Schools of Nursing in Public and Private Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities

2012 ◽  
pp. 781-794
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Keating ◽  
Shannon E. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Public And Private ◽  
Schools Of Nursing ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals Bot Datasets on Twitter: Analysis and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4105
Author(s):  
Luis Daniel Samper-Escalante ◽  
Octavio Loyola-González ◽  
Raúl Monroy ◽  
Miguel Angel Medina-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Online News ◽  
Social Networking Service ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Twitter Analysis ◽  
Radar Chart ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Bot Detection

The reach and influence of social networks over modern society and its functioning have created new challenges and opportunities to prevent the misuse or tampering of such powerful tools of social interaction. Twitter, a social networking service that specializes in online news and information exchange involving billions of users world-wide, has been infested by bots for several years. In this paper, we analyze both public and private databases from the literature of bot detection on Twitter. We summarize their advantages, disadvantages, and differences, recommending which is more suitable to work with depending on the necessities of the researcher. From this analysis, we present five distinct behaviors in automated accounts exhibited across all the bot datasets analyzed from these databases. We measure their level of presence in each dataset using a radar chart for visual comparison. Finally, we identify four challenges that researchers of bot detection on Twitter have to face when using these databases from the literature.

scholarly journals Public and private sectors collective response to combat COVID-19 in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Siang Tan ◽  
Saim Lokman ◽  
Yao Rao ◽  
Szu Hua Kok ◽  
Long Chiau Ming
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Healthcare ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractOver the last year, the dangerous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly around the world. Malaysia has not been excluded from this COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the public healthcare system and overloaded the healthcare resources. Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia has adopted an Emergency Ordinance (EO) to instruct private hospitals to receive both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients to reduce the strain on public facilities. The treatment of COVID-19 patients at private hospitals could help to boost the bed and critical care occupancy. However, with the absence of insurance coverage because COVID-19 is categorised as pandemic-related diseases, there are some challenges and opportunities posed by the treatment fees management. Another major issue in the collaboration between public and private hospitals is the willingness of private medical consultants to participate in the management of COVID-19 patients, because medical consultants in private hospitals in Malaysia are not hospital employees, but what are termed “private contractors” who provide patient care services to the hospitals. Other collaborative measures with private healthcare providers, e.g. tele-conferencing by private medical clinics to monitor COVID-19 patients and the rollout of national vaccination programme. The public and private healthcare partnership must be enhanced, and continue to find effective ways to collaborate further to combat the pandemic. The MOH, private healthcare sectors and insurance providers need to have a synergistic COVID-19 treatment plans to ensure public as well as insurance policy holders have equal opportunities for COVID-19 screening tests, vaccinations and treatment.

scholarly journals Panel on: The Creation and Distortion of Communication through Information Technology

10.28945/2733 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Bezanson ◽  
Kenneth J. Levine ◽  
Susan B. Kretchmer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Content Filtering ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technology has opened up both challenges and opportunities for the process of communication. This is particularly true for communicating effectively and efficiently in the digital age, where unique problems of creation and distortion, especially misinformation and bias, can arise. In addition, the broad diffusion of a communication medium eventually prompts both the public and private sectors to establish mechanisms to regulate that medium under the rubric of the public interest. Sometimes this can happen through self-censorship on the part of the industry, while other times it requires the institution of governmental law and regulation. The emergence of the Internet as a mass communication system has raised questions about how this medium can function to benefit society, as well as concerns about its potential harm. Focusing on the nexus of the process of communication and the limitations and prospects of information technology, this panel explores some of the major concerns of the digital age from a legal and policy perspective. The topics to be covered through interactive discussion include: anonymous speech and cybersmearing; the nature of publication and misinformation; and Internet content filtering, freedom of speech, and intellectual property

World trends and the state of Portuguese tourism – round table on opportunities for businesses development

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 670-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Costa ◽  
Silva Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Round Table ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Current State ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to identify the current state of the Portuguese tourism, its opportunities and challenges based on the conclusions of the International Tourism Forum (ITF)/Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) Round Table attended by representatives of the main public and private entities of the tourism sector in Portugal. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents and discusses the main conclusions resulting from the ITF/WHATT Round Table. The event was organized by the Institute for Tourism Planning and Development, under the theme “Tourism in 2016: from trends to results”. Findings The ITF/WHATT Round Table concluded that the tourism industry worldwide and in Portugal, in particular, is facing major challenges that call for innovative ways of managing the tourism experience. On the other hand, world tourism growth was seen as a reality that will remain, and destinations will have to continue working to achieve better tourists instead of getting more tourists. Practical implications This analysis provides knowledge about the current state of the Portuguese tourism, its challenges and opportunities while identifying innovative ways and likely solutions to improve the experience of tourists visiting Portugal. Originality/value The profiling of the current state of the Portuguese tourism, its opportunities and challenges contributes to the design of more effective strategies to improve the Portuguese tourist offer and the experience of tourists visiting Portugal.

scholarly journals Institutional Entrepreneurship for Digital Public Health Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 30S-36S ◽  
Author(s):  
Gastón de los Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Chicago School ◽  
Institutional Entrepreneurship ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Business Regulation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Public Health Promotion

This commentary highlights the challenges and opportunities facing institutional entrepreneurship in the digital public health realm. The institutional entrepreneurship of public health researchers concerns the opportunity to improve the norms regulating social media companies by engaging the public and private sectors. Beyond the clarification of concepts, the contribution of the commentary is to demonstrate why public health researchers committed to institutional entrepreneurship should mind the mental model they employ to think about business regulation. The popular Chicago School model negates the legitimacy of corporate policy making that trades profits for public health. Thinking this way obscures the relevance of institutional entrepreneurship by stipulating that corporations should answer to shareholders and government but not civil society. Though digital health communication is consistent with the Chicago School picture, the alternative public–private model reinforces opportunities for digital health communication as well as institutional entrepreneurship. The commentary proposes a toolkit for public health researchers to consciously open up to opportunities for institutional entrepreneurship in digital public health.

2008 oncology trends: Views from payors, specialty pharmacy, and oncology providers

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20750-e20750
Author(s):  
D. G. Holcombe
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Contract Negotiations ◽  
Pharmaceutical Management ◽  
Physician Staffing ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Specialty Pharmacy ◽  
Oncology Practice

e20750 Background: Kikaku International Research was engaged by Genentech USA to conduct survey research among four key stakeholder groups involved in the financing, management and delivery of cancer care and drugs. Methods: Surveys were distributed and collected from January to June 2008. Survey questions addressed issues on volume of services, utilization of specialty pharmacy, management methodologies and degrees of involvement, volume and staffing levels in oncology practice, oncology physician staffing and retirement, payor evaluations, cost and impact of public and private payor reimbursement policies, Average Selling Price (ASP) and Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) issues and use of guidelines/pathways. Results: Managed Care Organizations: Ninety (90) managed care professionals responded. Key findings addressed: anticipated shifts in cancer spending from the medical benefit to the pharmaceutical benefit, adoption of ASP-based reimbursement and revaluation of professional fees. Specialty Pharmacy Providers: Forty-two (42) specialty pharmacy professionals responded. Key findings: total revenues and volume from cancer drugs and supportive care, distribution of drugs to patients and physician offices, Injectable drugs and oral drugs precription volume, patient education and disease management. Oncologists - Surveys were returned by 139 oncologists. Key findings: workloads and patient loads, income declines, drug margins declines, buy and bill volume. Oncology Practice Managers: Sixty (60) oncology practice managers responded to surveys about practice management, billing and reimbursement. Key findings: payer coverage and reimbursement policies, ASP rates, health plan contracts, negotiation of fee schedules. Conclusions: The conclusions of each section of the survey, when combined in aggregate, paint a picture of a very complex topic with wide variation in both approach and recommendations for how each segment addresses the specialty. Disconnects, challenges and opportunities observed in evaluating the responses include perspectives on ASP, Medical vs pharmaceutical benefit, contract negotiations, disease management, pharmaceutical management. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Micro-Credentials in Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayah Che Ahmat ◽  
Muhammad Arif Aizat Bashir ◽  
Ahmad Rashidy Razali ◽  
Salmiah Kasolang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Digital Badges ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the education sector locally and globally especially in teaching and learning delivery methods as most universities have adopted online platforms. The present situation is not only challenging but also tests the flexibility of the existing education system. With the help of technology, the existing traditional education system could be more flexible to enable more individuals from around the world to access education. The latest revolution in online education, micro-credential, is growing interest among public and private universities worldwide, including Malaysia. However, to date, little scholarly work is found related to micro-credentials in higher education. This conceptual paper presents an overview of micro-credential and the challenges and opportunities of offering micro-credential certification in the form of digital badges to the national and global market. Recommendations are made to multiple stakeholders (e.g., higher education providers, employers) to enhance the use of certifications for graduate employability. Ideas for further research are also presented.   Keywords: Digital badges, Digital credentialing, Higher-education, Micro-credential, Online certification

scholarly journals FINANCING PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN PALESTINE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 281-295
Author(s):  
Moammar Abdelrahman SHABIB‎ ◽  
Amal MASHAL ◽  
Thaer Ali RAJA
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
New Students ◽  
The University

The purpose of the study to identify the extent to which the sustainability of sources of financing and to identify the most important challenges facing the financing of the Palestinian public universities as well as to explore potential financing opportunities that can be developed to finance the Palestinian public universities based on the experiences of other universities. The study used the analytical qualitative method, and the study tool is interviews with finance specialists in Palestinian public universities. One of the findings of the study is that students’ tuition fees are the main source of financing for universities, as they constitute approximately 80% of universities’ revenues. The centers and institutes affiliated with the university are considered an important and sustainable source of financing for universities, but they are not used in an optimal way. One of the challenges facing financing is competition between universities instead of integration between them, and from other financing opportunities , are creation of investment units in universities or business development centers in partnership with the private sector .The study recommended the importance of working on finding other sources of financing universities through potential financing opportunities, such as : investment units and business development centers, establishing productive projects in cooperation and partnership with the public and private sectors, restructuring and integrating academic disciplines, and finding new academic disciplines that match with the labor market requirements that attract new students.

scholarly journals Rural Transportation Conference Participants’ Opinions and Concerns Pertaining to Transit for Older Adults

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092403
Author(s):  
James W. Mjelde ◽  
Rebekka M. Dudensing ◽  
Geoffrey Battista ◽  
Jonathan Brooks ◽  
Maria Carrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Transportation Disadvantaged

Mobility remains a vital part of the well-being of rural-living, older adults and transportation disadvantaged persons. This study seeks to identify research and policy needs related to rural transit for older people and the transportation disadvantaged. To obtain this goal, the multidisciplinary study team conducted two activities as part of a 2016 rural transportation conference: a survey of conference attendees and open discussion to elicit additional information. Results suggest the attendees felt the need for rural transit for older adults would continue to increase with public and private funding being critical issues. Respondents had similar opinions about challenges and opportunities across socioeconomic characteristics including age, gender, political leaning, rurality, and organizational function. This suggests an opportunity to mobilize support for public transportation.

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