Retrospective evaluation and prospective value-add: a review of R&D investment in Australia

This paper describes a lead project currently underway through Australia’s Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre evaluating diffusion mechanisms and impacts of R&D investment in the Australian built environment. Through a retrospective analysis of R&D investment trends and industry outcomes, and a prospective assessment of industry futures using strategic foresighting, a future-focussed industry R&D roadmap and pursuant policy guidelines will be developed. This research aims to build new understandings and knowledge relevant to R&D funding strategies, research team formation and management, dissemination of outcomes and industry uptake. Each of these issues are critical due to: the disaggregated nature of the built environment industry; intense competition; limited R&D investment; and new challenges (e.g. IT, increased environmental expectations). This paper details the context within which this project is being undertaken and the research design. Findings of the retrospective analysis of past R&D investment in Australia will be presented at this conference

Preparing Bridgewell For Residential State Licensing: Bridgewell Of Peabody

Preparing Health and Human Service organizations for State Licensing is a rigorous and extremely important process. For the Residential Program at Bridgewell of Peabody, MA, data from various client portals, including the eHana database and the Virtual Gateway database, was compiled, sorted, summarized and graphed for preparation of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Residential State Licensing and October 2021 Audit. With this information, the Residential Program at Bridgewell was then able to be better informed to make necessary adjustments to improve the efficiency and performance of the organization and is more prepared for the DDS Residential State Licensing and October 2021 Audit

Quality Assurance: Satisfaction Analysis Of Bridegwell\u27s Services Through Data Extraction

Analyzing outcomes reports is a key component to assess quality of care in healthcare. Examining satisfaction of services is one of the main roles of the quality assurance department in the healthcare field. Satisfaction surveys are a main identifier of the overall big picture of quality of care and provide insight on how the company is preforming, and areas in which it can improve. Feedback from anonymous satisfaction surveys allows health system administrators to identify and respond to patterns of performance and further help the organization as a whole improve its quality of care. Such analysis allows a conclusion of where the organization stands in its care. This project conducted at Bridgewell of MA gathered, graphed, and analyzed satisfaction data of Bridgewell’s services through the quality assurance perspective. Such services were broken down by affiliation, and data was collected for persons receiving services, family guardians, as well as external stakeholders