Research from 2016
Big Data Management in United States Hospitals: Benefits and Barriers, Chad Schaeffer, Ariful Haque, Lawrence Booton, Jamey Halleck, and Alberto Coustasse
Research from 2015
Use of Robots on Cardiac Surgery, Heath Ashford, Alex Hunter, Connie Phung, and Alberto Coustasse
Utilization of 340b Program in a Rural Hospital, Heath Ashford, Lauren Valli, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Management of RFID Systems in Hospital Transfusion Services, Alberto Coustasse, Brian Cunningham, Stacie Deslich, Eric Wilson, and Pamela Meadows
Benefits and Barriers of Implementation and Utilization of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems in Transfusion Medicine, Alberto Coustasse, Brian Cunningham, Stacie Deslich, Eric Wison, and Pamela Meadows
Utilizing Radiofrequency Identification Technology to Improve Safety and Management of Blood Bank Supply Chains, Alberto Coustasse, Pamela Meadows, Robert S. Hall, Travis Hibner, and Stacie Deslich
Tweeting and Treating: How Hospitals Use Twitter to Improve Care, Christian Gomes and Alberto Coustasse
Tweeting and Treating: How Hospitals Use Twitter to Improve Care, Christian Gomes and Alberto Coustasse
Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery: Does Technology Improve Outcomes, Chelsea Hill, Reem El-Bash, Leslie Johnson, and Alberto Coustasse
Burnout syndrome in hospital nurses, Priscilla Holdren, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse
Assisted living: Trends in Cost and Staffing, Amy Kisling, David P. Paul, and Alberto Coustasse
All Payer Hospital Regulations, Sam Lovejoy, Heath Ashford, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
The Evolution of Financial Instruments and the Legal Protection Against Counterfeiting: A Look at Coin, Paper, and Virtual Currencies, Ralph E. McKinney, Lawrence P. Shao, Dale H. Shao, and Duane C. Rosenblieb Jr.
Examining the Relationship Between Star Player Characteristics and Brand Equity in Professional Sport Teams, N. David Pifer, Jennifer Y. Mak, Won-Yul Bae, and James J. Zhang
Healthcare of the Uninsured Population in West Virginia and the United States, Leslie Salyers, Mounica Mummaneni, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Effects of International Study Tours on Attitude toward Doing Business Globally: Assurance of Learning in Executive MBA Programs, Uday S. Tate, Kamal Fatehi, and Basanna Patagundi
Use of Smartphones in Hospitals, N. A. Thomairy, M. Mummaneni, S. Alsalamah, N. Moussa, and Alberto Coustasse
Benefits and Barriers for Adoption of Personal Health Records, Brittany Vance, Brent Tomblin, Jena Studney, and Alberto Coustasse
Research from 2014
Can Utilizing a Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) System Prevent Hospital Medical Errors and Adverse Drug Events?, Krista Charles MS; Margaret Cannon MS; Robert Hall MS; and Alberto Coustasse DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
Does Computerized Physician Order Entry Reduce Medical Errors?, Krista Charles, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
A Business Case for Tele-Intensive Care Units, Alberto Coustasse, Stacie Deslich, Deanna Bailey, Alesia Hairston, and David Paul
The American Epidemic: The U.S. Nursing Shortage and Turnover Problem, Patrick Cox, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Expanding Technology in the ICU: The Case for the Utilization of Telemedicine, Stacie Deslich and Alberto Coustasse
Electronic Prescribing and Its Implementation in the United States, Kate Englebert, Amber Porterfield, William K. Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Medicare Fraud in the United States: Can it Ever be Stopped?, Chelsea Hill, Alex Hunter, Leslie Johnson, and Alberto Coustasse
Reduction of Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay: The Case of Early Mobilization, Alex Hunter, Leslie Johnson, and Alberto Coustasse
Early Mobilization in ICU Patients, Alex Hunter, Leslie Johnson, William Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Managed Care and Accountable Care Organizations, David P. Paul, Diego Arroyo, Bethany Daniel, Heather Graves, Krisitn Neal, and Alberto Coustasse
The Business Case for the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Tele-Intensive Care Units, David P. Paul, Deanna Bailey, Alesia Hairston, Stacie Deslich, and Alberto Coustasse
How Effective is Capitation at Reducing Health Care Costs?, David P. Paul III, Jennifer Brunoni, Tasha Dolinger, Irina Walker, Danielle Wood, and Alberto Coustasse
Financial advantages of hospitals’ relationships with accountable care organizations, David P. Paul III, Rodrigo Carmago, Thaisa Carmago, Stacie Deslich, and Alberto Coustasse
Medical Education, PDAS and Smartphones: Welcome to the 21st Century, David P. Paul, Nicole Moussa, Sara Asad, Brad Pershing, and Alberto Coustasse
Electronic Prescribing: Improving the Efficiency and Accuracy of Prescribing in the Ambulatory Care Setting, Amber Porterfield, Kate Engelbert, and Alberto Coustasse
Personal Health Records: Is Rapid Adpoption Hindering Interoperability?, Jana Studeny and Alberto Coustasse
Medical Tourism: Comparing Coronary Bypass Surgery in the U.S. and Abroad, William K. Willis and Alberto Coustasse
Research from 2013
Medical Tourism and International Healthcare Options, David Conley, Andrew Sikula Sr., William Willis, and Alberto Coustasse
Adoption of the ICD-10 Standard in the United States: The Time Is Now, Alberto Coustasse and David P. Paul III
A review of radio frequency identification technologies and impacts on the hospital supply chain: 2002–2012, Alberto Coustasse, Shane Tomblin, and Chelsea Slack
Impact of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies on the Hospital Supply Chain: A Literature Review, Alberto Coustasse, Shane Tomblin, and Chelsea Slack
Telepsychiatry in Correctional Facilities: Using Technology to Improve Access and Decrease Costs of Mental Health Care in Underserved Populations, Stacie Anne Deslich, Timothy Thistlethwaite, and Alberto Coustasse
Telepsychiatry in the 21st Century: Transforming Healthcare with Technology, Stacie Deslich, Bruce Stec, Shane Tomblin, and Alberto Coustasse
ICD-10 in the United States: Better Late than Never, Holly Johns, Cara Havens, Danielle Robinson, Bala S. Pothakamuri, David P. Paul III, and Alberto Coustasse
College Students' Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes, Jean Claude Martin and Jennifer Y. Mak
Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Is It Working?, Joshua McAdoo, Julian Irving, Stacie Deslich, and Alberto Coustasse
Digital Counterfeiting: States Regulation of Federal, Foreign & Digital, Ralph E. McKinney, Lawrence P. Shao, Dale H. Shao, and Dale C. Rosenblieb Jr.
Importance of New Technologies for Diabetes Monitoring, David P. Paul III, Joey Preast, Zach Garrett, and Alberto Coustasse
How Could, Should, and Would Physicians use Facebook with Patients, Joy Peluchette, Katherine Karl, and Alberto Coustasse
Physicians, Patients, and Facebook: Could you? Would you? Should you?, Joy Peluchette, Katherine Karl, and Alberto Coustasse
Challenges and Opportunities in Business Higher Education, Dale H. Shao, Lawrence Shao, and Ralph E. McKinney
The Reality of Digital currency as a Financial Medium of Exchange, Dale H. Shao, Lawrence Shao, Ralph E. McKinney, and Duane C. Rosenlieb
Research from 2012
Financial incentives: Pay for performance (P4P) and the chronically ill patients, David Conley and Alberto Coustasse
Can Kawasaki Disease Be Managed?, Alberto Coustasse, Julius Larry, and Doohee Lee
Transformational Leadership in China: the Role of Trust and Harmony, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
A Study of Effective Leadership in the Chinese Context, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
Factors Influencing Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Purchase, Jennifer Y. Mak and Steve Chen
Computer physician order entry and clinical decision support systems: Benefits and concerns, Joseph Shaffer and Alberto Coustasse
Forensic Disciplines for Objective Global Strategic Analysis, Dale H. Shao, Lawrence P. Shao, and Ralph E. McKinney Jr.
Purchasing power of credit, social mobility, and economic mobility, Lawrence P. Shao, Ralph E. McKinney Jr., and Dale H. Shao
Benefits and Constraints of Telepsychiatry Utilization in the United States, Bruce A. Stec and Alberto Coustasse
The Emergence and Potential Impact of Medicine 2.0 in the Healthcare Industry, Terra Stump, Sarah Zilch, and Alberto Coustasse
Combating Medicare Fraud: A Struggling Work In Progress, Natalie Thorpe,; Stacie Deslich; Andrew Sikula Sr.; and Alberto Coustasse
Treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with the drug vancomycin in a home infusion therapy setting, Joshua L. Webb, Alberto Coustasse, and Dennis Emmett
Research from 2011
Predicting Consumers’ Ethical Behaviors Through Attitudes Toward Behavior and Prior Behavior, Rajendar K. Garg, Uday S. Tate, and Suneel K. Maheshwari
The Key Characteristics of Different Types of Employees: A Summary of Six Studies, Chong W. Kim, Harlan M. Smith II, Andrew Sikula Sr., and Lorraine P. Anderson
The Effect of Employee Engagement on Continuance and Normative Commitment to the Organization, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
Transformational leadership and workplace injury and absenteeism: Analysis of a National Nursing Assistant Survey, Doohee Lee, Alberto Coustasse, and Andrew Sikula Sr.
Birth weight and obesity risk at first grade in a cohort of Chilean children, S. Loaiza, Alberto Coustasse, X. Urrutia-Rojas, and E. Atalah
RFID and its impacts to the hospital supply chain, Dan Feng Lu, Hai Do, Anna Jones, and Alberto Coustasse
A Case Study: Participation Motives of Strength and Conditioning Training for College Students, Jennifer Y. Mak and Siu Yin Cheung
Enhanced Expense Practices for Higher Education: Enduring Continuous Reductions in State Appropriation, Ralph E. McKinney and Lawrence Shao
Professionalism and Social Networking: Can Patients, Physicians, Nurses, and Supervisors All Be ‘Friends’?, Joy Peluchette, Katherine Karl, Alberto Coustasse, Philip Rutsohn, and Dennis Emmett
Accountable Care Organization Musical Chairs: Will There Be a Seat Remaining for the Small Group or Solo Practice?, Amy Vaughan and Alberto Coustasse
Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries from Medical Tourism, Avinash M. Waikar, Samuel D. Cappel, and Uday S. Tate
Evaluating Key Factors in Supplier Selection for Micro-Businesses: Implications for Buyer Satisfaction, Avinash M. Waikar, Minh Q. Huynh, Robert F. Cope, and Uday S. Tate
Research from 2010
Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting and the RFID Technology Intervention, Alberto Coustasse, Cody Arvidson, and Phil Rutsohn
Management of Kawasaki Disease in Texas: Policy implications, Alberto Coustasse, Doohee Lee, Cody Arvidson, Julius J. Larry III, and Witold Migala
The Effects of Leadership Style and Employee’s Participation on Perceived Justice, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
Is uncompensated care affecting quality assurance of rural hospitals?, Doohee Lee, Chris Dixon, Paul Kruszynski, and Alberto Coustasse
Uncompensated Care and Quality Assurance Among Rural Hospitals, Doohee Lee, Chris Dixon, Paul Kruszynski, and Alberto Coustasse
Reducing dependence on big brother: Higher education looks for innovative funding opportunities, Ralph E. McKinney Jr., Lawrence P. Shao, and Patrick A. Tissington
Electronic Medical Records in Long-Term Care, Krista Phillips, Chris Wheeler, Josh Campbell, and Alberto Coustasse
Electronic Medical Records: Is It Working in Long Term Health Care?, Krista Phillips, Chris Wheeler, Josh Campbell, and Alberto Coustasse
FDI Accounting in India and China: A Need for Harmonization, M. R. Shollapur, Suneel K. Maheshwari, and Uday S. Tate
Insourcing: Reversing American Outsourcing in the New World Economy, Andrew Sikula Sr., Chong W. Kim, Charles K. Braun, and John Sikula
Research from 2009
Disparities in ADL and IADL Disabilities among Elders of Hispanic Subgroups in the United States: Results from the National Health Interview Survey 2001-2003, Alberto Coustasse, Sejong Bae, Cody Arvidson, Karan P. Singh, and Fernando Trevino
Disparities in Disability Among Non-Hispanic Black Elders: Results From the National Interview Survey 2001–2003, Alberto Coustasse, Dennis Emmett, Nimisha Patel, and Alicia Pekar
Kawasaki Syndrome in Texas, Alberto Coustasse, Julius J. Larry, Witold Migala, Cody Arvidson, and Karan P. Singh
Uncompensated Care Cost: A Pilot Study Using Hospitals in a Texas County, Alberto Coustasse, Andrea L. Lorden, Vishal Nemarugommula, and Karan P. Singh
Ethical Considerations of Genetic Presymptomatic Testing for Huntington's Disease, Alberto Coustasse, Alicia Pekar, Andrew Sikula Sr., and Sue Lurie
Culture’s Influence on the Perceived Characteristics of Employees: Comparing the Views of U.S. and Chilean Workers, Chong W. Kim, Leopoldo Arias-Bolzmann, and Harlan M. Smith II
Personality Traits Effects on Job Satisfaction: The Role of Goal Commitment, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
The Role of Organizational Learning Capabilities in Strategic Alliances, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau
The Relationships Among Gender, Work Experience, and Leadership Experience in Transformational Leadership, Jennifer Y. Mak and Chong W. Kim
Quantitative evaluation on indigent criminal defense funding, Ralph E. McKinney and Lawrence P. Shao
Moral Management Methodology/Mythology: Erroneous Ethical Equations, Andrew Sikula Sr.
Research from 2008
The Chilean Pension System at 25 Years: The Evolution of a Revolution, Gregory J. Buchholz, Alberto Coustasse, Patricio Silva, and Peter Hilsenrath
Cost of medical detoxification among drug and alcohol users in a private Texas hospital, Alberto Coustasse
Hospital costs and clinical characteristics of continuous renal replacement therapy patients: A continuous ethical dilemma, Alberto Coustasse
Disparities in self-reported activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living disability among Asian American subgroups in the United States: Results from the National Health Interview Survey 2001-2003, Alberto Coustasse, Sejong Bae, Cody J. Arvidson, and Karan P. Singh
Organizational Culture in a Terminally Ill Hospital, Alberto Coustasse, Douglas A. Mains, Kristine Lykens, Sue G. Lurie, and Fernando Trevino
