This article investigates the relationship between the characteristics of medical licensing boards and the frequency with which boards discipline physicians. Specifically, we take advantage of variation in the structure of medical licensing boards between 1993 and 2003 to determine the effect of organizational and budgetary independence, public oversight, and resource constraints on rates of ph...

Due to the increasing complexity of circuit boards, testing loaded boards is becoming prohibitively expensive and more difficult to perform. Board complexity has resulted from the rapid development of surface-mount technology and from the use of multilayered boards. Finer pin spacing and the use of double-sided boards also have contributed to the increased cost and difficulty of traditional tes...

This paper argues that a discussion board as an integral part of e-learning is a learning object worthy of scrutiny. It explores how current praxis and theory on learning objects can be used to improve the development and application of discussion boards. Implications for discussion board as learning objects are discussed. They include: (1) accessing learning objects via discussion boards, (2) ...

BACKGROUND There is little information regarding commonalities, differences, and trends in the regulation of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures (MICP) across different state medical boards in the United States. OBJECTIVE We sought to assess current state medical board regulations regarding MICP, so as to better understand current and emerging trends in rules regarding delegation, and mana...

This study examines the use of, and results from, the National Public Health Performance Standards Program Local Governance Instrument. It includes a compilation and analysis of 173 local governance instruments completed by local boards of health from 2003 to 2006. Only 24 of the 173 scored instruments are used because of exclusion of data from New Jersey. The study compares results from the in...

Objective The influence of cancer boards with respect to the treatment decisions regarding chemotherapy remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the cases that presented at our institutional cancer boards, to assess the effect of cancer boards on the treatment decisions regarding chemotherapy. Methods Data from the cancer boards at Yamagata University Hospital, Yamagata, ...

Nurses have knowledge about quality, safety, and the patient experience that is valuable to governing boards. In 2011, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended that nurses be prepared and enabled to lead change to advance health care. Five years after the recommendation, work toward this goal is still needed.
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Introduction WestEd has been contracted by the National Assessment Governing Board to study the extent to which the grade 12 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is aligned in content and complexity to SAT and ACCUPLACER in reading and in mathematics. This project is part of the Governing Board's 12th grade preparedness initiative and will yield information on using the grade 12 N...