ESG Performance, Debt Financing, and R&D Output: Evidence From the Healthcare Sector
ABSTRACT Amid growing calls for sustainability in the healthcare sector, this study examines how and under what conditions environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance influences research and development (R&D) output. Although existing studies suggest that ESG performance enhances R&D output, the financial mechanisms that enable or constrain
Sarmad Ali +2 more
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Critical Access Hospitals and Retail Activity: an Empirical Analysis [PDF]
This paper takes an empirical approach to determining the effect that a critical access hospital (CAH) has on local retail activity. Previous research on the relationship between hospitals and economic development has primarily focused on single-case ...
Brooks, Lara, Whitacre, Brian E.
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ABSTRACT As the circular economy transition gains traction in the healthcare sector, extending the lifespan of complex medical devices has become a key priority, given their high cost and the challenges associated with their technological sophistication.
Tetiana Shevchenko +7 more
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The public sector in the Caribbean : issues and reform options [PDF]
The public sector's performance in the Caribbean varies, in reducing poverty and in creating an enabling environment for growth. Barbados and the Bahamas have been the high performers, Guyana and the Dominican Republic have been sluggish, and the other ...
Swaroop, Vinaya
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Why do patients having coronary artery bypass grafts have different costs or length of stay? : An analysis across ten European countries [PDF]
We analyse variations in costs or lengths of stay (LoS) for 66,587 patients from ten European countries receiving a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. In five of these countries, variations in cost are analysed using log-linear models. In the
Andrew Street +6 more
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Discontinuing Long‐Term Denosumab in Treating Fragile Bone: Why, for Whom, and How?
Discontinuation of denosumab (Dmab) may be necessary due to adverse events or an unfavorable long‐term risk–benefit profile. However, accumulating evidence demonstrates pronounced rebound phenomena after withdrawal, most notably a marked increase in multiple vertebral fractures, and, in some reports, elevated mortality.
Ko‐Hsiu Lu +5 more
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HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COSTS: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE [PDF]
A significant share of public healthcare expenditure is devoted to the treatment of severe trauma cases in Emergency Departments (EDs), many of which involve orthopedic injuries.
NIKOLAOS TSALOUKIDIS +2 more
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THE SPECIAL COURSE IN HOSPITAL ECONOMICS [PDF]
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An Alternative Model for Analyzing the Physician-Hospital Relationship in Rural Areas [PDF]
We introduce a modeling framework called Transaction Cost Economics to help decision makers in rural health care markets choose among alternative organizational relationships in order to more cost-effectively deliver healthcare services.
Barnes, James N., Fannin, James Matthew
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Public Sustainability: Thematic Mapping, Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Lines of Action
ABSTRACT The paucity of research analysing thematic persistence in public sustainability limits our understanding of how this field of research evolves and reconfigures itself. The present paper addresses this gap through a longitudinal bibliometric analysis of 692 publications processed with SciMAT. The methodology combines co‐word analysis, strategic
Laila Ribii Khalifi +2 more
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