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James W Peltier

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PubMed2005

Participant satisfaction with the vocational rehabilitation process: a micro perspective of relationship dimensions.

This article is the last in a series of two that examines participant satisfaction with the vocational rehabilitation (VR) process. Disabled individuals face formidable challenges when entering the workforce. The VR process involves a complex series of interactions and relationships among participants, counselors, training professionals, ancillary service providers, and employers to help participants prepare for and find employment. In the first article, we identified six relationship dimensions that influence overall satisfaction with vocational training services and presented a highly reliable survey instrument. In part two, we look at the items within each dimension and identify those with the greatest impact on participant satisfaction. The findings show that the level of caring or concern demonstrated by the counselor, an element of the interpersonal social bond dimension, has the greatest affect on participant satisfaction with the entire VR process.

Consumer Behavior↗
PubMed2004

Emergency preparedness competencies: assessing nurses' educational needs.

This article reports findings from a research study designed to assess the level of familiarity Wisconsin nurses have regarding their response to large-scale emergency events. The research process identified 8 emergency preparedness dimensions, which were then investigated in the study. Efforts were also undertaken to determine the types of educational offerings and class-scheduling options most preferred by nurses.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed2004

Relationship marketing and disadvantaged health care segments: using internal marketing to improve the vocational rehabilitation process.

The purpose of vocational rehabilitation (VR) is to provide disabled individuals with the training and support services needed to assimilate into the workforce. This study incorporates concepts developed in the relationship marketing and internal marketing literature to determine the factors that influence overall satisfaction of vocational training services. Results underscore the importance of social and structural bonds that develop among the multiple stakeholders involved in the VR process. Satisfaction is also influenced by the design and equipment used in the facilities and the efficiency of initiating VR services. A highly reliable instrument to measure VR participant satisfaction is presented.

Persons with Disabilities↗
PubMed2004

Quality improvement in a federally funded community breast and cervical cancer screening program.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methods offer healthcare organizations valuable tools for improving services to their patients. These tools are also useful in improving the way an organization delivers its services. In this case study, the authors describe the use of quality improvement activities for improving the enrollment and screening for breast and cervical cancer for the Women's Health Connection (WHC). The WHC is operated by the Nevada Department of Human Resources, Health Division, to provide screening for income eligible women between the ages of 40-64. Funding for the WHC was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). By using Quality Improvement Teams, the WHC was able to restructure the way women were being enrolled in the program in order to increase the number of women screened and to help the program meet CDC performance indicators. This article documents the quality improvement process used in the case study, highlights the areas improved, and demonstrates how quality improvement was useful in improving services provided to women. It also describes staff acceptance of the quality improvement process and its potential future applications.

Breast Neoplasms↗
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Retaining medical directors in community health centers. The importance of administrative relationships.

Physician retention has become a critical issue for maintaining the success of today's health care organizations. With many external factors--increasing malpractice premiums, lower reimbursement rates, and managed care controls--driving physicians out of the practice, it is imperative to understand how the internal functions of the organization can help maintain satisfaction in the workplace and prevent physicians from leaving (Reece, 2000; Taylor, 2002). This is especially important in Community and Migrant Health Centers (C/MHCs), federally supported health clinics providing care to low-income and uninsured patients in medically underserved communities and neighborhoods. In this study, we examine the medical directors' roles and responsibilities, their relationships with the C/MHC administrators, and whether these impact satisfaction and, ultimately retention in the centers.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗