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R West

Publications and source records attributed to R West.

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PubMed1970

Scanning electron microscopy of the organ of Corti.

With the scanning electron microscope we have examined normal cochlear sensory epithelium of the guinea pig and cat and that damaged by noise. The studies demonstrate how the regular surface architecture of the organ of Corti is altered after exposure to noise. The changes include loss of sensory hairs, formation of giant hairs, and complete degeneration of circumscribed areas of the organ of Corti. Our method greatly reduces the artifacts.

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Applied psychiatry.

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Reducing delays in the CT scanning process at Bloomington Hospital.

UNLABELLED: Over a two-month period in 1992, a team in the Radiology Department at Bloomington Hospital recorded the number and types of delays that occurred in the computer tomography (CT) scanning process. Using the Pareto principle, the team identified two root causes for delays--equipment failure and insufficient information collected at scheduling. Appropriate interventions were identified, and the number of delays decreased dramatically. RESULTS: The number of delays in the CT scanning process decreased from a median of 19 per day to 2. Staff overtime hours decreased from a median of 87 per month to 46. The time patients spend waiting to receive a CT scan decreased from an average of 20 minutes to 30 minutes to 0 to 10 minutes. Patients are scheduled for a scan within one day's notice, as opposed to one week previously. Complaints from patients, physician offices, and other customers decreased dramatically. Morale and empowerment improved among staff.

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Life after retirement. Interview by Barbara J. Linney.

Are you thinking about retirement? Here are interviews with four physician executives who have made the transition. Some are recently retired, while others have been retired for many years. The good news is that all of them are productive and exploring interests and hobbies that their careers had taken precedence over. All of them were asked the following: (1) How have you felt about retirement? (2) What are some interesting things you've done? (3) What advice would you give to others who are planning for it?

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