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Cost-benefit associated with implementing a five-tier care management programJamaica Hospital, part of MediSys Health Network, is engaged in a shared savings program in which providers share the savings generated by managing care appropriately, as determined by pre-set quality benchmarks. Jamaica Hospital sought to evaluate the …
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Evaluation of outcome measurement tools for college and career readiness curriculumOver the last decade, The Opportunity Network (OppNet) has successfully driven post-secondary success and employability for low-income public school students. Their curriculum has four components that maximize outcomes for college graduation and career …
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The Top Ten Global Health Supply Chain Issues: Perspectives from the FieldIn the battle for global health, supply chains are often found wanting. Yet most of what is known about in-country pharmaceutical supply chains resides in the experiences of individual stakeholders, with limited amounts of this knowledge captured in …
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Scottish Parliamentary Leader Talks About the 2014 Independence ReferendumThe Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer, the Right Honourable Tricia Marwick, MSP, delivered a fascinating NYU Wagner guest lecture on April 10 entitled “Scotland’s Journey to and Beyond the Referendum on Independence.” As the elected Presiding …
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Tracing the Path Out of Homelessness: The Housing Patterns of Families After Exiting ShelterStojanovic, D., Weitzman, B.C., Shinn, M., Labay, L.E. & Willams, N.P. … Tracing the Path Out of Homelessness: The Housing Patterns of Families After Exiting …
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Information et production numériqueThe dominant discourse on the changes in journalism brought about by new technologies stresses the creation of an international network, transparency, increased professional autonomy; it interprets these phenomena as progress prompted by the explosion of …
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Implementing Work Requirements in WisconsinWhen Western counties seek to reform welfare so that recipients have to work in return for aid, this poses implementation as well as policy problems. This study of work requirements in Wisconsin illustrates the challenges. It also confirms success of a …
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A Trapped-Factors Model of InnovationWhen will reducing trade barriers against a low wage country cause innovation to increase in high wage regions like the US or EU? We develop a model where factors of production have costs of adjustment and so are partially “trapped” in producing old …
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Improving the Organization of the Pediatric Endocrinology Division Ambulatory PracticeRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Pediatric Endocrinology Division specializes in the treatment of all pediatric endocrine disorders including diabetes, disorders of the adrenal and ovarian glands, growth, puberty, bone, calcium, and vitamin D …
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Talent Management: Developing a Strong Workforce in Social ServicesPalladia, Inc. is a nonprofit social services agency in New York City serving families and individuals struggling with abuse, homelessness, domestic violence, and trauma. In an increasingly competitive environment for government funding and social service …
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Diverse RecruitmentThe East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) is a nonprofit organization that works with students in East Harlem to achieve academic and personal success and to become future community leaders. Due to a variety of factors in the education reform space, EHTP is …
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From minimum to maximum: The impact of parking standard reform on residential parking supply in LondonThis research examines residential parking supply in London before and after the minimum off-street parking standard was replaced by a maximum one in 2004. Based on 11 428 residential developments after and 216 developments before the reform, it is found …
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Physician Organization Concerns Regarding the 2010 Affordable Care ActCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, expressed interest in understanding the controversy among physician opinion and perception regarding the recently passed Patient …
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Unit Cost Reporting in New York City GovernmentThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations aims to enhance the cost effectiveness of City agencies, and publicly reports City agency performance data in the Mayor’s Management Report. The Capstone team analyzed the current use of agency unit cost …
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Outcome Evaluation of the Literacy Assistance Center AcademyThe Literacy Assistance Center (LAC) is a New York City-based nonprofit organization that increases opportunities for adults with low literacy skills and limited English language proficiencies by offering professional development training and technical …
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Improving Gender Imbalance in VolunteeringRepair the World is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making service a defining element of American Jewish life, learning, and leadership. Repair the World is poised to move from grant making to program implementation, and has identified a gender …
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REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE WITH A COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAMTrenton, New Jersey has faced a major uptick in gun violence in recent years, particularly among the city’s youth, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the social, economic, and health issues behind it. The Trenton Mayor’s Office engaged a Capstone …
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TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INDEXThe office of Downtown Revitalization and Transit-Oriented Development at the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning (SCEDP) promotes the development, growth, and retention of industry clusters that facilitate job opportunities, …
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Curb Parking Pricing for Local Residents: An Exploration in New York City Based on Willingness to PayThis paper investigates the feasibility of charging residents for on-street parking in dense urban neighborhoods as a way to clear parking supply and demand. We elicited residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for a hypothetical parking permit program in New …
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Shuai RenWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I'm from a planning background and wanted to learn how the world's most famous city, New York, does its planning and manages its procedures. Coming from a developing country context where urbanization is …
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The Fiscal Challenge of an Aging Population in the U.S.This chapter examines the fiscal challenge posed by the aging of the U.S. population. We summarize the likely future of U.S. demographics, focusing on the evolution of the dependency ratio. We describe the main U.S. government programs related to aging …
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Patrick HessHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? I had been living in New York for 5+ years when I started at Wagner, and my time in graduate school further opened up the city for me in ways that I did not expect. The university and the city …
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Public transportation and transmission of viral respiratory disease: Evidence from influenza deaths in 121 cities in the United StatesOne important concern around the spread of respiratory infectious diseases has been the contribution of public transportation, a space where people are in close contact with one another and with high-use surfaces. While disease clearly spreads along …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Public Finance I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core courses … II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [13.5 total credits] Students are required to take one of the following two courses …