American Football Coaches' Committee of Football Injuries, directs the UNC-based National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injuries. Every year, the center...Eastern Washington hospitals deploy new Bridge technology to enhance patient safety
...other reports that reduce paperwork. Even our risk managers now have a few less risks to worry about." Adds Sacred Heart VP of Nursing Carol Sheridan, RN: "MedPoint makes patients feel more secure knowing there's a system in place to double-check they get the right drug, the right dose, at the right time. And...