An Ethics Guide to Psychobiography: A Best Practice Model

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-78
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Ponterotto ◽  
Jason D. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Model

Abstract T P259: What Should Really be Happening to Our Stroke Patients Post-Acute Care?: A System Best Practice Model for Inpatient Rehab

Stroke ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Sharp ◽  
Elizabeth Linkewich ◽  
Jacqueline Willems ◽  
Nicola Tahair ◽  
Charissa Levy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Stroke Unit ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Patient Flow ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Stroke Unit Care ◽  
The Right

Background: A regional Stroke Report Card identified poor performance on system efficiency, effectiveness, and integration of stroke best practice. This engaged regional funders and 17 organizations (11 acute, 6 rehab) to collaborate in stroke system planning. The focus included stroke unit care and access to timely and appropriate rehabilitation, including increased access for severe stroke. Changes in acute care, including pre-hospital, have facilitated access to stroke unit care in the city. A model of patient flow from acute care was needed to understand other system capacity needs. Purpose: To use best practice and benchmarks to delineate post-acute patient flow and facilitate alignment of resources for inpatient rehabilitation. Methods: Administrative data from national reporting and local rehab referral system databases were used to review current system usage from acute care. A model of proportional distribution of cases from acute, specifically to inpatient rehab, was established using provincial benchmarks, evidence informed targets, and organization market share of total inpatient rehab system capacity. Iterative discussions were required to confirm the organizations’ commitment to stroke best practice. New volume and case mix changes were applied to determine capacity and resource planning needs across organizations. Results: The best practice model, approved by all stakeholders, proposes 40% of stroke patients discharged alive from acute care should access inpatient, 13% outpatient rehabilitation and 6% to Complex Continuing Care and Long Term Care. Current practice is 26%, <5% and 13% respectively. A projected volume increase of 278 patients is distributed across 5/6 rehab providers. This results in a total proportional system shift from 20% (n=160) to 41.5% (n =446) of severe patients receiving access to high intensity rehab. A reduction in the overall proportion of moderate and mild stroke patients from 65% (519) to 49.5% (n=534) and 15% (n=119) to 9% (n=96) respectively. Conclusion: Significant investment/redistribution of resources within the system is required to support patient flow and provide care in the right place at the right time. System funder support is critical to create a quality of care (best practice) system.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Paper on The Best Financial Management Model That Has Become The Practice of the Malay in Klang Valley

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Leylawati Joremi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Family Finances ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
The Government

This conceptual paper is presented with the intention to study the best practice model of financial management, which has become the practice of the Malay in Klang Valley.  It begins by reviewing the literature on household financial management and the behavior of households against finances and debt.  The theory of utility and the life-cycle hypothesis were used as the basis of the study.  This study is inspired by the concerns of the government and the public on the growing bankruptcy issue in Malaysia.  Many previous quantitative studies discussed the flaws in money management.  This study, however, slightly different.  Using a qualitative method, it intends to look at the best practices implemented by the household in managing family finances.  The findings can add value to today's body of knowledge.  Identified themes can be used to design financial modules which are more compatible to be used by all levels of society.

Best Practice in Company Standardization

2011 ◽  
pp. 141-163
Author(s):  
Henk J. de Vries ◽  
Florens J.C. Slob
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
It Management ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Management Quality

This article describes a best practice model for standardization within companies, based on a process approach to the development of company standards. Per process, a best practice is developed based on an investigation within six multinational companies and a review of literature, if any. The findings are benchmarked against experiences in three comparable fields: IT management, quality management, and knowledge management. Though the number of company standards exceeds by far the number of external standards, they have been neglected in standardization research. The authors hope that standards practitioners will benefit from their study and that it will stimulate researchers to pay more attention to this topic.

Risk Management in a Pandemic Crisis at a Global Non Profit Health Care Organization

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Drew Sugaretty
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Management Processes

This paper categorizes the risks experienced and voiced by subject matter experts at a pandemic crises event which unfortunately claimed almost 800 lives before it could be controlled. The project was a case study design using multiple methods. Qualitative data was collected by interviewing 22 front-line multicultural crisis practitioners. The unit of analysis was the constructed meaning of the uncertainty and risk management processes experienced by the participants, while they were attempting to control the global pandemic crisis associated with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak during 2003. Several guiding constructs were researched from the literature review. NVIVO was used to analyze the interview transcripts to build a thematic model of constructed meanings. The result was a best-practice model constructed by the practitioners which they felt improved risk control during a significant global pandemic crisis event considering the lead mitigation agency was a nonprofit health care organization.

Best Practice Model for Immunization

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 524-532
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH ROLFE ◽  
LEIGH ANN HOWARD
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Model

Experiences of practitioners implementing comprehensive student support in high-poverty schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 136548022094376
Author(s):  
Amy E Heberle ◽  
Úna Ní Sheanáin ◽  
Mary E Walsh ◽  
Anna N Hamilton ◽  
Agnes H Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Student Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Reflection Data

This US-based study examined the experiences of school counselors and social workers implementing a systems-oriented, programmatic student support practice model, City Connects, within high-need urban contexts. The City Connects model represents current best practices in student support, positioning school counselors and social workers primarily in the role of identifying students’ needs and strengths and making connections between students, families, teachers, and service providers. This stands in contrast to older models in which these professionals functioned primarily in a direct care role. The goal of the study was to understand practitioners’ experiences of efficacy, satisfaction, and engagement as well as the barriers to each of these within this best practice model. Acknowledging the documented challenges of working in high-need urban schools in the United States and the potential strains of systems-oriented practice, the study aimed to understand which aspects of their work enable practitioners to thrive, as well as which aspects do not. Qualitative analysis was used to examine written reflection data on the experiences of 35 practitioners implementing the model. Our analysis revealed six themes: (1) connecting/cultivating relationships (2) seeing impact, (3) having confidence in the effectiveness of the practice model, (4) having high levels of satisfaction with the practice, (5) managing role clarity, and (6) experiencing systemic barriers. Implications for practitioners, supervisors, clinician educators, and program designers are discussed.

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