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iVision and the BBC: Building Public Value [PDF]

, 2008
Breaking with conventional wisdom that sees public service broadcasters as conveyors of content in line with historically shaped socio-political ideals, centred on quality, access, diversity and independence, evidence suggests that PSB is often the ...
Klontzas, Michael
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicare Advantage\u27s Private Fee-for-Service Plans: Paying for Coordinated Care Without the Coordination

, 2008
Like the private managed care plans offered under Medicare Advantage, private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans are paid more per beneficiary than those individuals would be expected to cost if they were enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare ...
Guterman, Stuart, Adrion, Emily, Biles, Brian   +2 more
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Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation in patient-centered care: lessons from a qualitative study of innovative health care organizations in Washington State

BMC Family Practice, 2012
Background Growing interest in the promise of patient-centered care has led to numerous health care innovations, including the patient-centered medical home, shared decision-making, and payment reforms.
Reed Peter, Conrad Douglas A, Hernandez Susan E, Watts Carolyn, Marcus-Smith Miriam   +4 more
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Medicare Advantage: Higher Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Ensure Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Beneficiaries [PDF]

, 2008
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Although private health plans were originally envisioned in the 1980s as a potential source of Medicare savings, such plans have generally increased program spending ...
United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of Anal Fistula Cancer in Patients Who Underwent Surgery: A Nationwide Observational Study Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The characteristics of patients with anal fistula cancer included a higher proportion of men, younger age, more smokers, and tumor‐related characteristics, including more advanced local progression. Surgical characteristics included a lower rate of minimally invasive surgery, a higher proportion of total pelvic exenterations, and longer postoperative ...
Nobuaki Hoshino, Hiromitsu Kinoshita, Kazutaka Obama, Kiyohide Fushimi, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicare Advantage penetration and the financial distress of rural hospitals

Health Economics Review
Background Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration rates have shown an increase in rural areas in the past decade, increasing the bargaining power of MA plans relative to rural hospitals. We study the effect that this increase has had in the revenue of rural
Guido Cataife, Siying Liu
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