2024
Leading Ahead of the Change: How Higher Education Can Bridge the Skills Gap, Susan C. Aldridge (Book)
Virtually Transforming Higher Education: The Case for Building a Digital Ecosystem, Susan C. Aldridge, Kimberly David-Chung, and Kathleen Harvatt (Book)
The Online Classroom of the Future, Susan C. Aldridge and Marci Powell (Book)
2023
Leveraging Data to Build a Nation Population Health Strategy to Deliver Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care, For All, Brian A. Nestor DO, MBA (Podcast)
2022
American Burn Association Burn Prevention Framework., Stephanie A Campbell, Karla Klas, Kimberly Hoarle, B Daniel Dillard, Ernest Grant, Annette Newman, Pamela Peterson, Jennifer Radics-Johnson, Yuk Ming Liu, Lucy Wibbenmeyer, Steven Wolf, and Rebecca Coffey (Article)
The Importance of Violence Prevention Coordinators to Your Trauma Program, Carol Fox RN, MA, CCRN and Melissa Mee (Poster)
Promoting Wellness and Preventing Burnout: Our Success Story, Judith Schultz CSTR, CAISS and Carol Fox MA, RN, CCRN (Poster)
2021
Reviewing Medical Ethics and Understanding Civil/Criminal Immunity During the Pandemic., Svetlana Lana Ros (Article)
2020
Non-sterilizing Hysterectomies? A Catholic Critique of the CDF., Joshua Schulz and William Hamant (Article)
2019
Educating the Next Generation Workforce, Susan C. Aldridge, Marci M. Powell, and Kathleen Harvat (Book)
Substance use screening and brief intervention: Evaluation of patient and implementation differences between primary care and emergency department settings., Megan A O'Grady, Sandeep Kapoor, Nancy Kwon, Jeanne Morley, Mark Auerbach MD, Charles J Neighbors, Joseph Conigliaro, and Jon Morgenstern (Article)
2018
Filtering Intuition Through the Lens of Rational Analysis: Decision-Making Lessons Learned in a Competitive Higher Education Market, Susan C. Aldridge (Book Chapter)
Field Report: Queuing Theory: Reducing Wait, Stay., Naser M. Chowdhury PE, LSSBB; Lawrence Riddles MD, MBA, FACS, FACPE; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Article)
Using Queuing Theory to Reduce Wait, Stay in Emergency Department, Naser M. Chowdhury PE, LSSBB; Lawrence Riddles MD, MBA, FACS, FACPE; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD, MBOE, LSBB, FACEP (Article)
Early Exposure to Underserved Patients and Its Impact on Initial Employment Decisions Regarding Physician Assistants., Corinne T. Feldman MMS, PA-C; Bobbie Morici MSPAS, PA-C; and Samantha A. Goodrich PhD (Article)
Interview 2-2: Health Executive and Administrative Fellow Interview, James F. Geiger MPA, FACHE and Madeline Kemp (Book Chapter)
Provider and patient satisfaction with the integration of ambulatory and hospital EHR systems, Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, Susan A. Sherer PhD, Mary E. Deily, Shin-Yi Chou PhD, Xiaohui Guo, Jie Chen, Michael Sheinberg, and Donald L. Levick MD (Article)
2017
Challenges to Aligning Coordination Technology with Organizations, People, and Processes in Healthcare, Susan A. Sherer PhD, Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, and Donald L. Levick MD (Presentation)
Considerations in the Physician Transition to Leadership., Thomas V. Whalen MD, FACHE (Article)
2016
The Hard Truth About a Soft Go Live a New Recipe for Success., Donald L. Levick MD, MBA and Kimberly Castagna BA (Presentation)
The Evolution of Data Governance in Healthcare-Does it Ever End., Donald L. Levick MD, MBA and Lori Yackanicz (Presentation)
A mixed methods study of clinical information availability in obstetric triage and prenatal offices., Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, Susan A. Sherer PhD, Mary E. Deily, Shin-Yi Chou PhD, Lizhong Peng, Tianyan Hu, Marion B. Nihen MD, Michael Sheinberg MD, and Donald L. Levick MD (Article)
2015
Evaluation of a Program Designed to Promote Positive Police and Youth Interactions, Samantha A. Goodrich, Stephen A. Anderson, and Valerie LaMotte (Article)
Veteran Centric Health Care Toolkit for Civilian Hospitals, Judith Sabino MPH; Eric Johnson MPSA, CPS, CAAMA, CHS, CHEP, CDP; James F. Geiger MPA, FACHE; Alexander Alex MHA; and Zachary Laudenslager BS (Article)
Healthcare Worker Intercultural Sensitivity Survey Findings Inform Organizational Cultural Awareness Initiative., Judith Sabino MPH, Jarret R. Patton MD, Jay Baglia PhD, and Anthony Nerino MA (Article)
Integrating Commercial Ambulatory Electronic Health Records With Hospital Systems: An Evolutionary Process., Susan A. Sherer; Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD; Michael Sheinberg MD; and Donald Levick MD, MBA, CPHIMS (Article)
2014
Wired for Success: Real-World Solutions for Transforming Higher Education, Susan C. Aldridge and Kathleen Harvatt (Book)
Utilization of a Resource Algorithm to Enhance Departmental Communications, Diane Horoski; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; and Angela Lutz BS, RRT-NPS (Poster)
An Idiot’s Guide to Surviving Your Lawsuit, Brian J. LaSalle MS, CPCU, ARM, CPHRM (Presentation)
A Clinical Decision Support Implementation Guide, Donald Levick MD and Jerome A. Osheroff MD, FACP, FACMI (Book Chapter)
Engaging underserved populations in Affordable Care Act-required needs assessments., Alexandra F Lightfoot, Molly M De Marco, Ronald C Dendas, Melvin R Jackson, and Edward Meehan (Article)
Physician-Hospital Alignment: An Essential Ingredient in Value Production, Brian A. Nester DO, MBA (Book Chapter)
Physician Clinical Alignment and Integration: A Community Academic Hospital Approach, Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH; Sandra Jarva-Weiss JD; Brian A. Nester DO, MBA; and Thomas V. Whalen MD (Article)
Financial Coordination Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Pamela Tobias MS, RHIA and Kathleen Ring BBA (Article)
2013
Achieving Succession Planning and Implementation: One Healthcare Network's Story, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC and Richard MacKenzie MD (Article)
Engaging Patients With Effective Communication, Andrew Cook MS (Report)
Bienvenidos: The Intial Phase of Organizational Transformation to Enhance Cross-Cultural Health Care Delivery in a Large Health Network, James F. Geiger MPA, FACHE; Judith Sabino MPH; Eric J. Gertner MD, MPH; Jarret R. Patton MD; and Llewellyn J. Cornelius PhD (Article)
A Mixed Method Study of Information Availability on Pregnancy Outcomes, Donald Levick MD (Poster)
Dr. StrangeTech: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Innovation, Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
Health IT Leaders Speaks Up on Priorities, Staffing and Strategies, Donald Levick MD (Article)
Implementing a Complete Perinatal Information System, Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
The Implementation of a Perinatal Continuum of Care Information System: Lessons Learned, Donald Levick MD and Michael Sheinberg MD (Article)
Information Flow and Clinical Outcomes in a Fully Functional Perinatal Continuum of Care, Donald Levick MD, Michael Sheinberg MD, Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, Mary E. Deily, Shin-Yi Chou PhD, and Susan A. Sherer PhD (Poster)
Reducing Unnecessary Testing in a CPOE System Through Implementation of a Targeted CDS Intervention, Donald Levick MD; Glenn Stern MA; Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD; Aaron Levick; and David Pucklavage RN, BSN, CPM, SME (Article)
A Cross-Cultural Health Care Approach to Improve Veteran Health Services in an Academic Community Hospital, Judith Sabino MPH; Eric Johnson MPSA, CPS, CAAMA, CHS, CHEP, CDP; and James F. Geiger MPA, FACHE (Poster)
2012
Providing Quality Higher Education for Adults, Susan C. Aldridge (Book Chapter)
Examining Cancer-Related Pain and Quality of Life in Lehigh Valley Home Care Patients, Linda G. Alley PhD, RN; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Michelle D. Flores BSN, RN; Carol A. Foltz PhD; Jen Wike MPH, MBA; Vickie Cunningham BSN, RN; and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Poster)
Operation Improvement: Enhancing Perioperative Billing, Janet Caverly (Poster)
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Structural Intervention to Promote the Female Condom in New York State., Theresa M. Exner; James M. Tesoriero; Haven B. Battles; Susie Hoffman; Joanne E. Mantell; Jacqueline Correale; Jessica Adams-Skinner Ed.D, MPH; Dara A. Shapiro; Kirsten Rowe; Richard A. Cotroneo; Cheng-Shiun Leu; Joyce Hunter; and Susan J. Klein (Article)
Validating a Single-Question Health Literacy Test Among African Americans., Dorothy Faulkner PhD (Article)
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Presenting as Diuretic-Refractory Cardiorenal Syndrome, Brigid Hallinan DO (Poster)
Plugging the DRIP: Challenges with Business Intelligence, Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
Stopping the Drip (Data Rich, Information Poor), Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
Enhancing Practice Value Through Meaningful Use and Health IT, Donald L. Levick MD (Presentation)
The Unintended Consequences of Clinical Decision Support, Donald Levick MD and David Pucklavage RN, BSN, CPM, SME (Presentation)
Striving for Zero IV Pump Errors – A Unique Approach, Kristie Lowery RN, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM; Gwenis L. Browning RN, MSN; Georgene Saliba RN, BSN, MBA, CPHRM; and Leroy Kromis PharmD (Poster)
Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center, Pocono Medical Center East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: New Facility Designed to Be Patient and Environmentally Friendly, Oncology Issues (Article)
Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: An Implementer's Guide, Jerome A. Osheroff MD, FACP, FACMI; Jonathan M. Teich MD, PhD, FACMI, FHIMSS; Donald Levick MD; Luis Saldana MD; Ferdinand T. Velasco MD; Dean F. Sittig PhD, FACMI, FHIMSS; Kendall M. Rogers MD, CPE, FACP, SFHM; and Robert A. Jenders MD, MS, FACP, FACMI, (Book)
Growing a Navigation Program: Using the NCCCP Navigation Assessment Tool, J R. Swanson; P Strusowski; Nadesda Mack RN, BSN, MBA, OCN; and J DeGroot (Article)
Extending the Technology Acceptance Model in Healthcare: Identifying the Role of Trust and Shared Information, Sabrina Terrizzi, Susan A. Sherer, Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, Donald Levick MD, and Michael Sheinberg MD (Poster)
2011
Impact of Automobile Restraint Device Utilization on Facial Fractures and Fiscal Implications for Plastic Surgeons., Joshua M. Adkinson MD and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS (Article)
An Ethnographic Examination of the Hourly Rounding Process, Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Kathy Baker RN, MPH; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Michelle D. Flores RN, BSN; and Deborah Swavely RN, MSN (Poster)
Case study. Too much to ask? Commentary., Stephen E Lammers (Article)
Dashboards Drive Direction, Susan L. Lawrence MS, CMAC and Krista J. Casey MBA (Poster)
CT Scanning Is Sufficient to Clear the Cervical Spine of Elderly Falls Less Than 5 Feet., Douglas Lehman MD, Rovinder S. Sandhu MD, Leslie Baga BSN, Farheen Hussain MS, and John J. Hong MD (Poster)
Treating Data as a Corporate Asset to Improve Clinical and Financial Management, Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
Testimony to Senator Mike Folmer, Harry Lukens and Donald Levick MD (Presentation)
Introduction of an electronic medical record system into physician practice offices: why is it so #%!&-ing hard for everybody?-Part I., Joseph P Lyons and Stephen Klasko (Article)
Introduction of an electronic medical record system into physician practice offices: why is it so #%!&-ing hard for everybody?-Part II., Joseph P Lyons and Stephen Klasko (Article)
Introduction of an electronic medical record system into physician practice offices: why is it so #%!&-ing hard for everybody?--Part III., Joseph P Lyons and Stephen Klasko (Article)
Talking Circles: The Art of Communication for Physician Leaders, Erica T. Mahady MA, Jody Millard MA, and Jarret R. Patton MD (Poster)
Conflicts Between Conservative Christian Institutions and Secular Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ideological Discourses on Sexualities, Reproduction and HIV/AIDS., Joanne E. Mantell; Jacqueline Correale; Jessica Adams-Skinner Ed.D, MPH; and Zena A. Stein (Article)
Implementing a Fall Prevention Newsletter to Enhance Patient Safety, Mary Ellen O'Connell RN, MSN, MBA; Claire Kukielka MS, CPHQ; and Carolyn Davidson PhD, RN, CCRN, FNP-BC (Poster)
Double the Outcomes: Employing Sensory Based Approaches to Improve the Quality of Care and Reduce the Use of Restraints on Inpatient Behavioral Health Units, Mary Ellen O'Connell RN, BSN, MSN, MBA; Jennifer P. Maloney MS, OTR/L; and Stephanie Lenhart MBA, CPHQ (Poster)
Three Words to Engage a Network in Patient Safety, Georgene Saliba MBA, CPHRM; Kristie Lowery RN, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM; and Gwenis L. Browning RN, BSN (Poster)
Organizational Challenges in the Implementation and Integration of Vendor-Supplied Electronic Health Record System, Susan Sherer PhD, Chad D. Myerhoefer PhD, Shin-Yi Chou PhD, Mary Deily, Donald Levick MD, and Michael Sheinberg MD (Presentation)
Using Lean Principals to Improve Patient Flow, Keith Weinhold MHA, FACHE; Eliot L. Friedman MD; Darlene Matthias RN, MS, OCN; Mary R. Greenberg; Amy E. LeVan RN, BSN, OCN; Jill Korn RN, BSN, OCN; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Mandy Melocheck RN, MSN, OCN; Cindy J. Fenton RN, OCN; Janine Barnaby RPh, BCOP; Jeanne Kenna RN, OCN; Jennifer Mesker PharmaD; Kyle Sabatino RN, MSN, AOCN; Lori Turnbach; Maura Price RN, BSN, OCN; Pamela Tobias MS, RHIA; Patricia Shearburn RN, MSN, AOCN; Ramona E. Chase CRNP; Stephanie Thomas; Pamela Repetz; and Barbara Versage RN, MBA, CPHQ (Poster)
2010
Strategy Matters More Than Budget in Student Recruiting, Susan C. Aldridge (Article)
Integrating Evidence-Based Practice with Organizational Systems: A Case Example, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Carolyn L. Davidson RN, PhD; and Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Book Chapter)
Hospital System-Based Changes Enhance Throughput and Meet Increased Demand Without Adding New Facilities, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Susan Lawrence MS, CMAC; Michael J. Pistoria DO, FACP, SFHM; and Kim Jordan MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC (Article)
The 'ist' explosion: driving forces, current trends and future directions for hospitalists., William K Cors MD and Richard Rohr (Article)
The "Dance" Continues ... Evaluating Differences In Call Bell Use Between Patients In Private Rooms And Patients In Double Rooms Using Ethnography, Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Joanna L. Bokovoy DrPH, RN; and Anne Panik MS, RN, NEA-BC (Article)
Practicing Anthropology in an Academic Community Hospital: Lessons From the Field, Lynn M. Deitrick PhD, RN; Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; and Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH (Article)
Inadequate Health Numeracy Affects Cancer Screening Practices in Vulnerable Populations, Sherrine Eid MPH and Dorothy Faulkner PhD (Poster)
AMDIS Case Conference: Intrusive Medication Safety Alerts, Jonah Graham, Donald Levick MD, and Richard A. Schreiber (Article)
The Neighborhood Cancer Center, Gregory R. Harper MD, PhD; Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH; Keith J. Weinhold MHA; and Elliot J. Sussman MD, MBA (Poster)
Parent Decision-Making About Teen Driving, Diana Heckman; Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Michael Adams; Anthony Nerino MA; and Robin Rivera (Poster)
Development of a Reliable and Valid Organization-Specific Professional Practice Assessment Tool, 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)
Cohorting Patients by Medical Groups to Improve Throughput and Decrease Length of Stay., Susan Lawrence MS, CMAC (Presentation)
Cohorting Patients by Medical Groups Improves Throughput and Length of Stay, Susan L. Lawrence MS, CMAC (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Health Network: Transfer Center, Susan Lawrence MS, CMAC and Brenda Miller-Reeser (Presentation)
Catch a Near Miss and Prevent a Harmful Error, Georgene Saliba MBA, CPHRM; Leroy Kromis; and Kristie Lowery RN, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM (Poster)
Evaluation of the Care Manager Role in Primary Care, Malaika Stoll MD, MPA; Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Nancy Gratz MPA; Pam Marcks; and Kathleen Moser (Poster)
Alignment of Lean Management Process to Quality and Safety in a Academic Community Hospital: Psychiatry for the Twenty First Century., Ronald W. Swinfard MD, FACP; Michael Kaufmann MD; Ralph A. Primelo MD; Laurence P. Karper MD; Muhamad Aly Rifai MD; Edward Norris MD, FAPM; Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH; David B. Burmeister DO; Gail R. Stern MSN; David Dylewski MS; D James Ezrow LCSW; Rosanne Teders LCSW; and Courtney Vose RN, MSN, MBA, APRN (Presentation)
Physician Buy-In for EMR's, Lori Yackanicz, Richard Kerr, and Donald Levick MD (Article)
2009
Dermabond Bolster-Assisted Primary Closure of Atrophic Skin, Michael A. Bain; Emily A. Peterson MD; and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS (Article)
The Collaborative Faces of Research at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Terry A. Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC (Presentation)
Complex Adaptive Strategy to Produce Capacity-Driven Financial Improvement, Terry Ann Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE; Richard MacKenzie MD; Kristi Pintar MBA; Deborah Halkins; and Brian A. Nester DO, MBA (Article)
The chief medical officer: a critical success factor., William K Cors MD (Article)
Using Rapid Assessment to Evaluate Noise on an In-Patient Unit., Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD; Paulette Kennedy BSN, RN, NE-BC; Carol Cyriax BSN, RN; and Nancy Davies-Hathen MSN, RN (Article)