scholarly journals The Healthcare Organization in COVID-19 Age: An Evaluation Framework for the Performance of a Telemonitoring Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12765
Author(s):  
Fiorella Pia Salvatore ◽  
Simone Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Healthcare Organization ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Operational Plan

Telemedicine services (TS) are not only supportive for healthcare professionals, but managers also see them as essential for the provision of an efficient, effective, and sustainable healthcare service. Several systems make TS available in different ways and contexts. However, no commonly accepted framework meets the need to draw conclusions about which TS can efficiently be measured. For this purpose, a framework is proposed in order to define a dynamic method of performance evaluation that can be used to improve the sustainable management of a telemonitoring model for COVID-19 patients. A case study analysis based on the experience of three telemedicine networks in different locations providing telemonitoring services (northern, central, and southern Italy) was performed. A total of four phases (1. Identification of the target population; 2. Identification of health needs; 3. Definition of the operational plan; and 4. Monitoring of the service by indicators), and seven indicators have been identified. Despite the differences raised in the Italian contexts, applying a performance evaluation framework could help the managerial sector to understand if the service is working as intended and what effects the service is producing on the healthcare organization. Considering the long-term field experience, this framework is an easy-to-use tool that will allow healthcare organizations to evaluate the performance of their telemonitoring model, and improve it according to new needs. Providing a healthcare service in an efficient context is fundamental for the sustainability of the health system as a whole.

EVALUATING PPP PROJECTS USING A LEAN FRAMEWORK

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeina Malaeb ◽  
Farook Hamzeh
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Risk Allocation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Contractual Agreements ◽  
New Framework

A Public Private Partnership (PPP) describes an arrangement between the public and the private sectors for providing a public asset or service. PPPs are characterized by their long-term nature, complex contractual agreements, and distinct risk allocation formulas, all which distinguish them from traditional procurement routes. Performance evaluation is a prerequisite of performance improvement and is vital to the realization of project success, particularly in PPP projects. In fact, the absence of an effective performance evaluation framework in PPPs serves as a trigger for generating below optimum service quality. Although several performance evaluation frameworks exist, they prove more suitable for traditional projects, which highlights the need to account for the unique features of PPPs. This paper first introduces the various perspectives, from the literature, used to classify project success and evaluate performance. The paper then addresses the aforementioned need by introducing a new framework for evaluating project success, using the lean concepts of transformation, flow, and value. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are suggested as part of the framework to serve as performance measures on PPP projects. The introduced lean framework is the first of its kind and fills the gap in PPP research by being one of the few performance evaluation tools customized for PPPs.

Fine Particle Mass Monitoring with Low-Cost Sensors: Corrections and Long-Term Performance Evaluation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Malings ◽  
Rebecca Tanzer ◽  
Aliaksei Hauryliuk ◽  
Provat K. Saha ◽  
Allen L. Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Fine Particle ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Particle Mass ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Term Performance

Central Otago - Built on gold, growing on grass.

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Barrie J. Wills
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Land Use ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
District Council ◽  
Definition Of

A warm welcome to our "World of Difference" to all delegates attending this conference - we hope your stay is enjoyable and that you will leave Central Otago with an enhanced appreciation of the diversity of land use and the resilient and growing economic potential that this region has to offer. Without regional wellbeing the national economy will struggle to grow, something Central Government finally seems to be realising, and the Central Otago District Council Long Term Plan 2012-2022 (LTP) signals the importance of establishing a productive economy for the local community which will aid in the economic growth of the district and seeks to create a thriving economy that will be attractive to business and residents alike. Two key principles that underpin the LTP are sustainability and affordability, with the definition of sustainability being "… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

Evaluating the Operational Performance of Manufacturing Enterprises: An Evaluation Framework and Application to Pakistani Industry

1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 703-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Private And Public

This study has two objectives; (i) to develop a framework for evaluating the operational performance of manufacturing enterprises, and (ii) to evaluate the trend in the performance of Pakistan's vegetable ghee industry for the 1970- 1980 period, with special focus on its relative performance under private and public ownerships. Section II is devoted to the vegetable ghee industry itself - its technology, development, pricing and distribution policies. In Section III a framework for performance evaluation is developed. In Section IV we evaluate in a series of steps - the performance of Pakistan's vegetable ghee industry. The final section is devoted to concluding comments.

Populism and Liberal Democracy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takis S. Pappas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comprehensive Theory ◽  
The People ◽  
Original Definition ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
Definition Of

Based on an original definition of modern populism as “democratic illiberalism” and many years of meticulous research, Takis Pappas marshals extraordinary empirical evidence from Argentina, Greece, Peru, Italy, Venezuela, Ecuador, Hungary, the United States, Spain, and Brazil to develop a comprehensive theory about populism. He addresses all key issues in the debate about populism and answers significant questions of great relevance for today’s liberal democracy, including: • What is modern populism and how can it be differentiated from comparable phenomena like nativism and autocracy? • Where in Latin America has populism become most successful? Where in Europe did it emerge first? Why did its rise to power in the United States come so late? • Is Trump a populist and, if so, could he be compared best with Venezuela’s Chávez, France’s Le Pens, or Turkey’s Erdoğan? • Why has populism thrived in post-authoritarian Greece but not in Spain? And why in Argentina and not in Brazil? • Can populism ever succeed without a charismatic leader? If not, what does leadership tell us about how to challenge populism? • Who are “the people” who vote for populist parties, how are these “made” into a group, and what is in their minds? • Is there a “populist blueprint” that all populists use when in power? And what are the long-term consequences of populist rule? • What does the expansion, and possibly solidification, of populism mean for the very nature and future of contemporary democracy? Populism and Liberal Democracy will change the ways the reader understands populism and imagines the prospects of liberal democracy.

Semantic Health Mediation and Access Control Manager for Interoperability Among Healthcare Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Abdullah Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Medical Information ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Dual Model ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Reference Information ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Semantic Mediation

Healthcare systems have evolved to become more patient-centric. Many efforts have been made to transform paper-based patient data to automated medical information by developing electronic healthcare records (EHRs). Several international EHRs standards have been enabling healthcare interoperability and communication among a wide variety of medical centres. It is a dual-model methodology which comprises a reference information model and an archetype model. The archetype is responsible for the definition of clinical concepts which has limitations in terms of supporting complex reasoning and knowledge discovery requirements. The objective of this article is to propose a semantic-mediation architecture to support semantic interoperability among healthcare organizations. It provides an intermediate semantic layer to exploit clinical information based on richer ontological representations to create a “model of meaning” for enabling semantic mediation. The proposed model also provides secure mechanisms to allow interoperable sharing of patient data between healthcare organizations.

Design and planning of the balanced scorecard: A case study

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-227
Author(s):  
Ming-Hon Hwang ◽  
Hsin Rau
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Correct Process ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Strategy Planning ◽  
And Performance

In the industrial economy, evaluating company performance based on financial results was good enough. However, in the current globalized and highly competitive environment, maintaining long term competitiveness requires companies to engage in overall strategic planning and performance evaluation. The balanced scorecard is a tool or method for balancing an organization's performance and can react to situations where a company's direction becomes disoriented. This approach assists in strategy planning, process management, and performance evaluation from four perspectives, including financial, customer, internal process, and learning and growth. Good strategy planning provides companies with a correct management direction, correct process management ensures the efficient execution of plans, and correct performance evaluation illustrates the execution results. This study mainly focuses on how a large rubber company in Taiwan utilizes the balanced scorecard in its organization. As the technical perspective is important in the rubber keypad industry, besides the four above perspectives, this company has added the technical perspective. By introducing this company and its progress in implementing the balanced scorecard, this study hopes to provide other companies, especially rubber companies, with a planning direction and reference for the future implementation of the balanced scorecard.

scholarly journals SRPerf: a Performance Evaluation Framework for IPv6 Segment Routing

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelsalam ◽  
Pier Luigi Ventre ◽  
Carmine Scarpitta ◽  
Andrea Mayer ◽  
Stefano Salsano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
A Performance
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