Mark L. Diana, PhD

Instructor
LAN Manager & Webmaster

Department of Health Administration
School of Allied Health Professions
Medical College of Virginia Campus
Virginia Commonwealth University
PO BOX 980203
1008 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23298

804.828.5400 (V)
804.828.1894 (F)
mldiana@vcu.edu

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

Doctor of Philosophy, Health Services Organization and Research, 2006

Master of Science, Information Systems, 2003

Shenandoah University

Master of Business Administration, 1994
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, 1989

Bio

Dr. Diana is currently an Instructor, the local area network (LAN) manager, and the webmaster in the Department of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. The focus of Dr. Diana’s dissertation work is on the propensity of hospitals to outsource various aspects of the IS function. Dr. Diana also has extensive experience in educational technology, particularly in the use of distance learning technologies including the development and delivery of courses and programs over the World Wide Web.

Before coming to VCU, Dr. Diana was the Program Director of the Respiratory Care program at Northern Virginia Community College, and the Director of Clinical Education for the Respiratory Care Program at Shenandoah University. His clinical experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner dates back to 1980.

Publications

Kerr, Bernard, M. Nicholas Coppola, & Mark Diana.  (2006).  “Decreasing Disability Processing Days for Soldiers in the U.S. Army,” Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics , Vol 2, no 6.

Menachemi, N., Burke, D. E., Diana, M. L., & Brooks, R. (2005). Characteristics of hospitals that outsource information system functions. Journal of Healhcare Information Management, 19(1), 63-69.

Coppola, N. M., Diana, M. L., & Kerr, B. (2004). Decreasing Disability Processing Days for Soldiers in the U.S. Army Through Initiatives in Human Resource Management Support Systems: A Two-Tiered, Three-Year Evaluation. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, VIII(Summer). *Voted best paper in 2004 for this journal.

Burke, D. E., Wang, B., Wan, T. T. H., & Diana, M. L. (2002). Exploring hospitals' adoption of information technology. Journal of Medical Systems, 26(4), 349-355.

Coppola, N. M., Burke, D. E., Diana, M. L., & Rangappa, S. (2002). HIPAA awareness and preparedness: A national survey of physician practices. Group Practice Journal, 51(5), 2-6.

Roggenkamp, S. D., & Diana, M. L. (2002). Caught by the Web:  How do health administration programs use the internet to promote their programs? Poster presented at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. *(Awarded First Place, Best Poster Competition.)

Diana M.L. Basic Respiratory Care. In:Skills for the Patient Care Technician. Strasinger S. 1999. F. A. Davis

Diana M.L. Assisted Mechanical Ventilation vs Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation during Full Ventilatory Support (letter). Respir Care 1989;34:1144-1145.