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NYU experts address issues for tackling opioid crisis from wide range of perspectivesOn February 15, NYU Law’s Health Law and Policy Society (HLPS) and Student Advocates for Empowerment through Harm Reduction (SAFER) hosted a panel discussion called “ Combating the Opioid Crisis .” Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, participated on the …
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Study: Researchers Have So Far Turned a Deaf Ear to the Effect of Hearing Loss on Patient/Doctor CommunicationDoctors believe that communication with those under their care is important, but most studies of communication between physicians and older adults do not mention that hearing loss may affect this interaction. The unique finding comes from a review …
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Evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders: A national study of methadone dose levels, 2011-2017The nation's methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs play a central role in addressing the current opioid epidemic. Considerable evidence documents the treatment effectiveness of MMT and, in turn, the importance of adequate dosing to MMT's …
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101 Careers in Healthcare ManagementCareers in health administration continue to grow despite an overall downturn in the economy. This is a field that offers tremendous job opportunities across the spectrum of healthcare delivery and payment organizations. 101 Careers in Healthcare …
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Preparation of a Concept Plan for a Model Resettlement Site in Metro ManilaThe Capstone team assisted the World Bank in the conceptualization and development of a model slumresettlement site that promotes the principles of affordability, livability, and economic and environmental sustainability for the urban poor. The model …
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A new methodology for assessing social work practice: The adaptation of the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (SW-OSCE)The Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) methodology was originally developed to assess medical students. OSCE is a carefully scripted, standardized, simulated interview, in which students’ interactional skills are observed and assessed. Here …
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Higher Fees Paid to US Physicians Drive Higher Spending for Physician Services Compared to Other CountriesHigher health care prices in the United States are a key reason that the nation’s health spending is so much higher than that of other countries. Our study compared physicians’ fees paid by public and private payers for primary care office visits and hip …
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A comparative analysis of hospital readmissions in France and the USPolicymakers in the US and France are struggling to improve coordination among hospitals and other health care providers. A comparison of hospital readmission rates, and the factors that may explain them, can provide important insights about the French …
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On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): mind the theory-policy-practice gapWe argue that the field of health policy and management (HPAM) ought to confront the gap between theory, policy, and practice. Although there are perennial efforts to reform health care systems, the conceptual barriers are considerable and reflect the …
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Access to, use of and satisfaction with health services among adults enrolled in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy: evidence from the 2008 National Household SurveyObjective To assess the effects of participation in Brazil’s primary healthcare programme (the Family Health Strategy or FHS) on access, use and satisfaction with health services among adults. Methods Data are from the 2008 National Household Survey …
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Resolving Conflict Creatively: Evaluating the Developmental Effects of a School-Based Violence Prevention Program in Neighborhood and Classroom ContextThis study evaluated the short-term impact of a school-based violence prevention initiative on developmental processes thought to place children at risk for future aggression and violence and examined the influence of classroom and neighborhood contexts …
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Alumni Spotlight: Astrid C. Del Rosario (MHA 2024)Astrid C. Del Rosario (MHA 2024), managed care contract analyst, Valley Health System As a Managed Care Contract Analyst at Valley Health System, what are your main responsibilities, and how do they impact the healthcare system? As a Managed Care Contract …
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Who’s Involved The members of the International Working Group included: Marco Cangiano served as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department and Head of its Public Financial Management Division, as well as a member of the Public Expenditure and …
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Satish ChandraWhat do you do in your current role? I work for Ministry of Mines, Government of Afghanistan as the Business Process Reengineering Advisor. I advise the Ministry on the process simplification and restructuring of performance based key business processes, …
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Steven FinklerDr. Finkler is Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Administration, Accounting, and Financial Management. He served as Director of the Specialization in Healthcare Financial Management at Wagner for over twenty years. He is an award winning teacher and …
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Elbel B, Schlesinger M. Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health PlansCONTEXT: American health policy is increasingly relying on consumerism to improve its performance. This article examines a neglected aspect of medical consumerism : the extent to which consumers respond to problems with their health plans . …
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Population Health and the Health System: A Comparative Analysis of Avoidable Mortality in Three Nations and Their World CitiesBackground: Access to timely and effective medical services can reduce rates of premature mortality attributed to certain conditions. We investigate rates of total and avoidable mortality (AM) and the percentage of avoidable deaths in France, England and …
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Validation of Spanish and English Versions of the Asthma Portion of the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus (BPAS ) Among HispanicsBackground: The health and health care needs of non-English-speaking Hispanic families with children are poorly understood, in part because they are often excluded from research owing to language barriers. Instruments that are valid in English and Spanish …
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A New Measure of Contemporary Life Stress: Development, Validation and Reliability of the CRISYSTo develop and validate a measure of contemporary life stressors. STUDY SETTING: Three interview studies: Study 1 (pilot), 32 caregivers receiving case management services for a child with chronic illness; Study 2 (validation), 311 caregivers of children …
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State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, 2012Six years ago, the housing bubble burst and sent the nation spiraling into the most severe recession since the Great Depression. Today, encouraging signs of recovery—sustained employment growth, rising housing starts, increased numbers of home sales, and …
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Portraits of Academic Social Responsiveness at UCT and NYUIn the past decade, academic institutions have begun to pay increasing attention to societal challenges and their role in contributing to their solutions. Social responsiveness (SR) - scholarly based activities with projected outcomes that contribute to …
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Sarah GurwitzSarah Gurwitz has over 30 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management with the federal government. Sarah began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Venezuela for 2 years, while there, she set up a senior volunteer program at …
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Martha E. StarkMartha Stark joined the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as a Clinical Professor in Fall 2017. Ms. Stark served as a Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to teaching, …
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Capstone Expo Highlights 79 Consulting and Research Projects in Public ServiceThe 2016 Capstone Expo brought hundreds of students, professors, and organizational leaders to the Rosenthal Pavilion in NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life, where soon-to-graduate NYU Wagner students displayed a total of 79 poster-board summaries of …