2009
Leveraging EMR's for Revenue Positive Business Process: Release of Information Management at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Zelda B. Greene (Presentation)
Health System Automates Medication Reconciliation. Solution Extracts Information Directly From the Clinical System Throughout a Patient's Stay and at Discharge, Donald Levick MD, Sandra Haldeman, and Michelle Beck (Article)
2008
Leadership Architecture: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Succession Planning, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Molly Sebastian MSN, RN, CNAA, BC; Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; and Courtney B. Vose MSN, RN, CRNP, CEN (Article)
Q: Who Will Follow the Leader? A: Good Question. Leadership Survey Reveals Hospitals Aren't Doing Enough to Groom Future Top Execs, Melanie Evans (Article)
The Professional Excellence Council: Implications for All Forces of Magnetism, Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC and Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
Peer Case Review Sharpens Event Analysis, Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Nancy Davies-Hathen MSN, MEd, RN, NEA-BC; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Georgiann Morgan RN; and Rita Bendekovits MSN, RN, ONC, CRRN (Article)
Multidisciplinary care of the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease., Anne Marie Kuzma; Yvonne Meli; Catherine Meldrum; Patricia Jellen; Marianne Butler-Lebair; Debra Koczen-Doyle; Peter Rising MBA, MS; Kim Stavrolakes; and Frances Brogan (Article)
A new tool for hospital/ physician strategic alignment: the subsidiary physician corporation., Joseph W Mitlyng and Robert J Laskowski (Article)
2007
The Desired Future of Nursing Doesn’t Just Happen – Engaged Nurses Create It, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Linda Drexinger Durishin MSN, RN; Jody L. Millard MA; and Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Article)
The syphilis elimination project: targeting the Hispanic community of Baltimore city., Cara Endyke-Doran; Rosa Maria Gonzalez; Marangellie Trujillo; Angelo Solera; Pierre N. Vigilance MD, MPH; Lori A Edwards; and Sara L Groves (Article)
The Impact of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pennsylvania, Christopher S. Hollenbeak PhD; John P. Fitzgibbons MD; Michael A. Rossi MD, MBA; D Lynn Morris MD; and Paula L. Stillman MD, MBA (Article)
Sympathetic chemoreflex responses in obstructive sleep apnea and effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy., Virginia A Imadojemu, Zubina Mawji, Allen Kunselman, Kristen S Gray, Cynthia S Hogeman, and Urs A Leuenberger (Article)
Knowledge Integration: The IAIMS Experience at LVH., Donald L. Levick MD; Linda M. Schwartz MDE, AHIP, CM; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Presentation)
Developing Clinical Leadership Capability, Kristi A. Pintar MBA; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; and Gwendolyn D. Rosser RN, MA, MS (Article)
2006
Foreword, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
Becoming a Leader in Patient Satisfaction: Changing the Culture of Care in an Academic Community Hospital, Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Stuart S. Paxton MBA; Glenn Stern MA; Jack Dunleavy BS; and William L. Miller MD (Article)
A Validated, Model-Specific Tool to Measure the Developmental Stage of a Shared Governance, Professional Practice Model, Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN; Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC; and Janet Houser RN, PhD (Presentation)
Nonpunitive Medication Error Reporting 3-Year Findings From One Hospital’s Primum Non Nocere Initiative, Mary Jean Potylycki MSN, RNC; Sharon R. Kimmel PhD, MHA; Marlene Ritter MBA, RRT; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; LaDene Gross MSed, RN; Kelly Riegel-Gross BSN, RN; and Anne Panik MS, RN, CNAA (Article)
Gender Disparities in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pennsylvania, Michael A. Rossi MD, MBA; Christopher S. Hollenbeak PhD; Carol S. Weisman PhD; and Steven M. Ettinger MD (Article)
Readers' perspectives. Are National health information network and regional health information networks destined to fail unless a national patient identifer is mandated?, Dawn Shedlock, John Espinosa, Kenneth Scharf, Lonnie Blevins, and Luis Taveras PhD (Article)
2005
Lehigh Valley Hospital: Engaging Patients and Families, Robin Anthony M.H.A., C.P.H.Q., R.H.I.A.; Marlene Ritter MBA, RRT; Ruth Davis RN, MBA; Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; and Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH (Article)
Use of a Validated Model to Evaluate the Impact of the Work Environment on Outcomes at a Magnet Hospital, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN; Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; and Janet Houser RN, PhD (Article)
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Nurse Stress and Burnout, Part II: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Joanne Cohen-Katz PhD; Susan Wiley MD; Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Debra M. Baker MA; Sharon R. Kimmel PhD; and Shauna Shapiro PhD (Article)
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Nurse Stress and Burnout: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Part III, Joanne Cohen-Katz PhD; Susan Wiley MD; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Debra M. Baker MA; Lynn M. Deitrick PhD, RN; and Shauna Shapiro PhD (Article)
A Validated, Model–Specific Tool to Measure the Developmental Stage of a Shared Governance, Professional Practice Model, Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN; and Janet Houser RN, PhD (Article)
Deep disagreement, respect, and the role of women: some room for development., Stephen E Lammers (Article)
What wasn't discussed., Stephen E Lammers (Article)
Computerized physician order entry systems and medication errors., Donald L. Levick MD and Harry Lukens (Article)
You've Led the Horse to Water, Now How Do You Get Him to Drink: Managing Change and Increasing Utilization of Computerized Provider Order Entry, Donald Levick MD; Harry F. Lukens; and Paula L. Stillman MD, MBA (Article)
Appropriate admissions to the appropriate unit: a decision tree approach., Joanne Matukaitis, Paula Stillman, Elizabeth Wykpisz, and Edward Ewen (Article)
Effectiveness of a Progress Note on Quality Care Indicators in a Get With the Guidelines Hospital, Michael A. Rossi MD; Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Patricia Parker RN; Joshua B. Skibba MD; Katrina A. Fritz BSN; Tamara Masiado MA; and Thomas E. Wasser PhD (Poster)
Effectiveness of a Progress Note on Quality Care Indicators in a Get With the Guidelines Program (Abstract), Michael A. Rossi MD; Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Patricia Parker RN; Joshua B. Skibba MD; Katrina A. Fritz BSN; Tamara Masiado MA; and Thomas E. Wasser PhD (Article)
Impact of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement JCAHO Core Measures for AMI and CHF, Michael A. Rossi MD; Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Patricia Parker RN; Joshua B. Skibba MD; Katrina A. Fritz BSN; Tamara Masiado MA; and Thomas E. Wasser PhD (Poster)
Impact of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement JCAHO Core Measures for AMI and CHF (Abstract), Michael A. Rossi MD; Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Patricia Parker RN; Joshua B. Skibba MD; Katrina A. Fritz BSN; Tamara Masiado MA; and Thomas E. Wasser PhD (Article)
2004
The influence of year-end bonuses on colorectal cancer screening., Brian S Armour, Carol Friedman, M Melinda Pitts, Jennifer Wike, Linda Alley, and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Article)
Work Flow Analysis: Eliminating Non-Value-Added Work, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN; Deborah Halkins MSIE, MBA; and Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Article)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Family Systems Medicine: A Natural Fit, Joanne Cohen-Katz PhD (Article)
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Nurse Stress and Burnout: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Joanne Cohen-Katz PhD; Susan Wiley MD; Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Debra M. Baker MA; and Shauna Shapiro PhD (Article)
Heads Up! A Risk Management Expert Talks about Some “Hot” Issues in Medical Malpractice, Janine Fiesta JD, BSN (Article)
The Two-Tier Process of a Multi-Hospital System: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Pennsylvania, Jon K. Larrabee, Steven Jagiela, and Teri U. Guidi (Article)
Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE)., Donald L. Levick MD.,MBA (Article)
Readers' perspectives... Health care CEOs, COOs and CFOs are more knowledgeable and appreciative of information technology., John Wade, Scott Weiner, Pinchas Halpern, Luis Taveras PhD, Cliff Jenkins, Joan Roesch, James Wells, Matthew Stevens, Ralph Fargnoli, and Jim Bowman (Article)
2003
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. The LVHHN patient safety video: patients as partners in safe care delivery., Robin Anthony M.H.A., C.P.H.Q., R.H.I.A.; Francine Miranda; Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Rosemary Cerimele; Ruth Davis RN, MBA; and Susan Lawrence MS, CMAC (Article)
Case Study to Achieve a Magnet Enviroment, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
What works. Payer-direct claims. For a Pennsylvania health system, the key to claims efficiency was a combination of technology and a do-it-yourself attitude., Sandra Colon (Article)
Breaking out of the biomed box: an audit assessment and recommendations for an in-house biomedical engineering program., David M Dickey, Steven Jagiela, and Dennis Fetters (Article)
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management., Donald L. Levick MD (Book)
CPOE is Much More Than Computers., Donald L. Levick MD., MBA and David O'Brien (Article)
Lehigh Valley Hospital makes open heart surgery an ideal patient experience, N/A (Article)
Scanning medication barcodes improves accuracy at Lehigh Valley Hospital, N/A (Article)
The John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital In the Top 1 Percent Nationally for Outpatient Satisfaction, Oncology Issues (Article)
2002
Magnet Status Helps Hospitals Pull in Nurses, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
The Balanced Scorecard: Its Role in the Effective Management of Resources, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
Reward and Recognition: Building a Comprehensive Program and Culture, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE and Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Article)
Creating and managing a paperless health information management department., Zelda B Greene (Article)
Planning for a Disaster., Harry Lukens, Rob Bortz, and Deborah S. Caccese (Article)
First Do No Harm: Integrating Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Zubina M. Mawji MD, MPH; Paula L. Stillman MD, MBA; Robert J. Laskowski MD, MBA; Susan L. Lawrence MS, CMAC; Elizabeth Karoly MBA; Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; and Elliot J. Sussman MD, MBA (Article)
2001
Conducting a Withdrawal Survey, Susan C. Aldridge and Jennifer Rowley (Article)
The effect of explicit financial incentives on physician behavior., B S Armour, M M Pitts, R Maclean, C Cangialose, M Kishel, H Imai, and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Article)
Physician executives must leap with the frog. Accountability for safety and quality ultimately lie with the doctors in charge., William K Cors MD (Article)
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care., Jeffrey Etchason MD, B Armour, E Ofili, G Rust, R Mayberry, L Sanders, and M M Pitts (Article)
Conceptual and Technical Issues Regarding the Use of HEDIS and HEDIS-Like Measures in Preferred Provider Organizations, Lawrence Kleinman (Article)
Systemic versus Nonsystemic Approaches To Quality Improvement, William Roth and Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
2000
Contributor, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC and Beverly A. Snyder MHA, RN (Book)
Therapeutic substitution of cimetidine for nizatidine was not associated with an increase in healthcare utilization., C B Good, S L Fultz, L Trilli, and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Article)
Case study: evaluating a proposed satellite radiation collaboration., Teri U. Guidi and M L Bowers (Article)
Caring for women living with ovarian cancer: recommendations for advanced practice nurses., S E Lammers, K M Schaefer, E C Ladd, and R Echenberg (Article)
Application of HEDIS measures within a Veterans Affairs medical center., N M Mencke, L G Alley, and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Article)
The quality of care for Medicare patients with peptic ulcer disease., J J Ofman, Jeffrey Etchason MD, W Alexander, B R Stevens, J Herrin, C Cangialose, D J Ballard, D Bratzler, K S Elward, D FitzGerald, J Culpepper-Morgan, and B Marshall (Article)
1999
A benchmark project to improve cost and quality outcomes for CABG patients, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
The clinical management database., J S Cowen and S C Matchett (Article)
Direct mail magazine anchors hospital's marketing effort for its community wellness programs. Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, Pa., G Lewicki (Article)
Lehigh Valley Hospital's scorecard program, N/A (Article)
Effects of age on activity patterns after coronary artery bypass surgery., N S Redeker and E Wykpisz (Article)
In your skin you are different: women living with ovarian cancer during childbearing years., K M Schaefer, E C Ladd, S E Lammers, and R J Echenberg (Article)
1998
Why grass is green, Susan Aldridge (Article)
Student's Charters: an evaluation and reflection, Susan C. Aldridge and Jennifer Rowley (Article)
Measuring customer satisfaction in higher education, Susan Aldridge and Jennifer Rowley (Article)
Patient Noncompliance with Hormone Replacement Therapy: a Nationwide Estimate Using a Large Prescription Claims Database., Dorothy Faulkner PhD, Christopher J. Young, David Hutchins, and Jill S. McCollam (Article)
1997
Bridging the Care Continuum for Open Heart Surgery Patients, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Reia Barber RN; and Kathleen Sullivan BSN, RN (Article)
Remote Monitoring: Expanding a Successful System, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Connie Molchany MSN, RN; Mary Jean Potylycki BSN, RNC; and Joan Robinson BSN, RN (Article)
Organization theory. Analyzing health care organizations., William K Cors MD (Article)
Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations., J Herrin, Jeffrey Etchason MD, J P Kahan, R H Brook, and D J Ballard (Article)
Management strategies for Helicobacter pylori-seropositive patients with dyspepsia: clinical and economic consequences., J J Ofman, Jeffrey Etchason MD, S Fullerton, K L Kahn, and A H Soll (Article)
1996
Paving the way for life--one brick at a time., G Evans (Article)
Feasibility of an emergency department-based, risk-targeted voluntary HIV screening program., G D Kelen; D A Hexter; K N Hansen; R Humes; Pierre N. Vigilance MD, MPH; M Baskerville; and T C Quinn (Article)
How do you communicate? Managing the change process., Donald L. Levick MD (Article)
Disclosure vs. confidentiality when disaster strikes., David B McCurdy, Finley B Brown, Rozann A Shackleton, Giles Scofield, Tom Koch, Stephen E Lammers, and Glenn McGee (Article)
Auditory priming in an implicit memory task that emphasizes surface processing., Edward Meehan and M Pilotti (Article)
Sleep patterns in women after coronary artery bypass surgery., N S Redeker, D J Mason, E Wykpisz, and B Glica (Article)
1995
Clinical Pathways: Practical Approaches, Positive Outcomes, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE (Article)
Remote Telemetry: New Twists for Old Technology, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Connie Molchany MSN, RN; Carolyn Peters MSN, RN; Mary Jean Potylycki BSN, RNC; and Joan Robinson BSN, RN (Article)
New design brings rays of light--and hope--to cancer patients., K C Erland and S N Evers (Article)
The cost effectiveness of preoperative autologous blood donations., Jeffrey Etchason MD, L Petz, E Keeler, L Calhoun, S Kleinman, C Snider, A Fink, and R Brook (Article)
Taking the pulse of the community., M R Felix and J N Burdine (Article)
Health reform: we still need it., J T Marconis (Article)
Women's patterns of activity over 6 months after coronary artery bypass surgery., N S Redeker, D J Mason, E Wykpisz, and B Glica (Article)
Health education intervention strategies: recommendations for future research., A Steckler, J P Allegrante, D Altman, R Brown, J N Burdine, R M Goodman, and C Jorgensen (Article)
1994
Beyond the integration of public health and medicine., J N Burdine and M R Felix (Article)
The American medical doctor in the current milieu: a matter of trust., J P Lyons (Article)