Sandra Collins

ORCID: 0000-0003-3203-1373
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Research Areas
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare Quality and Management
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Human Resource and Talent Management
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Semantic Web and Ontologies
  • Library Science and Information Systems
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Digital and Traditional Archives Management
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Quality and Safety in Healthcare
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Geographic Information Systems Studies
  • Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Research Data Management Practices

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2015-2025

Collins College
2006-2016

Watts Health Center
2016

HaitiChildren
2016

National Museum of Ireland
2016

Royal Irish Academy
2014-2015

University of Bristol
2015

Great Western Hospital
2015

22q11 Ireland
2014

Digital Repository of Ireland
2014

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect health expenditures on economic growth in period 2000–2019 27 European Union (EU) countries. First, causality relationship between variables was analyzed using panel Fourier Toda–Yamamoto Causality test. findings demonstrate a bidirectional and basis. Secondly, effects were examined Random Forest Method for then each country. According Method, positively affected growth, but country basis, different. Then, government expenditures, private...

10.3390/ijerph192215091 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-11-16

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine funding models for Open Access (OA) digital data repositories whose costs are not wholly core funded. Whilst such free access, they without significant cost build and maintain the lack both full a direct stream through payment-for-use poses considerable financial challenge, placing their future collections hold at risk. Design/methodology/approach authors document 14 different potential streams OA repositories, grouped into six classes...

10.1108/oir-01-2015-0031 article EN Online Information Review 2015-09-14

Health care organizations continue to be plagued by labor shortage issues. Further complicating the already existing workforce challenges is an aging population poised retire en masse within next few years. With fewer cohorts in age group of 25 44 years (Vital Speeches Day. 2004:71:23-27), a more mobile (Grow Your Own Leaders: How Identify, Develop, and Retain Leadership Talent, 2002), overall reduction number individuals seeking employment health field (J Healthc Manag. 2003:48:6-11),...

10.1097/01.hcm.0000299249.61065.cf article EN The Health Care Manager 2007-10-01

Over the last few years, most health care facilities have become intensely aware of need to increase patient satisfaction. However, with today's more consumer-driven market, this can be a daunting task for even experienced manager. Recent studies indicate that focusing on employee satisfaction and subsequent retention may strong catalysts This study offers review how correlate also examines current ways organizations are retention.

10.1097/01.hcm.0000318755.24332.4b article EN The Health Care Manager 2008-07-01

BACKGROUND Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a potentially fatal congenital intestinal obstruction syndrome. For birth years 1996–2002, reported HSCR prevalence in Alaska was approximately six times higher than the national estimate of two per 10,000 live births. In 2008 we completed case verification study to Birth Defects Registry (ABDR) verify and evaluate sensitivity predictive value surveillance. METHODS We abstracted medical records for children with who were born 1996–2007 matched an...

10.1002/bdra.20628 article EN Birth Defects Research 2009-09-23

A study was conducted to explore the perceptions of chief executive officers in US hospitals regarding origins leadership and how they felt about internally developed successors versus externally recruited successors. Furthermore, examined this group executives utilizes succession planning process, what factors impact successor identification, positions are applicable for activities, who is ultimately held responsible continuity within hospital industry.

10.1097/hcm.0b013e3181b3eb0e article EN The Health Care Manager 2009-07-01

The decisions and actions of health care managers are oftentimes heavily scrutinized by the public. Given current economic climate, may feel intense pressure to produce higher results with fewer resources. This could inadvertently test their moral fortitude social consciousness. A study was conducted determine what corporate responsibility orientation viewpoint future hold. indicate that hold patient in high regard as opposed profit maximization. However, also show within industry continue...

10.1097/hcm.0b013e3181fa050e article EN The Health Care Manager 2010-10-01

10.1177/0955749019878523 article EN Alexandria The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 2018-12-01

A ministudy was conducted to collect self-reported employee turnover rates in US hospitals. The results indicate many hospitals are struggling with high rates. Widespread variances ratings were observed across hospitals, which may be due lack of consistency how they each calculate their turnover. This makes benchmarking for the purposes performance improvement challenging.

10.1097/hcm.0000000000000038 article EN The Health Care Manager 2015-01-01

A study was conducted to determine if workforce demographics of chief executive officers within hospitals in the United States were changing. It sought analyze retirement patterns and current gender mix hospital settings States. also capture perspectives those top-level positions regard educational requirements future health care executives.

10.1097/hcm.0b013e31827edafc article EN The Health Care Manager 2013-01-01

HPV vaccination is most effective if received before initiation of sexual activity. Previous studies suggested that young adult women who were not sexually active interested in receiving the vaccine because they did think it was necessary. Whether this misperception still prevalent today-and also shared by men-is unknown. This study examined whether activity associated with uptake (initiation and completion) among university students. A cross-sectional conducted between February May 2021...

10.3390/vaccines10122079 article EN cc-by Vaccines 2022-12-05

Lean Daily Management (LDM) is a performance improvement process used by health care organizations to reduce waste and increase value. Designed transform professionals into organizational problem solvers, LDM tools have been throughout the industry, but full integration of this initiative has largely evaded organizations. To demonstrate effectiveness LDM, research was conducted evaluate costs associated with product returns overnighted products as monitored materials management department,...

10.1097/hcm.0000000000000173 article EN The Health Care Manager 2017-06-23

In Brief Read about a study that examined the impact of burnout among nurses during high-stress situations, as afforded by presence COVID-19.

10.1097/01.numa.0000724928.71008.47 article EN Nursing Management 2020-12-26

A study was conducted to determine the perceptions of chief executive officers in US hospitals regarding most important characteristics aspiring health care executives should possess. The results this 2012 were compared with a previous 2007 if had changed over time.

10.1097/hcm.0000000000000078 article EN The Health Care Manager 2015-10-01

A study was conducted to analyze the perceptions of chief executive officers in US hospitals regarding leadership development and succession planning. Results were compared identical surveys delivered previous years for purposes identifying possible trends changing perspectives related how executives use planning their facilities, what factors influence identification successors, positions are more likely efforts, who specifically should be responsible building pipeline.

10.1097/hcm.0000000000000126 article EN The Health Care Manager 2016-09-24

In the United States, an estimated 20 million people, or 15% of population, are currently infected with human papilloma virus (HPV). The prevalence HPV is increasing in females aged 14 to 24 years. Assessing allied health students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding was performed using a 34-question survey. survey four sections: general information, measuring knowledge vaccine, screening diagnosis. Physicians were noted by 31.6% participants as first individual who gave them...

10.1097/hcm.0000000000000226 article EN The Health Care Manager 2018-06-15
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