Clinical Coder Training Initiatives in Ireland

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Bramley ◽  
Beth Reid

The Hospital In-Patient Enquiry and National Perinatal Reporting System (HIPE & NPRS) Unit of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Ireland requested a review of its coder training programs and data quality initiatives, primarily because of the decision to implement a major change in Ireland's morbidity classification in January 2005. In August 2004, a formative evaluation using qualitative methods was conducted to assess the Unit's programs and initiatives. A number of opportunities for building on the solid frameworks the Unit has implemented were identified. In this paper, we focus on the Unit's coder training programs. The Unit's data quality initiatives will be discussed in a subsequent paper (Bramley & Reid 2005).

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Bramley ◽  
Beth Reid

In 2004, the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry and National Perinatal Reporting System (HIPE & NPRS) Unit of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Ireland requested a review of its coder training programs and data quality initiatives, primarily because of the decision to implement a major change in the morbidity classification in January 2005. In August 2004, the authors conducted a formative evaluation using qualitative methods to assess the Unit's programs. A number of opportunities for building on the solid framework the Unit has implemented were identified. The preceding paper focused on the Unit's coder training programs (Bramley & Reid 2005). In this paper, the Unit's data quality initiatives are examined.


2009 ◽  
pp. 109-157
Author(s):  
Sergio Mauceri

- This article contains a reflection that intends to assert the heuristic fertility of integrating common procedural models with analysis of deviant cases. This analysis was originally proposed by Paul F. Lazarsfeld and promoted between the '40s and the '60s at Columbia School, without much impact on quantitative social research circles. Deviant cases are cases that do not display expected behaviour or attitudes. Instead of considering deviant cases irrelevant because they are residual, this procedural strategy accentuates their importance and promotes an in-depth study to maximize data quality and support interpretation processes of research results.


1975 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Wilen ◽  
Richard D. Hawthorne

Three years ago Kent State began making the transition from a traditional student teaching program to the Teacher Education Center approach. The major purpose was to bring together school and university people in a parity relationship to jointly plan, implement and evaluate the field-based components of professional training programs. As Kent State moved into the center approach, the responsibilities of student teaching supervisors began to change significantly. This prompted a redefinition of the role and title change to clinical professor. Last year the analysis of the data received from a comprehensive formative evaluation effort of our TEC program was completed. A major component of the assessment was the in-depth examination of the clinical professorship as perceived by TEC administrators, cooperating teachers, associate teachers and clinical professors. The data, analyses, and implications are reported in this manuscript. A major overall implication of the findings is that the clinical professor is the critical linkage between school and university in teacher preparation.


Author(s):  
Albertina Pretto

In the area of social research, it is not uncommon to come across qualitative interviews (transcribed or recorded) that present conduction strategies which seem to be in contrast to that is recommended by the literature on this subject. In order to understand the reason why this occurs, I present the results of a research carried out among Italian sociologists who use qualitative interviews for their research; I try to establish a connection between the conduction strategies used by researchers and their training. I found three different conducting styles, and divided my interviewees into three categories. But, only one of these categories presents a real positive attitude towards qualitative interviews. The problem is that all these researchers also teach qualitative methods at University or train new interviewers for their research and they pass down their same attitude to their students, for better or worse.


Author(s):  
Ernest W. Brewer ◽  
Stephen D. Stockton ◽  
Tammi M. Basile

The key to an organization’s abilities to provide effective training in the 21st century is by infusing technology into their training programs. Before technology infusion can occur, there must be a clear understanding of the dynamics of learning with technology and of the instructional culture of the organization. Developers of effective training programs infuse technology based on four phases—development, integration, implementation, and evaluation. The development phase involves the analysis of the organization, the creation of training goals and objectives, and the design of the training program. The integration phase determines the organization’s technology levels and allows developers and trainers to expedite training methods suitable for particular needs. The implementation phase consists of the actual delivery of the training. The evaluation phase is ongoing through formative evaluation, and it ends with a summative evaluation. Future trends of technology in training show promising models for effective individualized training in virtual environments.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sing What Tee ◽  
Paul L. Bowen ◽  
Peta Doyle ◽  
Fiona H. Rohde

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Marv Gardner

Reports on formative evaluation research designed to answer the following questions: “What is the pastoral dimension of pastoral counselor training?,” “What methods are in use to integrate the pastoral dimension into counselor training programs?,” and “What are the satisfaction levels of program participants with regard to this integration process?” Summarizes data gathered from 609 participants representing 26 training programs approved by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Analyzes and interprets the data on counselor attitudes, identity values, training content and training processes. Discusses the implications of the findings for training programs.


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