Zengul, Ferhat

Zengul, Ferhat
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor (P), Health Services Administration Chair Office , School of Health Professions 2015 -
Scientist (C), Center for Integrated Systems , Electrical & Computer Engineering 2015 -

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Why medical tourists choose Turkey as a medical tourism destination?. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. 2019
2019	Patient Engagement Functionalities in US Hospitals: Is Early Adoption Associated with Financial Performance?. Journal of Healthcare Management. 2019
2019	A Data Warehouse of Health Services Administration Related Databases (in review). Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 2019
2019	Investigating the Triad of Health Informatics, Quality and Safety, and Simulation: A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Literature (2nd review). Health Systems Journal. 2019
2019	Reduction in Hospitals' Readmission Rates: Role of Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing Facilities. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 56. 2019
2018	Examining the association between educational attainment and life expectancy in MENA region: A panel data analysis. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 33:e1124-e1136. 2018
2018	Predicting graft survival among kidney transplant recipients: A Bayesian decision support model. Decision Support Systems. 106:97-109. 2018
2018	The Impact of Hospital Competition on Strategies and Outcomes of Hospitals: A Systematic Review of the U.S. Hospitals 1996-2016. Journal of Health Care Finance. 23-42. 2018
2018	Illuminating informatics: Tracking the journey of electronic health data through health information systems. Journal of Ahima // American Health Information Management Association. 89:40-43. 2018
2018	Longitudinal analysis of high-technology medical services and hospital financial performance. Health Care Management Review. 43:2-11. 2018
2018	Patient perceptions of servicescape in healthcare: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Healthcare Management. 63:94-104. 2018
2018	Tracking Journey of Electronic Health Data through Health Information Systems. Journal of Ahima // American Health Information Management Association. 01:40-44. 2018
2017	Exploring the Association between Quality and Financial Performance in U.S. Hospitals: A Systematic Review. Journal of Health Care Finance. 2017
2017	Text-mining analysis of mHealth research.. Mhealth. 3:53. 2017
2016	Organizational and Environmental Factors Associated with Hospital Financial Performance: A Systematic Review. Journal of Healthcare Finance. 43:13-37. 2016
2015	The Effects of High Fidelity Simulation on Nursing Students’ Perceptions and Self-Efficacy of Obstetric Skills. International Archives of Nursing and Healthcare. 1. 2015
2014	Technological innovations and hospital performance: a systematic review of the literature. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health. 13-13. 2014
2013	A Review of Evidence Based Design in Healthcare from Resource-Based Perspective. Journal of Management Policy and Practice. 14:19-36. 2013
	Does Transparency Affect Hospital Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature.. Advances in Health Care Management (Under Review).

Research Overview

Health Care Economics; Health Care Finance; Revenue Cycle Management; Health Care Management; Research Methods; Statistics; Data Analytics; Data/Text Mining; Predictive Models of Liver Transplants; Process and Quality Performance Measures; Risk Prediction;

Investigator On

UAB Site Phase 2: I/UCRC for Center for Health Organization Transformation awarded by NSF - National Science Foundation 2016 - 2019

Teaching Overview

Revenue Cycle Management (Graduate)
Statistics for Managers (Undergraduate)
Economics for Healthcare Managers (Undergraduate)
Ethics for Health Care Professionals (Undergraduate)
Accounting and Finance for Healthcare (Undergraduate)
Seminar in Research Methods (Doctorate)
Research Ethics (Graduate)

Focus: Co-created an active learning experience with online and classroom students, developed curricular resources to enhance student engagement during lectures, designed activities such as "Flying you Healthcare Facility" exercise to enhance student engagement and improve critical thinking skills, utilized case studies, simulation and real life applications to achieve a memorable learning experience