Streamlining the hiring process

Streamlining the study start up process

Trial start up is a frenetic time for any trial manager: once a trial has been funded the clock is ticking to get the first participant recruited. There are a number of key activities that need to happen during this stage, so developing standardised processes to help improve effectiveness can make the system more efficient, and help promote best practice. Three of the key processes that have be...

Hiring pediatric hospitalists: the process matters.

Over the past 10 years, hospitals across the United States have increasingly adopted a hospitalist model of care.1 The fi eld of pediatric hospital medicine is now the fastest growing pediatric specialty, with ~3000 pediatric hospitalists currently practicing in the United States.2 Most programs are young and expanding. A survey of 112 pediatric hospitalist leaders by Freed et al3 in 2007 found...

Understanding Hiring Managers’ Use of IT Certification in the Hiring Process

This paper examines whether the theory of planned behavior (TPB) provides an effective model for predicting the intention of hiring managers to use Information Technology (IT) certification in the employee selection process. Little academic research has examined IT certification, an area important to firms and their hiring managers, educational institutions and their professors and students, as...

Streamlining the preoperative process for the open heart surgery patient.

A comprehensive preadmission process for open heart surgery patients sets the stage for preventing post-operative complications and improves patient outcomes. Due to the complexity and expense of open heart surgery, it is essential for every organization to ensure that patients are adequately assessed, well educated and prepared both clinically and psychologically for the event. Establishing a ...

Streamlining the Medical School Admissions Process for Couples.