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Improving Evaluations of Value‐Based Purchasing Programs [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Services Research, 2010
Although value‐based purchasing (VBP) holds promise for encouraging quality improvement and addressing rising costs, currently there is limited evidence about how best to structure and implement VBP programs. In this commentary, we highlight several issues for improving evaluations of VBP programs.
Megan, McHugh, Maulik, Joshi
openaire   +2 more sources

The Effect of Social Networks Advertisements on Egyptian Consumers’ Purchase Behaviour [PDF]

open access: yesالمجلة العلمية للاقتصاد والتجارة, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of perceived advertising value of Social Networks adverts (SN ads) on Egyptian consumers’ purchasing behaviour.
Madiha Metawie, Rasha H. A. Mostafa
doaj   +1 more source

Employers' Use of Value-Based Purchasing Strategies [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA, 2007
Value-based purchasing by employers has often been portrayed as the lynchpin to quality improvement in a market-based health care system. Although a small group of the largest national employers has been actively engaged in promoting quality measurement, reporting, and pay for performance, it is unknown whether these ideas have significantly permeated ...
Meredith B, Rosenthal   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Impact of Baijiu geographical indication product certification on consumer purchasing behavior [PDF]

open access: yesZhongguo niangzao
To evaluate the impact of Baijiu geographical indication certification on consumer purchasing decisions, its spatial distribution characteristics and regional differences characteristics in China's four major regions (East, Central, West, and Northeast ...
WANG Kai, WU Mengli, TONG Jun
doaj   +1 more source

Similarity Effect and Purchase Behavior of Organic Food Under the Mediating Role of Perceived Values in the Context of COVID-19

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Due to the influence of COVID-19, people pay more attention to the balance between human and nature and pursue more healthy, environmental and nutritional sustainable products (such as organic food). However, the mainstream consumption of organic food is
Chunnian Liu, Yan Zheng, Dayu Cao
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2012
This fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will embark on perhaps their most ambitious hospital quality improvement program yet—value-based purchasing (VBP). This program aims to transform Medicare from a purchaser of services to a purchaser of value, tying hospitals' payments to a series of quality metrics including performance on
Karen E, Joynt, Meredith B, Rosenthal
openaire   +2 more sources

Media Sosial, Word Of Mouth Dan Physical Environment Terhadap Proses Keputusan Pembelian

open access: yesJurnal Bisnis dan Manajemen, 2021
The purpose of this research are to analyze the influence of social media, word of mouth and physical environment on purchasing decision processes, and to analyze the dominant variables between social media, word of mouth, and physical environment for ...
Debby Suryana
doaj   +1 more source

Septin 9 PB domains coordinate centrosome positioning and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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