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Evolution of Antiretroviral Drug Costs in Brazil in the Context of Free and Universal Access to AIDS Treatment

Nunn, Amy S; Fonseca, Elize M; Bastos, Francisco I; … - 2007

treatment, AIDS patients live longer and move from first-line to second and third-line treatment, AIDS treatment becomes more …Background: Little is known about the long-term drug costs associated with treating AIDS in developing countries …. Brazil's AIDS treatment program has been cited widely as the developing world's largest and most successful AIDS treatment …

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Strategic Pricing Behavior under Asset Value Maximization

Wang, Shinn-Shyr; Stiegert, Kyle W.; Dhar, Tirtha Pratim - 2005

. The model built on the nonlinear Almost Ideal Demand Systems (AIDS) and structural first-order conditions is developed. By …

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Imports versus Domestic Production: A Demand System Analysis of the U.S. Red Wine Market

Seale, James L.; Merchant, Mary - 2002

This research estimates price and expenditure elasticities of U.S. red wine imports from five countries--Italy, France …-difference version of the almost ideal demand system (AIDS). Expenditure elasticity results indicate that if U.S. total expenditures on …

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A systems development lifecycle approach to Patient Journey Modeling projects

Curry, Joanne; McGregor, Carolyn; Tracy, Sally; Kuhn, … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007

Patient Journey Modeling, a relatively recent innovation in healthcare quality improvement, models the patient's movement through a Health Care Organisation (HCO) by viewing it from a patient centric perspective. A Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) provides a standard project management...

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Implementing an emergency department patient admission predictive tool : insights from practice

Jessup, Melanie; Wallis, Marianne; Boyle, Justin; … - 2010

Purpose: This paper aims to show that identification of expectations and software functional requirements via consultation with potential users is an integral component of the development of an emergency department patient admissions prediction tool. ---------- Design/methodology/approach:...

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A study of the differences in the relationship between HIV/AIDS prevalence and related costs in the mining and financial sectors in South Africa

Smit, Stefan - 2009

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: By understanding the costs of HIV/AIDS, businesses can understand the incentives for preventing and … treating the disease better. This report primarily investigates whether there is a difference in the relationship between HIV/AIDS … the mining and financial sectors, it is difficult to motivate that more research should be done on the impact of HIV/AIDS …

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Estimating the HIV prevalence among permanent employees of Old Mutual (SA) : a case study

Linderts, Gavin Sebastian - 2008

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one … resources viewpoint.In the ‘real’ world though, employers still perceive HIV/AIDS as a social or community problem rather than a … argument that it is the government’s responsibility to provide HIV/AIDS education and healthcare. In this way they nullify the …

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Corporate responsibility as a strategic goal : open source healthcare appliances in developing countries

Ambler, Tony (contributor); Duvic, Robert Conrad (contributor) - 2010

Despite the trillions of dollars spent over the past decades on foreign aid 80% of humanity still lives on less than $10 dollars a day. There is an alarming need to deliver quality healthcare services and products to developing countries. The healthcare industry for developing countries is...

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Hippocratic PostgreSQL

Padma, J; Silva, Yasin; Arshad, Mohamed; Aref, Walid - 2009

Privacy preservation has become an important requirement in information systems that deal with personal data. In many cases this requirement is imposed by laws that recognize the right of data owners to control whom their information is shared with and the purposes for which it can be shared....

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Lean indicators in hospital/healthcare settings and the role of leadership in the diffusion of performance improvement strategies

Ezzeddine, Ahmad M - 2006

This study examines the process improvement initiatives undertaken at a community-based hospital to improve patient satisfaction and the financial and competitive position of the hospital through the implementation and marketing of the 29 Minute Emergency Department Guarantee. Specifically, the...

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