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In addition to Grounded Theory approaches to data collection and data analysis, I also have extensive experience in developing graphical models of workflow and information flow, to assist with visualizing the rich and complex qualitative data that these research methodologies have generated. Methods that I have applied to study workflow in chronic disease care include ethnographic observation, participatory observation, informal interviews, artifact collection, photography, and semi-structured interviews. I am continuing to explore the unique information needs and workflow requirements for chronic disease care environments, with the aim of identifying related health information technology design concepts. I have studied workflow in specialty ambulatory care clinics across several different chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and sickle cell disease. My focus has been on understanding how clinical workflow interacts with health information technology and how we can better incorporate knowledge about workflow into the design and implementation of technology. My interest in studying clinical workflow began with researching workflow in chronic disease care. Theme 2: Clinical Workflow in Chronic Disease Care Unertl KM, Novak LL, Johnson KB, Lorenzi NM, Traversing the many paths of workflow research: a systematic literature review, JAMIA 2010 17(3):265-273. We were interested in learning more about how researchers in different academic disciplines have studied workflow, including how they defined the term “workflow.” We analyzed terminology in literature across healthcare, social sciences, and engineering and developed the Workflow Elements Model, a conceptual framework for defining workflow terminology. Theme 1: Understanding the Meaning of Workflow The primary goal of my research is to provide knowledge and information that will contribute to developing and implementing more useful and usable health information technology. Although I am an engineer by training, I found that the research questions that interest me the most are best studied using qualitative methods and I am both an expert in and advocate for the application of qualitative methods to biomedical informatics research. My research focuses on clinical workflow, coordination and collaboration, and “invisible” work.
The black rifle crowd at a range can’t figure out how to turn the red dot on.My driving force as a researcher is understanding the interaction between People, Organizations, and Technology. Mine are mounted on only Rimfire rifles and are just plain fun to shoot and look at. My friend had these scopes I have mounted on Ruger No.1’s and Winchester 52’s and swore by them in the Prairie Dog Towns of Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas.
The USMC removed the spring on their 30-06 M70 Sniper Rifle because they believed that the recoil of the ‘06 put to much stress on the scope, making it a manual operation to return the scope to its stop after firing. You mentioned the need to pull the scope back into position, this is the purpose of the spring on sporting models.
Fecker before going out on his own and starting Unertl, the history behind both companies is very interesting as Fecker started out building optical instruments for the military and then jumped into the scope world really revolutionizing sport optics IMO. You are correct about these scopes being a historical item! John Unertl worked for J.W.