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About the Martin School Prospective Students Current Students Degree Programs mha program curriculum courses capstone practicum mha handbook (.pdf) forms job opportunities mha job placements Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends Martin School Calendar		Capstone HA 660 Decision Making in Health Care Organizations This course is designed to build on the concepts and techniques introduced in the MHA curriculum and integrate them with a decision making focus in a variety of health care problems and settings. Case analysis will be used extensively to develop an opportunity for the student to learn to apply the appropriate skills to an unstructured environment. Prereq: MHA program status and must be taken in last semester of MHA program studies. MHA Capstone Projects: 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000 2008 Capstones Implementing a Balanced Scorecard in a Long Term Care Environment Joe Beavers An Evaluation of the Implementation of Code H (Help) and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction Jennifer Berry Relocating an Outpatient Imaging Center: A Market and Needs Assessment William Campbell Evaluation of culture change practices and its impact on quality of care outcomes in nursing homes around the Bluegrass Region Doris Castellanos-Cruz Kentucky Medicaid Dental Care Study: Identification of Barriers to Care Jonathan Davis Transitioning From a Paper-Based Medical Record to a Comprehensive Health Information System at UK Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospital: An Implementation Strategy Aaron Epperson A Feasibility Analysis for A Fixed MRI Unit Amy Everage Hendrickson Developing the Cornerstone of Person Centered Care Culture Change in Long Term Care Jamie Gitzinger Improving the Profitability of Orthopedics Lauren Greer Assessing Patient Throughput at Kosair Children's Hospital Clinics Craig Johnson Implementing Proactive Care Rounding In a Skilled Nursing Facility Bryan Lindsay Should Bedside Feeding Tube Placement be a New Role for Nutrition Support Dietitians? A Decision Analysis Amy Peppard No-Show Analysis: A Process Improvement Plan to Lowering No-Show Rates Lindsey Preston Evaluating the Hiring and Orientation Process to Improve Nursing Staff Retention in the Skilled Nursing Facility Setting Stephanie Sherman Digging Through the Clinical Trials Regulatory Process: A Process Evaluation Kristie Summers 2007 Capstones Computer Aided Facilities Management Software: A Purchase Decision Analysis Will Hendrickson Customer Satisfaction and Influencing Factors in Long Term Care Facilities of Trilogy Health Services. Manu Mooker EasyCert Communications Software – A Business Case Analysis Joyce Moore UK College of Dentistry Mobile Program: Exploration of a Community Outreach Program Carol Ann Smith Addressing the Nursing Shortage and Reducing Turnover Through the Implementation of a Career Lattice Program in Homestead Nursing Facility Lauren B. Anderson Analyzing missed opportunity rates and making recommendations for improvement based on Advanced Clinic Access Toya A. Curry Assessing Need for a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for the VA Medical Center Emily Franklin The Impact of Interactive Patient Care on Patient Satisfaction Kristen Goble Financial Feasibility and Needs Assessment of a Sleep Lab in Old Brownsboro Crossing Jason Grundstrom Pharmacotherapy by Phone - Clinical Outcomes of a Pharmacotherapy Telephone Clinic at a Veteran Affairs Medical Center Jill R. Johnson Expanding Solid Organ Transplant Offerings to Include Liver Transplants: A Decision Analysis Alex Kerns Improving Collection at Point of Service: Quality Improvement using Process Flow Diagrams and Cycle Time Measurement Sharmila Kesavalu Financial Analysis of Implementing Digital Mammography Brian Miniard Determining the Practicality and Profitability of Implementing a Full Time Non-Surgical Weight Loss Program at a Community Hospital Jennifer Skillman Increasing Customer Service and Capturing Lost Revenue Michael S. Thomas Utilizing Benchmarking to Manage Cost Center Performance Lora F. Vliet An Analysis and Evaluation of the Implementation of a Community Benefit Reporting Program at a Not-for-Profit Healthcare Organization. Tara Yarberry 2006 Capstones Improving Patient Satisfaction in the Outpatient Setting Paula Bailey-Seals Effective Collections for Consumer Driven Healthcare< Melinda Blanche Outpatient Joint Ventures Ashley Cotthoff Clark Memorial Hospitals Journey Toward Preformance/Organization Excellence Mark Hassett Can Kentucky Keep Up With the PACE Set by Other States: A Feasibility Study Laura Noel Financial Implications for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Erica Odusanya Implementation Evaluation of a Disease Specific Certification for Stroke in a Neuroscience Center of Excellence Dawn Penny Reducing Elderly Falls at Home though Clinic Outreach Leah Phillips Purchase Analysis Decision for PACS in Radiology Sangamitra Sarkar Making the Best Places to Work List and Beyond: Assessing Employee Satisfaction/Engagement at the Lexington Clinic Amanda Sokan Medication Therapy Management Nick Tabler Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Medicaid and Access Medina Tipton Pharmaceutical Advertisng and the FDA: A content analysis of the appeals used in print media DTC advertising of prescription drugs and the continuing debate concerning consumer diver promotions. Ryan Trimble Diabetes Mellitus in the Kentucky Department of Corrections: An overview of the current situation and recommendations for improvements in future disease management Sandi Winter Cost-Benefit Analysis of Expanding the Methadone Clinic at Bluegrass MHMR Board, Inc Jessica Wohlwend An Evaluation of the Change Process and Current State of a Hospital Ethics Committee Greg Yosmali 2005 Capstones A Breakeven Analysis Associated with Adding a Full-Time Primary Care Physician at Kentucky Clinic North Robert Adams Exploring Patients Opinions about New and/or Available Options in Assisted Reproductive Technologies Evguenia Adamidi Outsourcing versus In-House Provision of Outpatient Wound Care Services in a Rural Hospital: Balancing Quality, Finance and Implementation Factors Chad Anderson Determining Financial Feasibility of a Clinical Decision Unit in a Crowded Level I Trama Center Emergency Department Maggie Borders Demand for a Long Term Acute Care Hospital: Market Assessment Jennifer Bringardner Cost Analysis of Document Imaging for Dermatology Associates of Kentucky Yolonda N. Brown Using the Model for Improvement to Achieve Results in Pneumonia Care: Strategies for Success at a 234-bed Regional Hospital Tracy E. Childress The Financial and Social Components of the Medicaid Waiver on the State of Oregon’s Senior Population Julie Conkin Financial Impact of Consumer-Driven Health Plans on a Managed Care Organization Kaye S. Gibson The Effects of Utilization Management on Patterns of Care Among State Prison Inmate Patients Salvatore Iweimrin Decisions in Disaster Mitigation in Kentucky Hospitals Jhonniya Johnson Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Navigation System: A Purchase-Decision Analysis Thomas McNeil Utilizing Six Sigma Methodologies to Reduce Denied Insurance Claims in a Multi-Specialty Group Practice Jason Parry Reducing “Elderly Falls at Home” through Clinic Outreach Leah Phillips Analysis of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk on the Kentucky Medicaid Population Jennifer Sanchez Evaluating the Need of a Women’s Services Practice for Low Income Women Julie C. Stover Analysis of Pneumococcal Vaccinations in the Elderly Age 65 Years and Older Jason Waller Childhood Asthma: Addressing the Need for Asthma Education among Parents and Children in the Bluegrass Region KaMara White 2004 Capstones Preventing Managed Care Denials in a Small Community Hospital Gary Dean Abrams Determining the Future Direction of Chemotherapy Drug Reimbursementat Mary Chiles Hospital Sara Ann Blackwell (now McNally) Improving the Management and Financial Performance of Observation Patients at Norton Southwest Hospital Sherrie Bryant Market Analysis and Strategy involving the Implementation of Consumer Driven Health Plans in the Individual Markets Gregory Fishman Building a Balanced Scorecard at Lexington Center for Plasma Services Taher Giaedi Implementation and Implementation and Evaluation of a Hospital Evaluation of a Hospital Based Lipid Management Based Lipid Management Clinic Josh Greeman Breakeven Analysis of Physical Therapy Services Kasey Quinn Knight Identifying Key Physician Behaviors for Consumer-Driven Health Care Betsy B. Mahoney Design and Implementation of a Skill Design and Implementation of a Skill-Based Based Compensation Program in a Physician Group Compensation Program in a Physician Group Practice Stephanie Hollon Murphy (now Lanham) Evaluating the Need for a Bar Code Inventory System for a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at a Large Urban Academic Medical Center Sara Roberts Evaluating Resident Satisfaction with Evaluating Resident Satisfaction with Pain Management in Two Skilled Pain Management in Two Skilled Nursing Facilities Lori Schuler Recruiting Physician Tenants To The Hospital Campus David E. Toborowsky A Statistical Analysis of Inpatient Influenza Rates by Risk Factors in Kentucky Jodie Weber 2003 Capstones Has Critical Access Certification Financially Stabilized Rural Kentucky Hospitals? Bethany F. Adams Outsourcing Radiology Services to Increase Revenue, Productivity, & Efficiency Nicole Bierman Assessing Community Health Needs: Information to Guide Health Education Programs for African Americans in Lexington, KY Cheri Bingham The Relationship Between Consumer and Clinician Perception of Health Outcomes Cindy B. Faulkner Fast Track Feasibility in the Community Hospital Emergency Departments of a Non-Profit Health System Kyle Green Patient Profiling as a Way of Identifying Risk and Reducing Costs in the Diabetic Population of a Managed Care Organization Jodie Mattox (now Robards) Improving Employee Satisfaction Using Quality Circles in the Emergency Department Melissa Molholm Utilization of a Forecasting Model to Improve Bed Management and Patient Throughput at Central Baptist Hospital David Moss Evaluation of Clinician Response to Mobile Workstations in the OB-GYN Area Gowri Nagaraj Influence of Payer on Utilization of Invasive Neurological Procedures and Outcome in Stroke Patients Kedar Oak Emerging Practices Within Medicaid Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) Programs and Implications for Kentucky Patient Access Care (KenPAC) Israel Ray Policy Analysis of State Malpractice Reforms: Implications for Kentucky Eleonora Savitchi Components Contributing to the Increase in Outpatient Costs in a Managed Care Environment David VanMeter 2002 Capstones The Impact of Health Problems Affecting the Productivity of Workers in a Manufacturing Setting Raymond J. Albensi How Physician Credentialing Factors Help Determine Malpractice Insurance Rates of Kentucky Hospitals Monica C. Brooks Can a Community Hospital Contain Costs Through Standardization and Supply Chain Management? Jill Franklin Can a Community Hospital Utilize Severity of Illness Measures as a Method for Containing Cost and Improving Quality for a Common Clinical Diagnosis? Christopher T. Jones An Examination of Registered Nurse Turnover in a Community Hospital Andrea M. Mattingly Influence of Payer and Utilization of Invasive Neurological Procedures and Outcomes in Stroke Patients Kedar Oak Kentucky’s Long-Term Care Bed Supply: Are there Enough Beds to Meet the Needs of Kentuckians? Shane O’Donley Profit Maximization Through Effective Cost Accounting: The Application of Activity-Based Costing at a Group Dermatology Practice Alan M. Wade 2001 Capstones The Evaluation of Work Time Units in the Medical Laboratory: The Protocol of A Laboratory Time Study Sean Benton Public Health Based Competencies for Health Care Executives Working in Managed Care Environments Andrea Buege Why Demand Management was Unsuccessfully Implemented at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Michele Bushong Orchestrating A Successful Change: Is Hardin Memorial Hospital Doing It Right? Angie Caldwell Enhancing Diabetes Care in the Kentucky Medicaid Population Tanaka Cross Telemedicine Emerges in Rural Hospitals: A Case Study of its Utilization at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital Cheryl Davidson Altering the Physical Environment of Care at an Inpatient Hospice Unit: An Evaluation of the Relocation and Redesign of the Hospice Care Center Chad J. Edwards Organizational Change: Merger of Two Departments within a Hospital Setting Mary C. Highlander Organizational Chart Design and Implementation Kathryn Kesheimer Nurse Aide Turnover and Retention: Why They Leave and How to Retain the Most Valuable Asset of a Health Care Organization Melissa Larmour Hospital-Owned Physicial Practices: Are they Viable? Brian McMorrow Criteria for a Successful Hospital Manager J. A. T. Mountjoy Access to Health Care in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Patients in Maryland with respect to the type of Health Insurance (Managed Care and Fee for Service) Deepti Pai Health Care Marketing: A Case Study of a Veterans Health Administration Marketing Effort. James Perry Improving Patient Satisfaction in an OB/GYN Practice Denise Russell Using Quality Improvement Tools to Improve a Cash Control Process Melissa Smith Developing and Implementing a Statistical Based Flexible Budget for Rural, Not-for-Profit Hospitals Daron S. Stewart Kentucky Medicaid Health Care Partnership Program: Passport Health Plan Pharmacy Costs Joseph A. Wittrock 2000 Capstones Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: New Methods, New Models W. Hunter Callahan Women Leaders in Health Care at the University of Kentucky Medicial Center Carolyn M. Coyne Regional Concept for the Administration of Medicaid: Case Study: Kentucky Health Select Melanie Kendrick The Financial and Quality Impacts of Cardiac Cath Lab Services at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Jill Maher Analysis of Prenatal Care and Birth Weight Kathryn Marcum (now Ward) An Information Systems Analysis Laura Murdock