who received certification before 2000 to participate in its Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology process. She suggests that this approach may contribute to skepticism related to maintenance of life-long learning and the board certification process. I would suggest that clinical competency is primarily an assessment best performed locally in health facilities and systems. Although boa...

When hospitals embark on bundled payment programs, they should take steps to ensure physicians are on board. Key steps include: Contacting physicians while in the planning stages so they can prepare to participate in the new model. Establishing resources and processes designed to make compliance easier. Educating physicians about the importance of coding and documentation.

An approach for an ontology based automotive off-board diagnostic system is presented. This approach enables the realization of knowledge-based diagnostic concepts and facilitates the integration of automotive data and processes. On basis of the diagnostic framework GT-DART two knowledge based applications are developed: A workshop application and an authoring simulation application.

BACKGROUND Recent reports into egregious failing in the quality and safety of healthcare in the UK have focussed on the ability of executive boards to discharge their duties effectively. Inevitably the role of executive nurses, whose remit frequently includes responsibility for quality and safety, has become the object of increased scrutiny. However, limited evidence exists about the experience...

nowadays in consequence of widespread changes of corporate governances, chairman of the board has more real authorities on company decisions and due to his significant role in board leadership, is under the pressure of performance expectations. however, these changers are not made as it deserves in iran and in spite of various effects of chairman leadership on board culture – especially team pr...

Software product line (SPL) is a software engineering paradigm for software development. SPL is important in promoting software reuse, leading to higher productivity and quality. A software product within a product line often has specific functionalities that are not common to all other products within the product line. Those specific functionalities are termed “variant features” in a product l...