Vol 2, No 4 (2013)

Journal of Hospital Administration, Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2013

Table of Contents

Original Article

Impact of a disinfecting technique on microbial contamination of computer keyboards and telephone handsets
Gabriele Messina, Emma Ceriale, Sandra Burgassi, Carmela Russo, Chiara Defranceschi, Lorenzo Mariani, Lucilla Taddei, Daniele Lenzi, Pietro Manzi
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Latent gender inequalities in the well-being of physicians according to payment method for practicing medicine: a cross-sectional study
Juan Nicolás Peña-Sánchez, Rein Lepnurm, Silvia Bermedo-Carrasco
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A predicted outbreak in an overcrowded, administratively neglected and run-down haemodialysis unit as an offer of “New Public Management” in Norwegian hospitals
Bjørg Marit Andersen, Bente Seljordslia, Kjersti Hochlin, Mette Rasch, Gaute Syversen
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Patients’, nurses’ and physicians’ perception of delays in emergency department care
La Vonne A. Downey, Leslie S. Zun, Trena Burke
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Addressing health workers’ exposure to violence at Lebanese emergency departments: What do the stakeholders think?
Mohamad Alameddine, Nasser Yassin
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General practitioners’ knowledge gaps regarding age related macular degeneration and effectiveness of their e-learning training
Rosa Maria Coco-Martin, Maria Rosa Sanabria, Itziar Fernandez, Anna Sala, Carmen Valverde, Raixa Perez
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Does deinstitutionalisation work? Relationships between psychiatric outpatient and inpatient care provision in a rural German catchment area
Juan Valdes-Stauber, Michael von Cranach, Albert Putzhammer, Reinhold Kilian
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Failure of a pharmacist-initiated antimicrobial step-down protocol to impact physician prescribing behavior or patient outcomes: A quasi-experimental, cross-over study
Elizabeth D. Hermsen, Sara S. Shull, Lisa M. Richter, Fang Qiu, Mark E. Rupp
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Regional variation in acute care length of stay after orthopaedic surgery total joint replacement surgery and hip fracture surgery
John D. FitzGerald, Haoling Weng, Nelson F. Soohoo, Susan L. Ettner
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The effectiveness of providing evidenced-based perinatal practice to low-income populations providing perinatal care: Does patient income influence the delivery of quality care?
Amy L. Damon, Carmen D. Parrotta, Lindsey A. Wallace, William Riley
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Usage of quality indicators in hospital nursing services in Brazil
Carmen Silvia Gabriel, Daniele Ramos, Andrea Boldrini, Silvana Silveira Kempfer, Andrea Bernardes, Fernanda Ludmila Rossi Rocha
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Reflections on a hospital information committee support project in a rural hospital in South Africa
Mc Neill, Laura Mary Campbell, CP Blanchard
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Can transformational programs aimed at improving hospital management, leadership, and productivity systems affect financial performance?
T. Michelle Brown, Justin Holland, Kay L. Bokowy, Ruslan Horblyuk
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Conflict management styles in academic and hospital pharmacy practice areas in affiliated tertiary institutions in Lagos, Nigeria
Anyika Emmanuel
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Estimation of unpredictable hospital demand variations in two Piraeus public hospitals, Greece
Zoe Boutsioli
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The collateral benefits of having chiropractic available in a public central hospital
Jan Roar Orlin, Andrè Didriksen, Helge Hagen, Anders Sørfonden
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The effect of a zero-diversion policy on emergency department performance measures
Eman Spaulding, Laurie Byrne, Eric Armbrecht, Collin Jackson, Preeti Dalawari
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Predicting operating room case load: An aid to resource allocation
Elizabeth M. Geary, Martin Goldberg, A. G. Greenburg, Thomas E. Johnson
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