This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social … value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France's technology procurement policy …, these results show that changes in government technology policy that favor OSS can have a positive impact on both global …

Reproductive Technology (ART) reports. I find that after CDC releases quality information on both "success rate" and "multiple …

to quit smoking. The potential of Internet technology to reach large numbers of smokers and provide reliable information … tailored approaches. Thus, patients should look to healthcare providers to help them understand the benefits and limitations of …

healthcare utilization in CHF patients, telehealth technology was introduced into a demonstration project established by the … technology decreased their overall utilization of healthcare resources by 41% (p_=_0.00183). Physician office visits decreased by … reduction in overall healthcare utilization and physician office visits demonstrate that this technology could offer significant …

the current state of health IT efforts in the US, the barriers to further adoption, and how technology can be, and is …In recent years, US healthcare experts have increasingly agreed that the effective application of information … technology (IT) can enable the industry to address its three most pressing concerns: an increase in medical errors, rising costs …

rate of return to schooling and years of schooling impact wage rate levels in healthcare. The model is extended to … approximate the probable trajectory of healthcare wage rate growth and thus the impact on health spending. The results suggest … that a higher rate of return to schooling and a more educated healthcare workforce in the US may contribute to higher …

This paper examines how product market competition affects firms' timing of adopting a new technology as well as … adoption than Bertrand competition. It shows also that competition toughness does not always reinforce adoption incentives …. When goods are differentiated enough, adoption occurs later than it is socially optimal. -- technology adoption …