Rethinking the promotion and tenure process.
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R A Ritvo
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Coordinating in-patient and out-patient services: the need for action.
This research reports the findings of a year-long study on the efforts to link discharged in-patients to community support services. Using the informal network model developed by O'Brien and others, the assumption that existing services will be used, just because they are there, is clearly shown to be in error. The implications for management are delineated, documenting that staff efforts in discharge planning are needed, that contracts with community-based service programs may help. Unless such efforts are undertaken, the long-term effectiveness of in-patient programs is questioned.
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Improving the effectiveness of program consultation.
In a recent project concerned with the evaluation of consultation, experienced health program consultants demonstrated difficulty in two areas: (a) integrating mutnd (b) setting objectives and specifying criteria by which to measure attainment of those objectives. This paper outlines the purposes of this project, its background and methodology, and discusses in depth the areas of concern. Through an exploration of these issues in program consultation evaluation, health professionals can understand and hopefully improve their skills in this important area of functioning.
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Evaluating the impact of program consultation in health services.
This article describes a methodology developed to be useful to both consultant and consultee in evaluating their mutual efforts to improve agency health service programs. Reporting forms and instruction manuals based upon the concept of mutuality in consultation were used by 19 consultants in 29 consultations. Two-thirds of the respondents reported some increase in problem-solving ability. The implications of evaluating program consultation are discussed, as are certain issues in consultation: definition, implementation, process, utilization, impact delays, interpersonal interactions, hidden agendas, organizational learning, and outcome measurements.
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