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C A Silver

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PubMed1989

How to reduce absenteeism: a comparative analysis.

One way for hospitals to control costs and increase productivity is to reduce absenteeism. This study evaluates the comparative effectiveness of seven prevalent absentee-control programs. Three are reward programs (bonus, buy back, and personal recognition); three are disciplinary programs (disciplinary action, no-fault, and year-end review); and one combines reward and discipline (paid leave bank). Data from 464 hospitals located in 42 states are analyzed. Statistical significance was obtained by using an ANOVA (p less than .05). The results suggest that a paid leave bank offers the most promise for controlling absenteeism. The data show no significant difference in levels of absenteeism among hospitals that use a mix of reward and disciplinary programs from those that use only reward or only disciplinary interventions. Implications of the findings are subsequently addressed.

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PubMed1977

Immunoepidemiology of meningococcal disease in military recruits. I. A model for serogroup independency of epidemic potential as determined by serotyping.

One hundred twenty strains of Neisseria meningitidis were serotyped with use of cross-absorbed rabbit antisera in a bactericidal test. Fifty-eight epidemic strains of serogroup B, C, and Y that occurred simultaneously among military recruits at two basic training centers during a period of epidemic meningococcal disease were compared with 62 strains of serogroups A, B, C, and Y isolated worldwide. Antisera to the six original antigenic factors of the Gold serotyping schema were adequate for typing 94% of strains, including all of the epidemic strains. The array of serotyping factors in the epidemic strains differed from those in the nonepidemic strains. Epidemic strains were almost exclusively of two serotypes, with type CII predominant among strains of groups B and C. Concurrent strains of groups B and C were invariably of the same serotype. A model for the epidemic potential of meningococcal strains, which is based on their serotype and serogroup antigens, and a modification of the original Gold typing schema are presented.

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