Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

Eine der Funktionsbedingungen für Kassenwettbewerb ist, dass Risikoselektion unterbundenwird. Denn Gegenstand des Kassenwettbewerbs sollen nicht bestimmte Merkmale vonVersicherten sein (z.B. der Gesundheitszustand), vielmehr sollen die Anreize zur Verbesserungder Qualität und Effizienz der...

In den letzten Jahren hat sich in Deutschland die gesellschaftspolitische Diskussion ?ber die Finanzierbarkeit der Sozialversicherungssysteme zunehmend versch?rft. Der Autor stellte sich in Hinblick auf die Finanzierungsprobleme f?r die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV) daher die...

This paper presents the results of Phase 3 of The RETURN Project, a European Study which aimed to reduce long term absenteeism in the workplace. Phases 1 and 2 have been described in detail elsewhere. The Study adopted an iterative approach that explored LTA from three different perspectives:...

In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is below recommendedlevels. We quantify the economic and health effects of F&V stamp policy designed for low income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predictshow F&V consumption is affected by a...

Access to basic water and sanitation services in South Africa is considered a basic human right, and constitutionally, local government is responsible for the provision thereof. However, in the informal settlements in towns and cities, residents continue to be exposed to environmental health...

BACKGROUND: The Health and Health Services Research Fund (HHSRF) is dedicated to support research related to all aspects of health and health services in Hong Kong. We evaluated the fund's outcomes and explored factors associated with the translation of research findings to changes in health...

In this dissertation we present mathematical models that help answer health policy questions relating to HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV), and analyze bias in Markov models of disease progression. We begin by developing a Markov decision process model that examines the timing of testing and treatment...