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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the Contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship - Economic Theory and Practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina
Schmid, Andreas - 2007
Situation in North Carolina, USA, gegen?bergestellt, welche sich durch die dort vorliegende Rahmenordnung als Referenzpunkt … in North Carolina, USA. Due to the implemented regulation, this state is well suited to serve as a reference. An excursus …
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Auf der Suche nach operativer Exzellenz im Krankenhaus: Logistik als Rationalisierungsinstrument und strategischer Wettbewerbsfaktor in einem dynamischen Marktumfeld
Walther, Markus - 2005
Restrukturierungsansätze im Krankenhaus. … the existing structures in the health care sector in general and the hospital sector in particular. The environmental … the hospital sector and with it catalyze the need for economic action. Besides medical necessities, the economic paradigm …
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On Hospital Competition: Quality, Efficiency, and Ownership
Herr, Annika - 2009
In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i … to detect and reduce inefficiencies in this market. Therefore, hospital inefficiency is one main aspect in our research … (Chapters 3 and 4). Our research sheds some light on market outcomes by hospital ownership type given their respective …
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
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...
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Grenzen und Dysfunktionalitäten des Kassenwettbewerbs in der GKV : Theorie und Empirie der Risikolektion in Deutschland
Höppner, Karin - Zentrum für Sozialpolitik, Universität Bremen - 2005
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...
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Zur Problematik generationengerechten Verhaltens aus Sicht der Neuen Politischen ?konomik am Beispiel der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Dominick, Florian - 2008
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...
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Innovation diffusion in state owned health: a study of IT adoption
England, Ian William - 2005
The health industry has acquired a reputation as lagging in the use of information technology (IT). Therefore, this study has been undertaken to assess state health's use of IT and then to assess the causal factors of the differing usage rate, if any. The state health industry was compared to...
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Perspectives on Firm Decision Making During Risky Technology Acquisitions
Powell, Adam C. - 2011
A novel survey dataset on computed tomography (CT) machine acquisition is used to explore which theories best answer two questions from the decision making literature. First, what determines how much uncertainty a firm has when investing in updated technology? Second, what determines the value...
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