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Does health technology assessment benefit health services and politics?
Sigmund, H.; Kristensen, F. B. - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 3 (2002) 1, pp. 54-58
Health technology assessment (HTA) was introduced in Denmark 20 years ago. However, it only came into fashion a few years ago. This happened when politicians and health service decision-makers realized that due to the increasing pressure on resources prioritization was an inescapable fact. HTA...
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Wie gut können wir die Folgen des demographischen Wandels abschätzen? Was ist sicher? Wozu brauchen wir bessere Daten?
Börsch-Supan, Axel - In: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv 6 (2012) 1, pp. 65-82
Demographic change in Germany, as one of the megatrends of the 21st century, is a well-known fact which will, without a doubt, profoundly change the country’s social and economic situation and challenge our whole economic system. Spurred by statements by press and political representatives,...
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Analysis of transportation and logistics processes for soybeans in Brazil
Fliehr, Olivia - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2013
improve the national infrastructure, particularly in the ports in northern Brazil, could lead to large improvements in the … in Brasilien zu ermitteln, wurde eine Markt- und Kostenanalyse für vier Anbaugebiete im Sorriso-Santos-Korridor mit … auf dem Weltmarkt gehört Brasilien zu den Hauptversorgern der weltweiten Sojanachfrage. Der Einfluss von Logistik und …
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Make “Health for One†True
Jia, Qian - eSocialSciences - 2007
The present paper analyzes the possibilities of Traditional Chinese Medicine to become a perfect medicine.
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Grenzen des Wettbewerbs im Gesundheitswesen
Kumpmann, Ingmar - Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) - 2008
Many health economists demand more competition in the health care system. They focus on the competition between sickness funds for insured and the competition between health care providers for contracts with sickness funds. But they neglect the competition between health care providers for...
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The Convergence of Health Care Financing Structures: Empirical Evidence from OECD-Countries
Leiter, Andrea; Theurl, Engelbert - Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of … - 2009
In this paper we concentrate on the question whether the financing structure of the health care systems converges. In a world of increasing economic integration convergence in health care financing (HCF) and, hence, decreasing differences in HCF across countries enhance individuals’ (labour)...
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The effects of tobacco taxes on health : an analysis of the effects by income quintile and gender in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine
Denisova, Irina; Kuznetsova, Polina - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The main objectives of this paper are to estimate the burden of tobacco-caused mortality as a whole and by main tobacco-related diseases in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, and to assess the distributional health impact of an increase in tobacco taxation in these three countries....
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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Perspectives of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care Practice
Donelan, Karen; DesRoches, Catherine M.; Dittus, Robert S. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
A study finds that, although primary care physicians and nurse practitioners mostly agree that nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training, they strongly disagree about proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners' responsibilities....
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Putting Evidence to Work: An Expanded Research Agenda for Academic Medicine in the Era of Health Care Reform
Bonham, Ann C.; Rich, Eugene C.; Davis, David A.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
This commentary calls for an updated research agenda building on traditional basic science and clinical investigation to emphasize patient- and population-outcome-oriented science. The authors argue this expanded research portfolio will be important to transforming our inefficient and expensive...
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