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Barriers to Employment for WeCARE ClientsRecognizing the importance of addressing barriers to employment in helping hard-to-serve public assistance recipients obtain self-sufficiency, the City of New York Human Resource Administration sought an evaluation of the WeCARE (Wellness, Comprehensive …
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Developing a Methodology for Evaluating the Effects of Areawide Rezonings in New York CityNew York City does not currently conduct a routine practice of revisiting area wide rezoning after some years have elapsed to determine whether the consequences were as expected or different from what was anticipated. The Capstone team worked with the New …
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How Do They Do It? Landmarks Commissions Across the CountryNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is responsible for identifying and designating landmark buildings and areas in the five boroughs. LPC requested a Capstone team in order to better understand, compare, and analyze how other cities …
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Evaluation of the Root Cause Analysis Process at the VANYHHSThe VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (VANYHHS) charged the Capstone team with the review of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) output measurements, through the Office of Patient Safety. It is the goal of the Office of Patient Safety to effectively use RCA …
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Improving Equipment Procurement Processes for NursesThe Capstone team worked with New York-Presbyterian Hospital to review the distribution of medical equipment throughout the Weill Cornell campus. The team was charged with finding an efficient process for nurses to procure the equipment they need for the …
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Assessment of Veterans Administration New York Harbor Healthcare System Missed OpportunitiesThe VA New York Harbor Healthcare (VA NYHHS) system encompasses the veterans' healthcare system for the boroughs of Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The organization consists of campuses throughout the boroughs and provides care to over …
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Finding Solutions: Providing Effective Ambulatory Care TrainingNYU School of Medicine (NYUSoM) seeks to improve its medical school training curriculum to reflect the change in health care delivery from inpatient to outpatient care. As part of this effort, NYUSoM charged the Capstone team to improve the ambulatory …
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Improving the Accuracy of Reporting Graduate Medical Education ReimbursementsNew York University Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) is a top-tier medical institution that provides graduate medical education to residents and fellows. NYULMC receives graduate medical education (GME) funding from Medicare when residents train in …
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Improving Community Patient Access to Specialty Healthcare Services… the largest public hospital system in the country, serving 1.3 million patients annually. The Capstone team was asked to …
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Developing a Prototype for the Naturally Occurring Healthcare Community in East HarlemThe Capstone team worked with HHC’s Office of Special Projects to create a model that leverages the existing organizations and resources in the local community to address health disparities and access to health care. East Harlem was chosen because a …
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High School Choice in New York CityIn recent years, school districts across the country have increasingly turned to school choice as a central part of education reform efforts. The New York City Department of Education created the high school match program in 2004 in order to provide …
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A Cost-Benefit Study, Logic Model and Assessment Tools for a Restorative Justice Domestic Violence Treatment ProgramTraditional court-mandated Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) bring groups of batterers together to hold them accountable for their actions. However, new research raises questions about the effectiveness of BIPs in addressing domestic violence. The …
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Voter Turnout in NYC: Results from the 2008/2009 Elections and Strategies for 2012/2013… voter turnout since 1969 with only 26 percent of the 4.1 million registered voters casting a ballot. The Voter …
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Care Consultants: Improving Communication and Collaboration for the Allen Hospital and its CommunityThe Capstone team was engaged by New York Presbyterian (NYP) to develop a strategy to improve communication and collaboration at Allen Hospital. There are approximately 5,000 nursing home beds and a substantial elderly population in the local community …
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Improving the Discharge Process for Short Stay Surgical Urology PatientsThe Baker 15 unit at New York Presbyterian (NYP) is a short-stay surgical unit with an expected length of stay of less than 48 hours. The Capstone team focused on the surgical urological patients who make up more than 65 percent of the discharges. The …
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Length of Stay and Early Mobilization of ICU patientsAs part of the mission to deliver the highest quality, safest and most compassionate care, the New York Presbyterian HERCULES or Hospital Efficiency, Revenue Cycle, Clinical Utilization, Length of Stay (LOS), and Enhanced Sourcing initiative has …
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Organ Donation Beliefs and AttitudesMore than 11,000 people need life-saving organ transplants in the United States. On average, 18 people die every day because of the shortage of organ donors. In New York, organ donors both deceased and living are on a decline while the number of patients …
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Review of Current Hourly Rounding Nursing Processes at New York Presbyterian HospitalHourly nurse rounding is an eight-step, scripted, proactive approach to patient care. Studies have shown that the practice of hourly rounding can improve patient satisfaction and safety, particularly in the reduction of falls in hospitals. Increased job …
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Butterfly ProjectGiven the high rates of teenage pregnancy in the Bronx, HHC developed a comprehensive preand postnatal program to address the full range of medical, social, and psychological needs of adolescent mothers and their infants. In July 2010, the Butterfly …
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Are you Ready, New York? Developing and Piloting an Evaluative Tool for Assessing a NYC Emergency Preparedness ProgramThe Incident Based Distribution Program (IBD) operated by Ready New York mails emergency preparedness literature to areas recently affected by emergencies in order to increase public safety and encourage New Yorkers to prepare for emergency situations. …
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Research Subject Recruitment Registry Creation and Development"Despite being named one of only two independent Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the country and the only New York State Center of Excellence in Mental Health, the NYU Child Study Center (CSC) faced losses of important clinical research …
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A Study of Food Processors in New York CityThe Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAGM) is charged with fostering a competitive and safe New York food and agricultural industry for the benefit of producers and consumers. As part of its goal to serve producers, DAGM enlisted the Capstone team …
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Enforcement ProgramThis Capstone project is structured around New York City Campaign Finance Board’s (NYCCFB) official proposal for an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness oft he program’s enforcement mechanisms .NYCCFB requested an analysis of the violations …
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Enforcement ProgramThis Capstone project is structured around New York City Campaign Finance Board’s (NYCCFB) official proposal for an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness oft he program’s enforcement mechanisms .NYCCFB requested an analysis of the violations …