Technology in Managing Data in Clinical Trials
TECHNOLOGY IN CLINICAL TIALS

Incorporation of technology (electronic and digital technology that can utilize the internet or mobile devices) into the process of designing and executing studies in Clinical trials has been a slow process. Currently, individuals and various corporations have already incorporated such technology into their day-to-day lives and rely on electronic platforms. The aim of this paper is to provide a general overview of how e-technologies are used in clinical trials research, especially in the last ten years that have seen internet based-tools and mobile devices grow rapidly. The benefits and challenges that are associated with using e-technologies in collecting data, recruitment, and retention, delivering interventions and dissemination have been provided. The use of e-technologies for designing and implementing clinical trials has the ability to reach an extensive audience thus enhancing the efficiency of trials and reducing the cost: researchers should however…...

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References

Allen, H.G., Stanton, T.R., Di Pietro, F. & Moseley, G.L. (2013). Social media release increases dissemination of original articles in the clinical pain sciences, PLoS ONE, 8 (7) doi.10.1371/journal.pone.0068914

Apple Press Info, (2015). Apple Introduces ResearchKit, Giving Medical Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Medical Studies: New Apps to Aid Research on Asthma, Breast Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Parkinson's Disease. Retrieved from   on 28 May 2016http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/03/09Apple-Introduces-ResearchKit-Giving-Medical-Researchers-the-Tools-to-Revolutionize-Medical-Studies.html 

Babre, E. (2011). Electronic data capture -- narrowing the gap between clinical and data management, Perspect. Clin. Res., 2 (1), pp. 1-3 (Jan -- Mar)

Baker, T.B., Gustafson, DH & Shah, D. (2014). How Can Research Keep Up With eHealth? Ten Strategies for Increasing the Timeliness and Usefulness of eHealth Research, J Med Internet Res.16(2):e36 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2925

Technology in Managing Data in Clinical Trials
TECHNOLOGY IN CLINICAL TIALS

Incorporation of technology (electronic and digital technology that can utilize the internet or mobile devices) into the process of designing and executing studies in Clinical trials has been a slow process. Currently, individuals and various corporations have already incorporated such technology into their day-to-day lives and rely on electronic platforms. The aim of this paper is to provide a general overview of how e-technologies are used in clinical trials research, especially in the last ten years that have seen internet based-tools and mobile devices grow rapidly. The benefits and challenges that are associated with using e-technologies in collecting data, recruitment, and retention, delivering interventions and dissemination have been provided. The use of e-technologies for designing and implementing clinical trials has the ability to reach an extensive audience thus enhancing the efficiency of trials and reducing the cost: researchers should however…...

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References

Allen, H.G., Stanton, T.R., Di Pietro, F. & Moseley, G.L. (2013). Social media release increases dissemination of original articles in the clinical pain sciences, PLoS ONE, 8 (7) doi.10.1371/journal.pone.0068914

Apple Press Info, (2015). Apple Introduces ResearchKit, Giving Medical Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Medical Studies: New Apps to Aid Research on Asthma, Breast Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Parkinson's Disease. Retrieved from   on 28 May 2016http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/03/09Apple-Introduces-ResearchKit-Giving-Medical-Researchers-the-Tools-to-Revolutionize-Medical-Studies.html 

Babre, E. (2011). Electronic data capture -- narrowing the gap between clinical and data management, Perspect. Clin. Res., 2 (1), pp. 1-3 (Jan -- Mar)

Baker, T.B., Gustafson, DH & Shah, D. (2014). How Can Research Keep Up With eHealth? Ten Strategies for Increasing the Timeliness and Usefulness of eHealth Research, J Med Internet Res.16(2):e36 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2925

pneumonia is a recurrent mechanical ventilation complication affecting almost 25% of ventilated patients. This type of pneumonia is referred to as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and it accounts for up to 90% of nosocomial infections among the 25% of ventilated patients, significantly increasing the cost, the duration of stay in the ICU, the duration of stay in the hospital and the length of stay under ventilation. The mortality rates for patients suffering from the disease has been found to range between 25 to 75% in various study populations (Alp et al., 2004; Markowicz et al., 2000). Among the population of patients endotracheally intubated in whom nosocomial pneumonia has been discovered, a consistent finding between them is the bacterial colonization of the oropharynx. The colonization of the oropharynx by possibly infectious bacteria has been proven to be responsible for the development of the complication. The said colonization is exacerbated by intubation.…...

-Week Doctoral Term Plan & Capstone Stage GoalsStudent Name: Student ID:Student Walden Email: Student Phone #:Program and Specialization/Focus:Faculty Advisor:2nd Member (if applicable):University Research Reviewer:Date Started Program:Current Term Start Date: Phase of Capstone: Choose an item.Do you have an Individual Academic Plan (IAP)? )? No Choose an item. Note: Your Term Plan goals must align with your IAP.InstructionsYour Term Plan: On the page labelled YOUR Term Plan, indicate your term goal(s), stretch goal(s), and the tasks you will accomplish during the weeks of the term. Your tasks should make clear what you will be working on and your plans for appropriate substantive submissions to your Faculty Advisor (refer to the syllabus for more information). Remember that you must demonstrate substantial academic PROGRESS each term to receive a satisfactory grade for the course. Students must complete a minimum of Phase 1 to obtain a satisfactory grade in during the first enrollment of…...

-Week Doctoral Term Plan & Capstone Stage GoalsStudent Name: Student ID:Student Walden Email: Student Phone #:Program and Specialization/Focus:Faculty Advisor:2nd Member (if applicable):University esearch eviewer:Date Started Program:Current Term Start Date: Phase of Capstone: Choose an item.Do you have an Individual Academic Plan (IAP)? )? No Choose an item. Note: Your Term Plan goals must align with your IAP.InstructionsYour Term Plan: On the page labelled YOU Term Plan, indicate your term goal(s), stretch goal(s), and the tasks you will accomplish during the weeks of the term. Your tasks should make clear what you will be working on and your plans for appropriate substantive submissions to your Faculty Advisor (refer to the syllabus for more information). emember that you must demonstrate substantial academic POGESS each term to receive a satisfactory grade for the course. Students must complete a minimum of Phase 1 to obtain a satisfactory grade in during the first enrollment of…...

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Resources and begin work Schedule one-on-one meeting w/ librarian to find sources for Evidence Search. 4/8/20XX Your Notes: Renegotiated term plan with Faculty Advisor-4/8. Met with librarian – 4/15. Reviewing literature found in search.Faculty Advisor Notes: Plan OK; 2nd Site Approval reviewed as “met” on April 9. 7 Review the tutorial on evidence synthesis and review the literature using the evidence appraisal tools. Your Notes: Still working on evidence synthesis– not done yet.Faculty Advisor Notes: Review pending. OK for next week. 8 Synthesize the literature review and complete the Individual Evidence Summary Tool and submit in classroom. 4/29/20XX Your Notes: Mostly done with revisions this week; finished after meeting with faculty advisor to discuss.Faculty Advisor Notes: OK-literature review in progress 9 Finalize the Evidence Summary Tool and submit in classroom for faculty advisor approval 5/6/20XX Your Notes: Met with Faculty Advisor – 5/9/20XX.Faculty Advisor Notes: Evidence Summary Tool finalized 5/12/20XX 10 Submit the Individual Evidence Summary Tool in the classroom and meet with faculty advisor approval. 5/13/20XX Your Notes: Submitted and met with faculty advisor to discuss next steps..Faculty Advisor Notes: Keep working on lit review 11 Submit Final Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 11 and set goals for next quarter .Adequate Progress Final Review 5/20/20XX Your Notes: Submitted End-of-Term Plan by Day 7. Also have 15 pages of lit review done!Faculty Advisor Notes: Project goals for quarter “Met” and approval of site agreement form in MyDR Updated 4.6.22

PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE 5Professional Capstone: OrganizationsNameUniversityCourseInstructorDateProfessional CapstoneQualifying criteriaFeesOffered benefitsJustification for the order of choiceAmerican Association of Healthcare Administration (AAHAM)-National Membership: Individual certifications require different qualifications, i.e. a college degree or healthcare experience.-Part-Time Student membership:Students currently enrolled in 6 to 11 credit hours per semester.-Full-Time Student Membership:Students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.Note: Student membership does not confer certain certification and voting rights to the member.-$209 for National Membership-$50 for Part-Time Student membership-Free for full time student membership-Free for Retired Members- Access to resources (i.e. publications and webinars), regular training, and updates to promote professional development- Access to local and national AAHAM Chapters where members can interact, consult, and network with revenue cycle professionals.- Certifications (e.g. CRCE and CRCP) to promote personal and professional growth.I will have more advanced (and up-to-date) knowledge about various patient accounting matters, i.e. in relation to guidelines and regulations. This would translate to…...

IBMA
Integrated Business and Management Assessment (IBMA) Portfolio

Business Capstone Project: Outcomes

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Characteristics:

• Making good use of the English language in the presentation of business and management topics

• Effectively communicating grasp of business and management topics

• Identifying how the presentation was appropriately adapted to the audience

• Being organized and concise in written communication

Learning Statements:

• I have expanded my vocabulary regarding business-related concepts on both a practical and theoretical level.

• I have improved my ability to use email and other forms of technology to communicate in a professional manner.

• I have learned how to tailor my language and persuasive strategies to different audiences (lay vs. professional, colleagues vs. strangers).

• I have learned how to effectively use outlining to improve my public speaking and my research papers.

Evidence Used to Support Learning Statements:

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• Tab C-2, Title, p. x

• Tab C-3, Title, p. x

Outcome 2

Demonstrate introductory…...

leader within the educational sector, it is critical that that qualities of good leadership be reflected upon the entire course of ones career.The management and leadership of academic institution is in deed a challenge that often results in poor performance in our contemporary schools (Schmoker,2001). In this paper, we present an elaborate reflection of my views on educational leadership principles that I have explored in the context of your MAED program and my career, and offer a summary of how my development as a professional educator has informed my practice that led to completion of the Capstone Project and my overall degree program.
Educational leadership principles

The very first principle of quality leadership practice is the evidence of candidate learning. This means that all the educational programs must provide enough evidence that the candidates have indeed learned and comprehended the educational curriculum.In order to do this, it was necessary for me…...

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Carsey, MK and Gable, RK (2011). Beginning Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness to Differentiate Instruction for Diverse Learners.

Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, October 19, 2011, Rocky Hill, CT.

Heacox, D. (2009). Making differentiation a habit: How to ensure success in academically diverse classrooms. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Kinsella, E. (2007) Embodied Reflection and the Epistemology of Reflective Practice, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol. 41, No.3 pp. 395-409.

CELCAT, though, is just one of dozens of vendos competing in the class scheduling softwae industy as well as many open souces options that ae fee of chage, and the thousands of colleges and univesities that have undetaken the selection pocess have done so lagely without the benefit of a set of best pactices that can be used fo this pupose. As a esult, it is easonable to suggest that many of these educational institutions failed to ealize the full spectum of benefits that can accue to the effective use of class scheduling softwae applications based on an inappopiate selection o intenal factos that constained its implementation and use. Theefoe, it just makes good business sense to identify how these educational institutions can appoach the selection pocess and what factos need to be taken into account in identifying the most appopiate softwae choice.

Oveview of Study

This study used a five-chapte fomat…...

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Reporting and Printing

1. Week - shows the timetable of the whole week (days x lessons) for the selected object type. For example, if Teacher is selected, all teachers' timetables are shown on one screen. The X axis will contain the teachers' names and the Y axis the days and the lessons.

2. Day - shows the timetable of one day for the selected object type. For example, if Group is selected, all groups' timetables are shown on one screen for the selected day. The X axis will contain the groups' names and the Y axis the lessons of the day (see graphic below).

3. Personal - shows a personal weekly timetable of the selected object. For example, if Room is selected, shows the timetable of the selected room for the whole week. The X axis contains the day names, and the Y axis the lessons.

A change management strategy that concentrates on getting the feedback of the sales teams, who will be the primary uses of the CRM system, and also the engineering team who will want to evaluate it, are both critical. This focus on shared ownership will overcome the political factors and forces that will push for the SaaS-based CRM system to be not installed and used. The sales teams however will need the system to complete more accurate quotes, orders and update customer records. The future of enterprise software is on the SaaS-based platform, and Cincom will need to embrace this direction and learn to capitalize on it in order to growth profitably in the future.
Cincom Systems Organizational Environment and Structure

Cincom Systems is organized into five separate divisions, each concentrating on enterprise software applications and platforms. All of these divisions are integrated on a common Microsoft platform or protocol stack, ensuring…...

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It has also allowed each business unit to concentrate on its core business very closely and clearly, accurately defining expectations and results that can be achieved to key customers as well. The Cincom Manufacturing Business Systems (CMBS) division sells ERP systems to manufacturers, many fo them members of the Fortune 500. The Acquire business unit sells a customizable quoting and product configuration system, and Cincom Synchrony sells a call center application suite. Cincom Smalltalk is a development organization that evangelizes the Smalltalk development language. The Cincom outsourcing services group sells services of the Indian subsidiary who builds both internal and customer-sponsored applications. The mission of Cincom is to deliver up to a 30 times increase in value to customers who choose to standardize their businesses on their solutions. The culture is highly focused on analytics, metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs), often measuring overall performance of applications within customer sites. The best-performing companies rely on analytics, KPIs and metrics to stay aligned to customers and ensure success fo initiatives (Conejero, Figueiredo, Garcia, Hernandez, Jurado, 2011).

Organizational Structure

The structure of this organization is highly decentralized with each business unit have a general manager and a series of directors responsible for marketing, sales, product management and product development. Internal systems are specifically designed to allow for rapid information and knowedlge sharing, further increasing innovation. The reliance on knowedlge sharing systems to further support and enhance the development of innovation in firms shows significant potential to revolutionize enterprise software (Linke, Zerfass, 2011). This is exactly what Cincom is attempting to do with its focus on intensive levels of knowedlge sharing and collaboration, including the highly decentralized organizational structure and relative freedom of development groups to pursue their own plans without having to be constrained by a single, overriding engineering and development team. This focus on decentralized innovation has made it possible for

Thus, placing the business emphasis on meeting the customers' expectations is imperative.
Finally, when finance is the bottleneck, nothing at all can run smoothly. Finance is the engine that powers all of the other business functions. You could have the most high performance business model imaginable but without enough assets to fund the model all is lost. For example, if the supply chain and marketing operations are strong but finance isn't providing the budgets necessary for these functions to run at optimal levels then this acts like a handicap for the whole of the business. It is incredibly important for the finance department to accurately match the funding to the meet the requirements of all the various functions. Furthermore, since this cannot always be accurately predicted, it is best for finance to have fast acting mechanisms to quickly adapt to meet the needs.

We mentioned briefly examples of when one of…...

Wal-Mart Corporation
Mission and Vision Statement Analysis

Linking Wal-Mart's Mission and Vision to Their Strategic Goals ands Objectives

Assessing the Link Between Wal-Mart's Financial Performance And Its Strategic Goals

Wal-Mart Competitive and Marketing Analysis

Wal-Mart Marketing Analysis

Selecting An Appropriate Strategy (low cost, differentiation or niche) For Maximizing Organization's eturn on Shareholders

Potential Wal-Mart Merger & Acquisition Strategy

Incentive and eward Strategies for Wal-Mart Employees

Evaluating How Current Strategies Define Ethicacy Levels at Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart atio Analysis

Income Statement Analysis, 2007 -- 2011

Wal-Mart Capstone Analysis

Mission and Vision Statement Analysis

The foundations of the Wal-Mart value chain and its global success is predicated on how well this company aligns every internal system and strategy to their unique value proposition of Low Price Everyday (LPED) leadership. This unique value proposition galvanizes the mission and vision statement of Wal-Mart and is one of the foundations of their success and continued growth. Their competitors give lip-service to price competition yet only Wal-Mart has engrained the…...

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References

Nabil Alghalith (2005). Competing with IT: The UPS Case. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 7(2), 7-15.

Jonathan Birchall. (2009, October 23). Walmart set to focus on growth outside U.S.. Financial Times,16.

Susan Christopherson 2007. Barriers to 'U.S. style' lean retailing: the case of Wal-Mart's failure in Germany. Journal of Economic Geography: Transnational Retail, Supply Networks, and the Global 7, no. 4 (July 1): 451-469.

Richard De Santa. (1998, January). Technology. Supermarket Business, 53(1), 18.

Organizational Change in the Public Sector
This research proposal explores the feasibility of management in the public Sector as an organizational paradigm and new model in organizational development. The literature review reviews numerous journal articles that explore on the key concepts of change management strategies from a public sector project management perspective. The authors suggest that employee's participation, effective feedback across the board, and empowerment of subordinate staffs is a major step in transforming public organizations. This proposal further hypothesis that establishment of long-term and productivity advantages are crucial throughout the organization.

SCOPE AND PURPOSE

Research Questions

Hypotheses:

LITERATURE REVIEW

Factor 1: Need for change

Factor 2: implement a Plan for change

Factor 3: create political internal environment for Change

Factor 4: Support and Commitment from managers

Factor 5: enhancing External Support

Factor 6: Provide Resources for change

Factor 7: establish Change

Factor 8: ascertain comprehensive Change

Determinants of implementing change in organizations

Change efficiency

Social cognitive theory

Change valence

Motivation Theory

Testing the Hypothesis

22 CONCLUSION

23 ILIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

One of the…...

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Abramson, Mark A., and Paul R .Lawrence .2001. The Challenge of Transforming

Administration and its influence on organizational change. Management Decision,

50(10), 1843-1860, Review 62: 555-67.

Armenakis, Achilles A ., and Arthur G .Bedeian .1999 .Organizational Change: A Review of Associates.

school-wide inquiry into learning and teaching performance and participating in professional inquiry as a colleague" I have often found my school lacking (Copland & Knapp 2006). My current Capstone project is on the phenomenon of 'teaching to the test,' or the extent to which the pressures of standardized testing have inhibited teacher's creativity and limited the development of individuated curriculums in schools today. Copland and Knapp (2006) suggest that under ideal circumstances, a partnership exists between teachers and administrators as they engage in a joint effort to discover what works and what does not work when comparing teaching strategies. But I often find (which is not uncommon amongst teachers) that the standardized test becomes a kind of 'third party' in the relationship between teachers and other stakeholders.
ather than engaging in research to determine what works and does not work to enhance learning, instead teachers and administrators alike must shape…...

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Reference

Rose, L.P. (2009). Students as researchers: a framework for using action research. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(2).

Medication Errors
One of the major challenges impact healthcare providers is medical errors. These issues are challenging, as they will have an adverse impact on quality and safety. In the case of the ICU, these challenges are becoming more pronounced. This is because of the different conditions and large number of patients they are working with. A good example of this can be seen with insights from Orgeas (2010) who said, "Although intensive care units (ICUs) were created for patients with life-threatening illnesses, the ICU environment generates a high risk of iatrogenic events. Identifying medical errors (MEs) that serve as indicators for iatrogenic risk is crucial for purposes of reporting and prevention. We describe the selection of indicator MEs, the incidence of such MEs, and their relationship with mortality. We selected indicator MEs using Delphi techniques. An observational prospective multicenter cohort study of these MEs was conducted from March 27 to…...

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References

Data and Statistics. (2014). CDC. Retrieved from:  http://www.cdc.gov/hai/surveillance/ 

Marcucci, L. (2012). Avoiding Common ICU Errors. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Marino, P. (2012). ICU Book. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

McClean, S. (2011). Intelligent Patient Management. New York, NY: Springer.

While the idea of border security is always innately political, it is even more so right now. Combined with immigration policy, border security helps shape what our country looks like. More importantly, immigration policy helps shape the future electorate, which some people believe will have a dramatic impact on the country’s political future. So, the first thing you should consider is how deeply you want to delve into politics, motivations, and partisan differences. If you do, then you could choose a niche thesis statement focusing on those issues. In addition, you....

The canvas of communication is vast, and its colors myriad. Among the array of expressive forms, the paragraph stands out as a versatile and potent tool, capable of conveying intricate ideas with remarkable depth and nuance. Within its confines, a skilled writer can weave a tapestry of words that illuminate complex concepts, challenge perspectives, and evoke profound emotions.

The secret to crafting a paragraph that effectively conveys a complex idea lies not merely in the choice of words but in the architecture of thought. Just as a building's foundation determines its stability, the structure of a paragraph provides the framework upon....

Common Obstacles Faced by Working Students in Literature Reviews
Working students often face a unique set of challenges when conducting literature reviews, which are essential components of academic research. These obstacles can impact the quality and efficiency of the review process.
1. Time Constraints
One of the biggest challenges for working students is finding the time to conduct a thorough literature review. Balancing work, academic commitments, and personal responsibilities can make it difficult to allocate sufficient time for research. This can result in a rushed or incomplete review, potentially compromising the validity and comprehensiveness of the findings.
2. Accessibility to Resources
Working students may have....

Transformational leadership is a leadership style that involves inspiring and motivating followers to achieve higher levels of performance and accomplish organizational goals. In the context of non-profit organizations focused on international aid, this leadership style becomes even more crucial due to the complex and challenging nature of their work.

Some of the key characteristics of transformational leadership in non-profit organizations with a focus on international aid include:

1. Visionary leadership: Transformational leaders in this sector have a clear and inspiring vision for the organization's mission and goals. They are able to communicate this vision effectively to stakeholders and mobilize support for their....