Myron D Fottler
Biographic Data
| ID | 324293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Myron D Fottler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Myron D |
| FAMILY NAME | Fottler |
| SIGNATURE | FOTTLER M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Health Services |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Improving Nurse Staffing Measures: Discharge Day Measurement in “Adjusted Patient Days of Care”
Previous research cannot account for the discrepancy between registered nurse (RN) reports of understaffing and studies showing slight improvement. One reason may be that "adjusted patient days of care" (APDC) underestimates patient load. Using data from all Pennsylvania acute care general hospitals for the years 1994 through 1997, we found that APDC is underestimated by two hours. After adjusting APDC, we examined the difference in nurse staffin…
The Development of a State‐level Health Manpower Database Using an Employer‐based Survey: A Pilot Project
State health care reform may provide a better approach to meeting the health care needs of rural communities than does federal reform because the planning is closer to the needs of local communities. However, state health reform requires a health manpower database (along with other data) that includes all health occupations and such databases are often nonexistent. This study reports on one element of such a database–a survey of a wide range of r…
Determinants of Physician Vacancy Rates in Rural Hospitals
This study examines the determinants of physician vacancy rates in rural hospitals from the perspective of the rural hospital administrator. Data on community characteristics, hospital characteristics, and hospital recruitment strategies are examined for 50 rural hospitals in Kentucky using questionnaire and archival data. Physician vacancy rates in this sample were quite high (mean of 37 percent). Results indicate lower physician vacancy rates i…
Realism of occupational choice among high school seniors: Implications for quality of work life
Building a Career: The Effect of Initial Job Experiences and Related Work Attitudes on Later Employment
ment from Boston University, and the Ph.D. in policy studies from SUNY at Buffalo where he was a Ford Founda tion fellow.He continues to serve as a management consul tant to many firms
A Human Service Labor Market: Development Disabilities
Physician Attitudes Toward Physician Extenders: A Comparison of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
A survey of all physicians in the Eighth District Medical Society (Western New York) was conducted in 1975 to determine physician attitudes toward employment of and task delegation to nurse practitioners. The results of this study and one other similar study of nurse practitioners are compared to results of two previous studies examining physician attitudes toward physician assistants. It appears that physicians are somewhat more willing to emplo…
Managing Human Resources
Physician Attitudes Toward the Nurse Practitioner
The Union Impact on Hospital Wages
Determination of the quantitative relationship between the proportion of unionized employees and nonprofessional wage rates in public and private hospitals in metropolitan areas in the United States. Wage rates of nonprofessional hospital personnel; Union impact on private and public hospitals. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)
Attitudes of Female Nurses Toward the Male Nurse: A Study of Occupational Segregation
This study analyzes questionnaire responses from 126 female nurses concerning their attitudes toward the male nurse. Multiple regression analysis is used to differentiate the attitudes of various subgroups of nurses. The employment of male nurses wasfound to be consistent with thefemale nurses' values, the vast majority of whom have positive attitudes toward the male nurse andfeel that more males should be encouraged to enter nursing. Sex was gen…
Some Correlates of Residence Preference Among Foreign Medical Graduates: A Case Study of Thai Medical Graduates in Buffalo
The migration of foreign medical graduates from less developed Asian countries to the U.S. has been growing in recent years. This case study of Thai medical graduates in Buffalo, New York analyzes factors related to their preference for remaining in the U.S. vs. returning to their home country. The sample appears to he representative of medical graduates from Asia in terms of age, sex, and trainee status. Results indicate those who were interns a…
Manpower Substitution in the Hospital Industry: A Study of New York City Voluntary and Municipal Hospital Systems
Attitudes of Female Nurses Toward the Male Nurse: A Study of Occupational Segregation
This study analyzes questionnaire responses from 126 female nurses concerning their attitudes toward the male nurse. Multiple regression analysis is used to differentiate the attitudes of various subgroups of nurses. The employment of male nurses wasfound to be consistent with thefemale nurses' values, the vast majority of whom have positive attitudes toward the male nurse andfeel that more males should be encouraged to enter nursing. Sex was gen…
Realism of occupational choice among high school seniors: Implications for quality of work life
Physician Attitudes Toward the Nurse Practitioner
Some Correlates of Residence Preference Among Foreign Medical Graduates: A Case Study of Thai Medical Graduates in Buffalo
The migration of foreign medical graduates from less developed Asian countries to the U.S. has been growing in recent years. This case study of Thai medical graduates in Buffalo, New York analyzes factors related to their preference for remaining in the U.S. vs. returning to their home country. The sample appears to he representative of medical graduates from Asia in terms of age, sex, and trainee status. Results indicate those who were interns a…
Manpower Substitution in the Hospital Industry: A Study of New York City Voluntary and Municipal Hospital Systems
Attitudes of Female Nurses Toward the Male Nurse: A Study of Occupational Segregation
This study analyzes questionnaire responses from 126 female nurses concerning their attitudes toward the male nurse. Multiple regression analysis is used to differentiate the attitudes of various subgroups of nurses. The employment of male nurses wasfound to be consistent with thefemale nurses' values, the vast majority of whom have positive attitudes toward the male nurse andfeel that more males should be encouraged to enter nursing. Sex was gen…
The Union Impact on Hospital Wages
Determination of the quantitative relationship between the proportion of unionized employees and nonprofessional wage rates in public and private hospitals in metropolitan areas in the United States. Wage rates of nonprofessional hospital personnel; Union impact on private and public hospitals. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)
Managing Human Resources
Physician Attitudes Toward the Nurse Practitioner
Physician Attitudes Toward Physician Extenders: A Comparison of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
A survey of all physicians in the Eighth District Medical Society (Western New York) was conducted in 1975 to determine physician attitudes toward employment of and task delegation to nurse practitioners. The results of this study and one other similar study of nurse practitioners are compared to results of two previous studies examining physician attitudes toward physician assistants. It appears that physicians are somewhat more willing to emplo…
A Human Service Labor Market: Development Disabilities
Building a Career: The Effect of Initial Job Experiences and Related Work Attitudes on Later Employment
ment from Boston University, and the Ph.D. in policy studies from SUNY at Buffalo where he was a Ford Founda tion fellow.He continues to serve as a management consul tant to many firms
Realism of occupational choice among high school seniors: Implications for quality of work life
The Development of a State‐level Health Manpower Database Using an Employer‐based Survey: A Pilot Project
State health care reform may provide a better approach to meeting the health care needs of rural communities than does federal reform because the planning is closer to the needs of local communities. However, state health reform requires a health manpower database (along with other data) that includes all health occupations and such databases are often nonexistent. This study reports on one element of such a database–a survey of a wide range of r…
Determinants of Physician Vacancy Rates in Rural Hospitals
This study examines the determinants of physician vacancy rates in rural hospitals from the perspective of the rural hospital administrator. Data on community characteristics, hospital characteristics, and hospital recruitment strategies are examined for 50 rural hospitals in Kentucky using questionnaire and archival data. Physician vacancy rates in this sample were quite high (mean of 37 percent). Results indicate lower physician vacancy rates i…
Improving Nurse Staffing Measures: Discharge Day Measurement in “Adjusted Patient Days of Care”
Previous research cannot account for the discrepancy between registered nurse (RN) reports of understaffing and studies showing slight improvement. One reason may be that "adjusted patient days of care" (APDC) underestimates patient load. Using data from all Pennsylvania acute care general hospitals for the years 1994 through 1997, we found that APDC is underestimated by two hours. After adjusting APDC, we examined the difference in nurse staffin…
Medicine (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works)