Efficiency
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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...

The impact of electronic medical records on nursing efficiency.

29 Sep 2009 The authors review the literature and describe the potential impact of electronic medical records on nursing efficiency, as measured by a reduction in the amount of time nurses spend on activities that are not part of direct patient care. They also ... Read more...

Measuring worker productivity: frameworks and measures.

30 Aug 2009 Worker productivity is a combination of time off work (absenteeism) due to an illness and time at work but with reduced levels of productivity while at work (also known as presenteeism). Both can be gathered with a focus on application as a cost ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Efficiency'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Commentary: Evaluating faculty productivity in research: an interesting approach, but questions remain. 30 Oct 2009
• The impact of electronic medical records on nursing efficiency. 29 Sep 2009
• Health care reform and clinical culture. 8 Sep 2009
• Agriculture. Agricultural research, productivity, and food prices in the long run. 2 Sep 2009
• Measuring worker productivity: frameworks and measures. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of migraine prophylaxis on migraine-related resource use and productivity. 30 Aug 2009
• A framework for managing core facilities within the research enterprise. 30 Aug 2009
• The ABRF Edman Sequencing Research Group 2008 Study: investigation into homopolymeric amino acid N-terminal sequence tags and their effects on automated Edman degradation. 30 Aug 2009
• Leading the multigenerational work force. A proactive approach will cultivate employee engagement and productivity. 30 Aug 2009
• How should research productivity be assessed in early career psychiatric researchers? research funding versus scientific productivity. 30 Aug 2009
• [Application of the Verena Tschudin decision model: ethical--moral decisions] 30 Aug 2009
• A tale of two tasks: reversing the self-regulatory resource depletion effect. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparison of student productivity in four-handed clinic and regular unassisted clinic. 30 Aug 2009
• An assessment of emergency medicine residents' ability to perform in a multitasking environment. 30 Aug 2009
• Spend time on patients and families or on documentation? 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of etanercept on work productivity in patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis: results from the COMET study. 16 Aug 2009
• Short-term effects of implemented high intensity shoulder elevation during computer work. 8 Aug 2009
• Increased thermostability and fidelity of DNA synthesis of wild-type and mutant HIV-1 group O reverse transcriptases. Aug 2009
• Appraising the quality of care in surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Potential unintended consequences of smoke-free policies in public places on pregnant women in China. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Efficiency'

Definition: Ratio of output to effort, or the ratio of effort produced to energy expended.

Descriptor UI: D004526

Alternative terms: Efficiency; Productivity;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.784.692.351;

History Note: was in Cat F only 1963-81; was in Cat F & N 1982-91

Technical Notes: note category: do not confuse with PHYSICAL FITNESS nor with metabolic efficiency; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL is available