The potential gained from “tapping” the knowledge of domain experts in war-gaming and decision-modeling has yet to be fully realized in the Intelligence Community. While there may be a number of reasons for this, perhaps chief among them is the cost of involving human experts, and the belief that intelligence based on expert opinion is poor quality and unreliable. To this end, we are working on...

Objective.—To examine the current status of interactive health communication (IHC) and propose evidence-based approaches to improve the quality of such applications. Participants.—The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health, a 14-member, nonfederal panel with expertise in clinical medicine and nursing, public health, media and instructional design, health systems engineering, deci...

introduction: the script concordance test (sct) is one the best tools used to evaluate clinical reasoning in ill-defined clinical situations. the aim of this study was to demonstrate sct application in otolaryngology residency training. methods: a 20 item otolaryngology sct containing 60 questions was administered to 26 otolaryngology residents. the test was prepared by two otolaryngologists fa...

These recommendations were based on rapid reduction in diseases burden from the implementation of an accelerated rubella control strategy; the extensive experience gained by the Region in vaccinating large and heterogeneous population groups; the cost-benefi t data from the English-speaking Caribbean; the availability of a safe, affordable, and effi cacious vaccine; and the existing political c...

ACADEMIC ABSTRACT This research examines the development of consensus when evaluating small business applicant presentations during a second round screening process for Department of Defense related funding. Drawing on literature from decision dilemma research, we examined whether a second round screening process resulted in greater consensus among panel members and to what extent those panel m...

i n troduction: performance measurement is receiving increasing verification all over the world. nowadays in a lot of organizations, irrespective of their type or size, performance evaluation is the main concern and a key issue for top administrators. the purpose of this study is to organize suitable key performance indicators (kpis) for hospitals’ performance evaluation based on the balanced s...