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    • Resource Guide for Healthcare Professionals: Credentialing Providers and Information Verification

      Newell, Genevieve; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Allergy & Asthma Specialists is a healthcare facility focused on providing treatment for individuals with allergies, asthma, or immunologic diseases. Credentialing and insurance verification is a complicated and timely process for healthcare facilities. The purpose of this project was to create a resource guide to assist current and future employees through the process of credentialing. Information was collected from 10 notable sources, detailing the significant steps during the credentialing process. The data indicated noteworthy steps of collecting provider information, updating a CAQH profile, verifying information, and completing status updates. This project resulted in the development of a resource guide to help employees through the complex process of credentialing.
    • Assessing Patients' Experiences in Radiology: Enhancing Comfort for Claustrophobic MRI Patients

      Vittorini, Jessica; DeLeon, Patrice (2023-12-11)
      Claustrophobia is a common fear experienced by individuals undergoing MRI scans, which can significantly impact their comfort and overall experience. During this senior project, various methods for alleviating claustrophobia in MRI patients were explored. The importance of addressing this issue to improve patient satisfaction, reduce scan disruptions, and enhance diagnostic accuracy was highlighted. These included pre-scan interventions such as patient education, communication, and counseling to manage anxiety levels effectively. The use of relaxation techniques like deep breathing exercises, meditation, or listening to calming music sounds during the procedure was also discussed. Healthcare workers can enhance the overall experience for their patients while ensuring high-quality imaging results.
    • Ultimate Kronos Group System: New Hire Aid

      Valera, Yismeiry; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      This project focused on the New Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) system. This healthcare employee based digital program gives employees access to personal functions such as self-scheduling, timecard punches, time off requests, shift swaps, and shift pick-ups. Through the UKG tool staff members can do things on their own time and correct discrepancy between their personal schedule and information. This poster contains information on the importance of high performing digital tools such as UKG to ensure employee engagement and performance. UKG will facilitate employees providing better care to the public. Included in the poster is an overview of the implementation process with some of the recurring issues staff members had. A survey was also conducted to measure the efficacy of the implementation materials and to receive any suggestions.
    • Inculcate The Ultimate Kronos Group: Obtaining Insight

      Allen-Randazzo, Betty; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      This poster focused on the importance of the Ultimate Kronos System. This system is designed for employees to be a helpful tool used to check timecards, create schedules, request vacation, and more. For Mass General Brigham, the system wasn't easy to transfer over. The transition required going floor to floor around the hospital answering questions concerning UKG. In addition to being a guide for scheduling staff. UKG plays a major role in the staffing office. It's used on a daily basis as shown in the graph provided.
    • Financial Monitoring and Independent Assistance at Bridgewell

      Uchendu, Jennifer; Noah, Amanda (2023-12-11)
      The core of Bridgewell's mission is to empower people with disabilities and other life challenges. This organization envisions a world in which everyone can accomplish goals, participate in communities, and lead satisfying lives, irrespective of their unique circumstances. Bridgewell, which is well-known for its creative and dynamic approach, offers a wide range of support services, such as day programs that encourage independence, residential care, and clinical and behavioral health treatments. By being involved in the community, the organization creates partnerships and promotes social inclusion. This project aims to improve residents’ financial independence through one-on-one financial monitoring; in order to achieve a success rate in accomplishing goals, encouraging efficient budgeting, and advancing long-term financial self-sufficiency.
    • Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution: Student Academic Meetings

      Lumumba, Teka; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Crip Camp is a documentary that shows us a painful world that segregates disabled people from the non-disabled. The film poses a series of specific pains that disabled people experience and how they deal with it on an everyday basis. It showed how particularly painful experiences helped to impact a powerful movement for disability rights. The event I created to show the film "Crip Camp" was meant to educate students on campus about persons with disabilities.
    • Patient Scheduling And Organization: Effectiveness Of MyChart Messages For Scheduling Follow Up Appointments

      Geysen, Jillian; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Scheduling follow up appointments at Woburn Pediatrics is important to providing quality care for patients. This project focused on the effectiveness of "MyChart" messages. This process consisted of checking who was due for follow-up appointments and when, and then sending them a "MyChart" message that it is time to reschedule. The effectiveness of MyChart messages is dependent on how many people viewed and called the office to reschedule an appointment. After reviewing all of the MyChart messages I determined that out of the 350 messages, 284 appointments were scheduled. MyChart messages help dramatically with the scheduling process at Woburn Pediatrics.
    • Youth Outcomes in Various School Settings: Big Brothers Big Sisters Analysis of 2022 Matching

      Hall, Naomi; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      This study compares a public and private school within the Greater Boston area; The Thomas Edison and Sacred Heart Stem schools. Information was gathered through a database company called Salesforce. Within youth inquiries it shows evaluations recorded by volunteers, guardians, and youth who participate in this mentoring program. A randomized name generator was used to select the names of students of the Thomas Edison School because more matches were created at this school within 2022. Information on Salesforce is limited since everything is self-administered but after analyzing the results of strength and relationship evaluations (SOR) and guardian and youth (SEL) evaluations it was determined that there is an overall positive correlation of improvement in youth within six months.
    • Northeast Arc Journeys Day Program: Behavioral Supports and Reinforcements

      Narkevicius, Lukas; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      The objective of this Behavioral supports program was to reinforce good and desirable behaviors for individuals in the Northeast Arc Journey's Day Program. With the assistance and participation from staff at the program, tickets were awarded to individuals displaying appropriate behavior in hopes of seeing the good behavior replicate itself without the need for constant reinforcement. Feedback from staff, administration and individuals would alter any minor changes to the prizes awarded or to what behaviors were deemed appropriate to award. Feedback from staff was deeply considered, accepted, and eventually implemented when applicable. Data collected for this project represents both quantitative and qualitative values.
    • Health Advocacy and Promotion: Creating Changes in Fitness Programs that Target Accessibility

      Elkourum, Sofia; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Accessibility is a general term used to describe one's ability to be able to perform. This project aimed to outline the issues that people with brain trauma experience and how that creates hardships for the individual. Activities were highlighted that we may not consider to be a privilege, but rather showcase that even simple tasks, like reading the time, can make their workout sessions extremely difficult. Before this internship project, cognitive and physical abilities were only documented, but resolutions were assumed. Now, there will be a section in patient charts that will include accommodations for participants who need more accessibility aid, not just during fitness sessions but for the entirety of their time at the facility.
    • Recovery Centers of America: Tracking Compliances

      Edugie, Efehi; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Tracking COWS, CIWA, and Nursing Flow Sheets each shift and providing regular staff training are crucial steps towards providing high-quality care and improving recovery outcomes at the Recovery Centers of America in Danvers. By accurately tracking patient information and providing regular training to healthcare staff on the use of tracking tools, the healthcare team can work collaboratively to ensure that patients receive timely, appropriate care. This improved tracking and staff training can help ensure that patients receive the highest level of care possible and can lead to positive recovery outcomes. The Recovery Centers of America in Danvers are committed to serving their patients with the utmost care and compassion, and these steps contribute to achieving this goal.
    • eHana Database in the Operations Department

      Clement, Joana Ruth Daina; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      Electronic health records systems are essential to keep patients' and clients' information safe and secure from identity thieves and scammers. It is necessary to know the steps to navigate into the eHana (electronic health records) system to serve people better. The operations department at Bridgewell uses eHana to manage and upload files and documents from clients they serve. This project investigated how to navigate into eHana to help secure sensitive information for staff, faculty, and clients. It also considered how effective it is to use electronic health records, what can be included in the database, and how it works with the eHana database.
    • Improving Motor Skills & Attention Span with Legos: Lego Group

      Asis, Carolina; Everitt, Amy (2023-12-11)
      The objective of this project was to improve autistic individuals’ motor skills and attention span with Lego activities. A group of 9 individuals were placed into 3 groups in order to gather data regarding their attention spans, to determine if any assistance was needed, and if they were able to follow the instructions of the building manuals. Each table had several sets of Legos and instruction manuals on how to build them, most of the sets were fairly simple so it would not be too challenging for some of the individuals. By the end of my project I found that the individuals’ attention spans had increased and the individuals needed little to no help building sets or reading through the instruction manual.
    • The Need For Empathetic Care In The Healthcare System Is Essential To Build Patient-Physician Relationships: A Systematic Review Of Literature

      Everitt, Amy; Williams, Layla (2023-05-01)
      Patient happiness is a crucial aspect of healthcare that is frequently undervalued and oversimplified. Each patient has unique requirements that must be met. It is important that healthcare professionals respect patients' concerns and feelings about their care and treatment. Respect is a critical element of a high-performance healthcare team. It contributes to the development of a positive environment where patients feel respected as people, and staff can thrive in their care. In a setting where respect is valued, people perform better, are more creative, and show strong resilience. What one patient experiences or understands, another patient can feel very differently. It is necessary for healthcare providers to view their patients as more than just a source of earnings. Healthcare professionals must approach each patient with an awareness of their uniqueness and the goal of establishing a working relationship; this makes the experience for both the patient and the healthcare provider much more pleasant. To achieve a shared objective, a provider-patient relationship needs to be characterized by open communication and mutual trust. Furthermore, there is a lack of awareness of the value of compassionate care throughout the healthcare system, which would benefit both patients and healthcare professionals. Therefore, the goal of this study is to investigate the boundaries of appropriate empathy and communication between a healthcare provider and their patient. The findings of this study will help us understand patient experiences when there is increased empathetic communication between patients and healthcare professionals.
    • PingTRACKS: Black Maternal Health

      Warner, Keturah; Noah, Amanda (2023-05-01)
      In this poster, I will explain how black maternal women have been affected by the healthcare system in the US. Black women are three times more likely to die due to childbirth than white women. Many causes of death are preventable if doctors adequately care for their patients of color. Some leading causes of black maternal mortality are cardiomyopathy and blood pressure-related disorders. The US healthcare system is rooted in racism directly related to black women's mortality rates.
    • Creating Ecobricks To Reduce Platic Waste

      Vuong, Kelly; Noah, Amanda (2023-05-01)
      Ecobricks is a productive and engaging product that is suitable for all individuals, regardless of ability and needs. The purpose of the project is to help reduce plastic waste in our oceans and our land, that contribute to harming our ecosystem. Ecobricks are essentially an alternative to the traditional red bricks that are used to create different building structures. They are called "Ecobricks" because they consists of PET bottles that are reusuable and are filled with non-biodegradable and non-recycable plastic. The bottles do not contain any metals, glass, sharp objects, or bio-degradable items. They also contain only clean and dry plastics. These bottles are then used to make different building projects (there are some photos of building projects done, using the Ecobricks).
    • Long Term Benefits Of Holistic Treatment: Massage Therapy As Part Of A Wellness Plan​

      Vixama, Ashley; DeLeon, Patrice (2023-05-01)
      The objective of this senior project was to raise awareness about the significance and advantages of holistic therapy. During the internship at Body & Soul Massage, various newsletters, social media content, and blog posts were developed to educate individuals about the benefits of holistic treatments. Some clients were interviewed, and others provided their testimonies were collected from the previous year to the present. Massage sessions from the past week were reviewed and recorded for the monthly session total. By comparing the total sessions from this year, last year, the month, and the week prior, insights into the business's growth and areas for improvement were gained. This also identified areas requiring more promotion or additional availability time to ensure clients received the best possible service.
    • Implementation Of Initiatives To Improve The Quality Of Nutrition And Food Service For Patients At BIDMC

      Robert, Jamal; Shilo, Amanda (2023-05-01)
      BIDMC required an individual that could assist in the improvement of operations in the department of Food Service and Nutrition. With the proper resources, completing weekly tasks such as patient rounds, and reporting the necessary feedback from patients to the kitchen staff and general supervisor was easily achieved. A high volume of negative feedback,prompted initiatives to improve; kitchen workflow, timeliness of food delivery, and creation of accommodations. Although the data for the increase in positive feedback is not available at this time, comments about improvements in food quality, and service have been provided and emphasized.
    • Pathways To Success: Guidelines For New And Established Employees

      Ramirez, Diomaris; Everitt, Amy (2023-05-01)
      This project focused on new and established Patient Service Representative (PSR) employees, with the intent to improve the necessary resources for them to succeed in their roles. Through a survey, we were able to determine the concerns and needs of the PSRs. By collecting this information, new guidelines were established, and the needs of the office were refocused while still concentrating on the areas in which more help and assistance was needed. The resource binder that was developed as a result of this project will help PSR employees become more independent, successful, and self-driven to handle the daily workload of the office.
    • Salem Board Of Health, Narcan Distribution & Awareness In The Community

      O'Rourke, Rebecca; Noah, Amanda; Shiloh, Amanda (2023-05-01)
      The goal of this project was to teach and spread awareness on effective ways to use narcan to keep people in the community safe.