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Organizational Change: The Experiences of Practitioners Transitioning to a Fee-for-Service Model

Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 2020
Many human service agencies are in the midst of a transition for a fee-for-service model. Through the midst of the transition, organizations must shift the culture of their agency and adapt to the new service delivery approach.
Anthony Zazzarino, Zakia Clay, Ann Reilly   +2 more
doaj  

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral health payment systems around the world: structures, challenges, and trends, a scoping review

BMC Oral Health
Background The prevalence of dental and oral diseases is increasing globally, yet the utilization of dental services has not shown a corresponding rise.
Susi Susi, Rizanda Machmud, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Tri Erri Astoeti, Syafrawati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of reimbursement systems on patient care – a systematic review of systematic reviews

Health Economics Review
Background There is not yet sufficient scientific evidence to answer the question of the extent to which different reimbursement systems influence patient care and treatment quality. Due to the asymmetry of information between physicians, health insurers
Eva Wagenschieber, Dominik Blunck
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamic Response Characteristics of Fast Charging Station-EVs on Interaction of Multiple Vehicles

IEEE Access, 2020
In view of the existing problems that multiple vehicles interaction in the selection of fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and the equalizing the service capability by multiple stations game in station-EVs interaction, a dynamic response ...
Xiaoou Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breast cancer screening among Medicare Advantage enrollees with dementia

BMC Health Services Research
Background The decision to screen for breast cancer among older adults with dementia is complex and must often be individualized, as these individuals have an elevated risk of harm from over-screening.
Eli Raver, Wendy Y. Xu, Jeah Jung, Sunmin Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile telecommunication companies’ investment and pricing strategies for content service

Journal of Management Science and Engineering
Several mobile telecommunication companies (MTCs), such as AT&T, Verizon, and China Mobile, are investing in content services to drive continued growth as the telecom industry has become saturated.
Chao Zong, Weidong Chen, Nan Yuan, Haiyang Feng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bilevel Fee-Setting Optimization for Cloud Monitoring Service Under Uncertainty

IEEE Access, 2018
We introduce a new paradigm for the cooperation of cloud monitoring and study the annual fee-setting problem under uncertainty. First, a value network of cloud monitoring and different monitoring service modes are studied.
Chaoan Lai, Liang Xu
doaj   +1 more source