Cost-benefit analysis of pharmacist interventions over 36 months in a university hospital
OBJECTIVE: To perform a cost-benefits analysis of a clinical pharmacy (CP) service implemented in a Neurology ward of a tertiary teaching hospital. METHODS: This is a cost-benefit analysis of a single arm, prospective cohort study performed at the adult
Maurilio de Souza Cazarim +4 more
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Economic Impact of Hospital Closure on Rural Communities in Three Southern States: Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. A Quasi-Experimental Approach. [PDF]
The important contribution of hospitals to the economies of rural areas has been the subject of several research studies. The results, however, have been contradictory.
Freshwater, David +2 more
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A note on a compound distribution: the demand for hospital beds [PDF]
There has been growing interest in the past few years in the economics of medical services. Due to the nature of the medical industry a number of problems heretofore considered to be of minor importance have assumed major proportions. It is the purpose
Heineke, John
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The Influence of Trust in Traditional Contracting: Investigating the "Lived Experience" of Stakeholders [PDF]
The traditional procurement approach is ever-present within the construction industry. With fundamental design principles founded on definitive risk allocation, this transactional based approach fails to acknowledge or foster the cooperative ...
Brewer, Graham +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study addresses a significant research gap in the literature by systematically reviewing and synthesizing the interplay between social dynamics, environmental changes, and organizational innovation. Although prior research has explored these dimensions in isolation, the integrative framework remains lacking.
Gagan Deep Sharma +4 more
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A Utility-Theoretic Approach to Measuring Changes in US Rural Residents' Access to Hospital Services from 1980 to 1999 [PDF]
Questions of access to hospital services figure centrally in rural-health policy debates, yet few analyses exist that measure the importance of changes in hospital access in rural areas of the US. Of the studies that measure changes in access to hospital
McNamara, Paul E.
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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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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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ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of self‐checkout technology implementation on B2B customer shopping behavior using a novel methodological approach that combines propensity score matching with difference‐in‐differences analysis on actual point‐of‐sale transaction data.
Jindřich Špička +1 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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