Opoku-Agyeman, William

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Associate Professor, School of Health and Applied Human Sciences , College of Health and Human Services

William Opoku-Agyeman holds a PhD. in Health Services Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master of Science Degree in Geographic Information Science from the University of Akron, Ohio, and master’s in public health from Kent State University in Ohio. He is also a graduate of KNUST, Ghana.

Opoku-Agyeman, William

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opokuagyeman@uncw.edu

910.962.3569

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- Does Hospital-Physician Integration Improve Hospital Performance? Results from a USA Longitudinal Study. Hospitals. 1:172-184. 2024-10-01
- Suboptimal Physical Activity in Healthcare Personnel: National Health Interview Survey 2018 Data. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 56:100. 2024-10-01
- Cost Implications of Competition Among Federally Qualified Health Centers. Journal of Community Health. 2024-03-01
- Implementation Levels of Electronic Health Records and their Influence on Quality and Safety. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics. 26. 2023-04-01
- Using Community Health Advisors to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Awareness in the Black Belt: A Pilot study. Clinical Lung Cancer. 38:1286-1295. 2023-01-01
- Do Patient Engagement IT Functionalities Influence Patient Safety Outcomes? A Study of U.S. Hospitals. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 28:505-512. 2022-09-01
- Texting Older Sisters to Step to Manage Obesity in Older Black Women: A Feasibility Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 63:S56-S66. 2022-07-01
- Where Are the New FQHC Sites? Uncovering FQHC Expansion and Ambulatory Care Policy Implications. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 45:221-229. 2022-07-01
- Hospital Cultural Competency Leadership and Training is Associated with Better Financial Performance. Journal of Healthcare Management. 67:149-161. 2022-05-01
- The effect of gastrointestinal patients’ health literacy levels on gastrointestinal patients’ health outcomes. Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy. 5. 2021-12-01
- The effects of hospital-physician financial integration on adverse incident rate: An agency theory perspective. Health Services Management Research. 34:199-207. 2021-11-01
- Physical Activity Promotion in a Safety-net Clinic: Does the Provider Make a Difference?. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 6:1-8. 2021-10-01
- Distribution and Geographic Accessibility of Lung Cancer Screening Centers in the US. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 18:1577-1580. 2021-09-01
- Inpatient Telehealth and COVID-19 Outcomes: Experiences in Alabama -- No. Telemedicine Reports. 2:148-155. 2021-08-01
- Promoting Physical Activity through System-Level Health Policy at a Safety Net Clinic. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 6. 2021-07-01
- Factors that Determine Comprehensive Categorical Classification of EHR Implementation Levels. Health Services Insights. 14:1-10. 2021-06-01
- Intention to Use Behavioral Health Data from a Health Information Exchange: A Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Mental Health. 8. 2021-05-01
- Defining safety net hospitals in the health services research literature: a systematic review and critical appraisal. BMC Health Services Research. 21. 2021-03-01
- Health literacy: What we know and don’t know - A literature perspective. Journal of Hospital Administration.. 9:12. 2020-12-01
- Improving healthcare quality in the United States healthcare system: A scientific management approach. Journal of Hospital Administration. 9:19. 2020-09-01
- Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Hospital Use of GPO Services. Hospital Topics. 98:89-102. 2020-07-01
- Hospital Group Purchasing Alliance and Financial Performance.. Journal of Health Care Finance. 46:18109. 2019-08-01
- CEO Turnover Among US Acute Care Hospitals, 2006-2015: Variations by Type of Geographic Area. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT. 64:28-42. 2019-01-01
- Correlates of interorganizational relationship strategies among critical access hospitals. Health Care Management Review. 43:272-281. 2018-10-01
- Trends in US Hospital Provision of Health Promotion Services, 1996–2014. Population Health Management. 21:309-316. 2018-08-01
- WIC Cash Value Voucher Redemption Behavior in Jefferson County, Alabama, and Its Association With Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. American Journal of Health Promotion. 32:325-333. 2018-02-01
- The Association Between Organizational Characteristics and Strategic Information Systems Planning: A Study of U.S. Hospitals. European Scientific Journal. 13. 2017-12-01
- An environmental analysis of the evolution of readmission reduction strategies: A study of United States hospitals. Journal of Hospital Administration. 6:40. 2017-10-01
- Are there differences in health information exchange by health system type?. Health Care Management Review. 41:325-333. 2016-10-01

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