Many states possess the authority to intervene in local fiscal emergencies, some cases curtailing decision-making powers of officials through appointment an emergency financial manager. Previous research has recognized that these managers can push unpopular reforms may improve health but come at expense control and democratic accountability. We assess outcomes after eight recent state takeovers...

This study examined the influence of firms’ staff and skills on organizational performance salt mining industry in Coast Region Tanzania where four companies were involved study. The was quantitative, employing a survey design with sample size 100 employees obtained conveniently from pool 1010 selected companies. employed primary data through questionnaire distributed to sampled respondents. Da...

OBJECTIVE To test if appointment reminders blinded to immunization status improve kept-appointment and vaccination coverage rates. Design. Controlled trial. SETTING Pediatric clinic serving a low-income community in New York City. INTERVENTION Children ages 4 through 18 months (n = 1273) scheduled sequentially for clinic appointments were systematically assigned to 1 of 4 study groups: cont...

There is mixed support for the glass cliff hypothesis that firms will more likely appoint female candidates into top management positions when in crisis. We trace inconsistent findings back to an underdeveloped theoretical link and deficient identification strategies. Using signaling theory, we suggest crisis managers signal change market argue effect context-dependent. In a field study of 26,1...

BACKGROUND Self-management support to facilitate people with type 2 diabetes to effectively manage their condition is complex to implement. Organisational and system elements operating in relation to providing optimal self-management support in primary care are poorly understood. We have applied operational research techniques to model pathways in primary care to explore and illuminate the proc...

BACKGROUND Arkansas and Iowa received waivers from the federal government in 2014 to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to enroll beneficiaries in commercial insurance plans on the Marketplaces. One key hypothesis of these "private option" or "premium assistance" programs was that Medicaid beneficiaries would experience increased access to care. In this study, we compare new patient primary...

OBJECTIVES The factors that influence postoperative pain after root canal treatment are not completely understood. The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate postoperative pain after root canal therapy performed in 1 appointment versus 2 appointments. STUDY DESIGN Seventy-two patients requiring root canal therapy on permanent molars were included in this study. Patients we...

Specialty clinics provide specialized care for patients referred by primary care physicians, emergency departments, or other specialists. Urgent patients must often be seen on the referral day, while non-urgent referrals are typically booked an appointment for the future. To deliver a balanced performance, the clinics must know how much ‘appointment capacity’ is needed for achieving a reasonabl...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate whether planning a dental appointment is a predictor of actual dental visits over a one-year period when controlling for past attendance, demographic factors, and dental health beliefs. In addition, the planning-attendance association was explored to determine whether dental anxiety and educational status moderated this relationship. METHODS...