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1	Exploring the attraction of nurses to a managed care organization Straulino, Patrizia 27 January 2014 (has links) The main aim of this research study was to explore attraction factors pertaining to the literature and to the occupational context of nursing personnel who have exhibited employment interest in a managed care organisation. A qualitative research approach was adopted in which semi-structured interviews were held to collect rich exploratory data from the purposeful sample of nine applicants with nursing qualifications. Twenty-five themes were identified through interpretive data analysis as being important factors in the pre-interview attraction process. The highest ranking of these were identified to be opportunities for professional and personal growth and the relationship with the managed care client, followed by salary and working hours. This study contributes knowledge to Personnel and Career Psychology in the field of Industrial and Organisational Psychology and is pertinent to organisations recruiting nurses, advising them in the formulation of contextually appropriate attraction strategies that attend to the most notable attraction factors / Industrial & Organisational Psychology / M.Com. (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Attraction factors Scarce skills Qualitative research Managed care Member/Patient relationship Opportunities for growth Push factors Salary Working hours South Africa 362.1042584 Nursing -- Effect of managed care on Nursing services -- Administration Managed care plans (Medical care) Health maintenance organizations
2	Exploring the attraction of nurses to a managed care organization Straulino, Patrizia 27 January 2014 (has links) The main aim of this research study was to explore attraction factors pertaining to the literature and to the occupational context of nursing personnel who have exhibited employment interest in a managed care organisation. A qualitative research approach was adopted in which semi-structured interviews were held to collect rich exploratory data from the purposeful sample of nine applicants with nursing qualifications. Twenty-five themes were identified through interpretive data analysis as being important factors in the pre-interview attraction process. The highest ranking of these were identified to be opportunities for professional and personal growth and the relationship with the managed care client, followed by salary and working hours. This study contributes knowledge to Personnel and Career Psychology in the field of Industrial and Organisational Psychology and is pertinent to organisations recruiting nurses, advising them in the formulation of contextually appropriate attraction strategies that attend to the most notable attraction factors / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.Com. (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Attraction factors Scarce skills Qualitative research Managed care Member/Patient relationship Opportunities for growth Push factors Salary Working hours South Africa 362.1042584 Nursing -- Effect of managed care on Nursing services -- Administration Managed care plans (Medical care) Health maintenance organizations
3	Cost-effective delivery of managed nurse-based primary health care in a selected medical scheme Seymore, Martha Magarieta 06 1900 (has links) The study was aimed at furthering the health objectives of the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (ANC 1994b) in the area of primary health care. . The purpose of the study was to examine the possible reduction of medical scheme claims for cardiovascular disease by means of primary health care, so that medical scheme benefits do not become exhausted so rapidly. The overall outcome of the study showed that if cardiovascular disease could be diagnosed and treated early, the financial benefits could be substantial. This was illustrated by the comparison of primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of cardiovascular disease using case studies over a period of one year. Recommendations centered around nurse-based primary health care for cardiovascular disease and the cost-effective management of the medical scheme. It was concluded that as a result of nurse-based primary health care, costs could be contained so that medical scheme benefits would not become exhausted so rapidly. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science) Cardiovascular diseases Cholesterol Cost escalation Diabetes mellitus Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension Managed health care Nurse-based primary health care, Medical scheme Primary health care Risk factors 362.10425068 Medical policy -- South Africa Medical care -- South Africa -- Finance Nursing care plans -- South Africa Health care reform -- South Africa. Health insurance -- South Africa
4	Cost-effective delivery of managed nurse-based primary health care in a selected medical scheme Seymore, Martha Magarieta 06 1900 (has links) The study was aimed at furthering the health objectives of the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (ANC 1994b) in the area of primary health care. . The purpose of the study was to examine the possible reduction of medical scheme claims for cardiovascular disease by means of primary health care, so that medical scheme benefits do not become exhausted so rapidly. The overall outcome of the study showed that if cardiovascular disease could be diagnosed and treated early, the financial benefits could be substantial. This was illustrated by the comparison of primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of cardiovascular disease using case studies over a period of one year. Recommendations centered around nurse-based primary health care for cardiovascular disease and the cost-effective management of the medical scheme. It was concluded that as a result of nurse-based primary health care, costs could be contained so that medical scheme benefits would not become exhausted so rapidly. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science) Cardiovascular diseases Cholesterol Cost escalation Diabetes mellitus Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension Managed health care Nurse-based primary health care, Medical scheme Primary health care Risk factors 362.10425068 Medical policy -- South Africa Medical care -- South Africa -- Finance Nursing care plans -- South Africa Health care reform -- South Africa. Health insurance -- South Africa

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