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PubMed1976

Report of the Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources. Optimal resources for examination of the chest and cardiovascular system. A hospital planning and resource guideline. Radiologic facilities for conventional x-ray examination of the heart and lungs. Catheterization-angiographic Laboratories. Radiologic resources for cardiovascular surgical operating rooms and intensive care units.

This is an updated and expanded planning and oprimal resource guideline for diagnostic examinations of the cardiovascular system. Catheterization-angiographic laboratories are described and detailed specifications given for radiologic and physiologic equipment. Case loads for maintaining safe and effective performance are recommended and complication rates discussed. An optimal location for the laboratory is defined and the status of affiliated laboratories reviewed. Professional staff qualifications, relationships and requirements are enumerated and recommendations are made for organization and administration of the services. There is a protocol for electrical safety and radiation protection and a data base for assessing case loads in hospitals within a community or region. This statement also defines optimal facility and equipment criteria for conventional chest x-rays and radiologic equipment requirements for cardiovascular surgical operating rooms and intensive care units.

Angiocardiography↗
PubMed1999

Making sense of the electronic resource marketplace: trends in health-related electronic resources.

Changes in the practice of medicine and technological developments offer librarians unprecedented opportunities to select and organize electronic resources, use the Web to deliver content throughout the organization, and improve knowledge at the point of need. The confusing array of available products, access routes, and pricing plans makes it difficult to anticipate the needs of users, identify the top resources, budget effectively, make sound collection management decisions, and organize the resources effectively and seamlessly. The electronic resource marketplace requires much vigilance, considerable patience, and continuous evaluation. There are several strategies that librarians can employ to stay ahead of the electronic resource curve, including taking advantage of free trials from publishers; marketing free trials and involving users in evaluating new products; watching and testing products marketed to the clientele; agreeing to beta test new products and services; working with aggregators or republishers; joining vendor advisory boards; benchmarking institutional resources against five to eight competitors; and forming or joining a consortium for group negotiating and purchasing. This article provides a brief snapshot of leading biomedical resources; showcases several libraries that have excelled in identifying, acquiring, and organizing electronic resources; and discusses strategies and trends of potential interest to biomedical librarians, especially those working in hospital settings.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed2001

Long-term resource variation and group size: a large-sample field test of the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis.

BACKGROUND: The Resource Dispersion Hypothesis (RDH) proposes a mechanism for the passive formation of social groups where resources are dispersed, even in the absence of any benefits of group living per se. Despite supportive modelling, it lacks empirical testing. The RDH predicts that, rather than Territory Size (TS) increasing monotonically with Group Size (GS) to account for increasing metabolic needs, TS is constrained by the dispersion of resource patches, whereas GS is independently limited by their richness. We conducted multiple-year tests of these predictions using data from the long-term study of badgers Meles meles in Wytham Woods, England. The study has long failed to identify direct benefits from group living and, consequently, alternative explanations for their large group sizes have been sought. RESULTS: TS was not consistently related to resource dispersion, nor was GS consistently related to resource richness. Results differed according to data groupings and whether territories were mapped using minimum convex polygons or traditional methods. Habitats differed significantly in resource availability, but there was also evidence that food resources may be spatially aggregated within habitat types as well as between them. CONCLUSIONS: This is, we believe, the largest ever test of the RDH and builds on the long-term project that initiated part of the thinking behind the hypothesis. Support for predictions were mixed and depended on year and the method used to map territory borders. We suggest that within-habitat patchiness, as well as model assumptions, should be further investigated for improved tests of the RDH in the future.

Animals↗
PubMed1996

Does self-regulation require cognitive resources? Evaluation of resource allocation models of goal setting.

The resource allocation model of goal setting (R. Kanfer & P.L. Ackerman, 1989) maintains that self-regulation initiated through goal setting requires attentional resources that could be more productively applied to skill acquisition and complex task performance. The current study questioned this hypothesis because attentional resources had not been directly manipulated or measured in studies supporting the model. Thus, alternative explanations that are based on other complex task goal-setting models cannot be excluded. As a direct test of the resource allocation hypothesis, dual task methodology was used to measure the attentional resource requirements of self-regulation. Even at the limits of human information processing, participants who were assigned difficult, specific goals performed at least as well on the secondary task as did individuals with do-your-best goals. These findings suggest that self-regulation does not necessarily require attentional resources. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Resource management in New Zealand hospitals: the RUS (resource utilization system) system--an illustration of its applications.

This study demonstrates a potential application in the planning and policy area of a resource management system (known as the Resource Utilisation System (RUS)) first introduced into New Zealand in 1987 and now becoming the definitive resource management tool in the New Zealand public hospital sector. A retrospective cohort of 193 individuals (mean age 60.2 years, 73% males) admitted to Dunedin Public hospital with their first acute myocardial infarction in 1978 was followed through for 10 years in order to describe their inpatient resource utilisation as well as their morbidity and mortality experience. The cumulative mortality for the group over 10 years was 57%. The potential years of life lost (PYLL) amounted to 1340 years, or 6.9 years per person. The overall inpatient resource utilisation amounted to $2,317,300 for the whole group, or $12,006 per person (1988 NZ dollars) over the 10 years follow-up.

Cohort Studies↗
PubMed1999

Resource loss, resource gain, and depressive symptoms: a 10-year model.

This study examined a broadened conceptualization of the stress and coping process that incorporated a more dynamic approach to understanding the role of psychosocial resources in 326 adults studied over a 10-year period. Resource loss across 10 years was significantly associated with an increase in depressive symptoms, whereas resource gain across 10 years was significantly associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms. In addition, change in the preponderance of negative over positive events across 10 years was inversely associated with change in resources during the period. Finally, in an integrative structural equation model, the association between change in life events and depressive symptoms at follow-up was completely mediated through resource change.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2000

A World Wide Web-based health resource. Survey of Missouri school nurses to determine priority health information resources for SchoolhealthLink.

Two hundred ninety-two school nurses in Missouri participated in a mailed survey to aid in the design of SchoolhealthLink, a World Wide Web (WWW)-based information service for Missouri school nurses and children. The nurses identified specific health information resources likely to benefit school nurses and school children and prioritized these resources. The school nurses assigned high priority to 11 types of health information resources: individualized health care plans, emergency care plans, communicable disease control plans, acute illness, injuries, communicable diseases, hotline numbers, medications in schools, immunization protocols and standards, community-based health care resources, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education regulations that affect school nurse practice. The four most common health problems school nurses identified were asthma, attention deficit disorder, diabetes, and head lice. SchoolhealthLink will provide a one-stop WWW-based resource for school nurses and school children.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

The design and delivery of crew resource management training: exploiting available resources.

Despite widespread acceptance throughout commercial and military settings, crew resource management (CRM) training programs have not escaped doubts about their effectiveness. The current state of CRM training is an example of how an entire body of pertinent research and development has not had the impact on practice that it could. In this paper we outline additional resources (i.e., principles, information, findings, and guidelines) from the team training and training effectiveness research literatures that can be used to improve the design and delivery of CRM training. Some of the resources discussed include knowledge about training effectiveness, training teamwork-related skills, scenario design, and performance measurement. We conclude with a discussion of emerging resources as well as those that need to be developed. The purpose of this paper is to provide the CRM training developer with better access to resources that can be applied to the design and delivery of CRM training programs.

Aircraft↗
PubMed2000

Linking health outcomes and resource efficiency for hospitalized patients: do physicians with low mortality and morbidity rates also have low resource expenditures?

This study addresses the question of whether physicians with better health outcomes for their patients spend more or less to accomplish these results. Several studies have examined this outcome-cost relationship at the hospital level, but the results are conflicting. The study sample (using an administrative database [1995 MQPro Comparative Database, MediQual Systems, Inc., Westborough, MA, USA]) comprised 175,249 adult medical service admissions to 100 hospitals in 25 states spanning 26 diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) during 1993 and 1994. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the expected probability of in-hospital mortality or morbidity; age, sex, severity of illness on admission, year of admission, insurance status and hospital were controlled for. The regression residuals were employed as quality indicators. Residual charges and length of stay (LOS) were estimated for each patient using an ordinary least squares regression model and were employed as resource efficiency indicators. A positive, statistically significant association at the physician level was found between mean morbidity residuals and each of the three mean resource efficiency residuals (LOS, 1.42 beta coefficient; ancillary charges, 1.78; and total charges, 1.27, all significant at the P < 0.001 level). The same positive and significant association was found between mortality residuals and each resource efficiency residual (LOS, 0.77 beta coefficient; ancillary charges, 0.80; and total charges, 0.68, all significant at the P < 0.01 level) when patients staying only one or two days were excluded. The results support our hypothesis that, on average, physicians with lower adjusted mortality or morbidity rates also have lower adjusted resource expenditures.

Efficiency, Organizational↗
PubMed1985

Multiple resources in divided attention: a cross-modal test of the independence of hemispheric resources.

Dual-task methodology was used to assess a multiple-resources account of information processing in which each cerebral hemisphere is assumed to have access to its own finite amount of attentional resources. A visually presented verbal memory task was paired with an auditory tone memory task, and subjects were paid to emphasize one task more than the other. When subjects were trying to remember tones presented to the right ear, they could trade performance between tasks as a function of the emphasis condition, whereas on left-ear trials they could not. In addition, a control session indicated that stimuli presented to the unattended ear demanded processing resources, even when it was to the detriment of performance. The data support the assumption of independence between the hemispheres' resource supplies.

Attention↗
PubMed2001

Integrating electronic information resources for NHS Glasgow staff at the point of need: a model of interlibrary collaboration and resource sharing.

The Glasgow NHS Libraries Consortium has harnessed the political imperative of collaboration and the capability of electronic information resources to address inequalities in access to the knowledge base across NHS Glasgow. They have negotiated consortium arrangements to an extensive range of electronic databases and journals which no single Glasgow NHS library could afford independently. A Project Officer was appointed to undertake the administration, technical work and promotion required to build a Web-based electronic library to deliver resources to all NHS Glasgow staff on an equitable basis. Close partnership with online content providers enabled the Project Officer to find solutions to problems caused by authentication systems and license restrictions. These efforts have culminated in the production of a fully integrated virtual library--the NHS Glasgow e-Library--delivering 11 major electronic databases, 440 full-text electronic journals, 48 electronic textbooks and over 5000 journal contents pages. The NHS Glasgow e-Library is without precedent within the NHS in terms of its wealth of resources, and it provides a model for Scotland-wide access to the knowledge base. The sustainability and transferability of the resource is dependent on a number of key areas-maintenance, user training, evaluation, IT infrastructure and ongoing collaboration and unification. Ongoing research will monitor how far the NHS Glasgow e-Library has strengthened the connection between research evidence and clinical practice.

Communication↗
PubMed1991

A methodology for resource allocation in health care for South Africa. Part IV. Application of South African Health Resource Allocation formula.

The primary concern of this concluding article in a series is the application of the South African Health Resource Allocation (SAHRA) formula proposed in the previous article (SAMJ 1990; 77: 456-459). Target allocations based on this formula are compared with current budgets to estimate the extent of geographical maldistribution of health care resources. Under the present health service structure, the direction of redistribution of these resources should be from the provinces to 'homelands'. A number of refinements to the crude formula, such as the introduction of a more rational regionalisation policy and accounting for the teaching commitments of academic hospitals, are considered and their effects illustrated. Despite data deficiencies and the wide range of possible technical modifications to SAHRA, the concept of basing resource allocation decisions on an internationally applied formula is worthy of public debate.

Education, Medical↗
PubMed2001

Position of the American Dietetic Association: dietetics professionals can implement practices to conserve natural resources and protect the environment. (Previously titled "natural resource conservation and waste management").

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association to encourage environmentally responsible practices that conserve natural resources, minimize the quantity of waste that is generated, and have the least adverse affect on the health of all living organisms and the environment. All components of the food system, from farmer to consumer, are affected by the availability and cost of energy and the availability and quality of water. Outdoor and indoor air quality significantly impacts the health of all living organisms. Decisions that dietetics professionals make as practitioners and consumers can affect the quantity and type of solid waste generated. The demand for natural resources should be evaluated when selecting the most cost-effective, environmentally sensitive approach to the management of solid waste. Special precautions are needed when using and disposing of hazardous and medical waste to protect the safety of our clients and employees. This position paper provides information and resources for dietetics professionals for addressing the complexity of the environmental issue presented. Conservation strategies are identified that dietetics professionals can use in their worksites and at home. These conservation practices may reduce cost and decrease the environmental impact we have on our communities and the world.

Air Pollution↗
PubMed1999

The protein kinase resource and other bioinformation resources.

The Internet, especially the World Wide Web has transformed how today's researchers communicate, share information, and analyze their data. Unfortunately, the vast number of online databases, information resources and analytical tools, some of them masked by unfamiliar titles and Internet addresses, has hindered their universal and effective use by the research community. To overcome these hurdles, subject- and function-specific compendiums are now available which organize information and online tolls in a manner familiar to the biological researcher. The Protein Kinase Resource and the CMS Molecular Biology Resource are two excellent examples of web compendia.

Databases as Topic↗
PubMed1995

The effect of ambulatory oncology nursing practice models on health resource utilization. Part 2, Different practice models--different use of health resources?

The continuous rise in healthcare expenditures concerns providers, recipients, and payers alike, all of whom seek to explain, justify, or contain these costs. Although nurses are major healthcare providers in ambulatory oncology settings, the efficiency or productivity of nursing, expressed as frequency and cost of services (resource utilization), has not been addressed. Part 1 presented findings from a retrospective comparative study that delineated two different models of oncology nursing practice, the Nurse Complement Model and the Nurse Substitute Model of practice. Part 2 discusses these differences in the economic effectiveness of ambulatory oncology nursing in terms of health resource utilization.

Breast Neoplasms↗
PubMed1989

Resource management or managing resources?

Claims made by Stilwell and Hamlyn to have recorded reductions of 25% in average cost per patient in an out-patient clinic where detailed patient costing data was collected and employed are examined critically. Their failure to allow for case-mix differences is shown to nullify the apparent gain in resource efficiency. This raises issues concerning the value of providing managers with detailed patient costings, and throws doubt on the wisdom of current initiatives in Clinical Budgeting and Resource Management.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗