Efficiency, Organizational
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Commentary: Evaluating faculty productivity in research: an interesting approach, but questions remain.

30 Oct 2009 Academic institutions must have strategies for evaluating research productivity by faculty. Such strategies are useful in guiding resource allocations for the research enterprise, for decisions on faculty promotions, and for broader institutional ... Read more...

Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Changes in patient length of stay (the duration of 1 clinic visit) as a result of the introduction of an electronic patient file system forced an anesthesia department to change its outpatient clinic organization. In this study, we ... Read more...

Customised molecular diagnosis of primary immune deficiency disorders in New Zealand: an efficient strategy for a small developed country.

7 Oct 2009 INTRODUCTION: Primary Immune Deficiency disorders (PIDs) are uncommon conditions, which necessitate urgent diagnosis in order to prevent disabling complications such as bronchiectasis. Timely diagnosis can be life-saving in children with PIDs such ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Efficiency, Organizational'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Commentary: Evaluating faculty productivity in research: an interesting approach, but questions remain. 30 Oct 2009
• A pod design for nursing assignments: eliminating unnecessary steps and increasing patient satisfaction by reconfiguring care assignments. 30 Oct 2009
• Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Is Europe fit for work? 8 Oct 2009
• Customised molecular diagnosis of primary immune deficiency disorders in New Zealand: an efficient strategy for a small developed country. 7 Oct 2009
• The critical need for trained and certified ophthalmic medical personnel: fall survey of staff and productivity. 29 Sep 2009
• Modeling procedure and surgical times for current procedural terminology-anesthesia-surgeon combinations and evaluation in terms of case-duration prediction and operating room efficiency: a multicenter study. 29 Sep 2009
• Research and reform: toward a high-value health system. 29 Sep 2009
• [Exit] 22 Sep 2009
• ACC 2009 survey results and recommendations: Addressing the cardiology workforce crisis A report of the ACC board of trustees workforce task force. 20 Sep 2009
• Payment by results. Market failure. 20 Sep 2009
• Has payment by results affected how care is recorded? 20 Sep 2009
• Bending the cost curve: a critical component of health care reform. 14 Sep 2009
• Data envelopment analysis: a method for comparing hospital pharmacy productivity. 13 Sep 2009
• New CMA president urges catalytic action. 13 Sep 2009
• [When the starting point is the craziest...] 8 Sep 2009
• Fiscal responsibility and health care reform. 8 Sep 2009
• Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of evidence. 3 Sep 2009
• Dispelling myths about drug research. 3 Sep 2009
• Integration of STI and HIV prevention, care, and treatment into family planning services: a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Efficiency, Organizational'

Definition: The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.

Descriptor UI: D017598

Alternative terms: Efficiency, Organizational; Organizational Efficiency; Productivity, Organizational; Organizational Productivity; Program Efficiency; Efficiency, Program; Efficiency, Administrative; Administrative Efficiency;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N04.452.227;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific organiz, institution, business, department, etc. (IM); DF: EFFICIENCY ORGAN