Health insurance company offers genetic screening to its clients

Private company offers hope to cancer patients--for a price.

Genetic screening and the insurance industry.

A great deal of the present concern regarding future use of genetic tests by insurers stems from a lack of knowledge of the basic tenets of private, voluntary insurance. For this reason, I would like to examine briefly some of the fundamental principles of insurance before directly addressing issues associated with genetic testing. Insurance is intended to provide financial protection against u...

مدل بندی مقادیر کرانی خسارت های بیمه درمان (مطالعه موردی شرکت بیمه ایران) modeling health insurance claims with extreme observations (the case study of iran insurance company

در مدل بندی خسارت های بیمه درمان، مخصوصاً زمانی که شامل خسارت های با مقادیر بالا باشد، توزیع هایی که به صورت مرسوم مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد پیش بینی های خوبی بر روی خسارت های پایین انجام می دهد درموردخسارت های بالا کاربرد خوبی ندارد. یکی شیوه جهت رفع این مشکل این است که فقط بررسی را روی خسارت های بالا انجام دهیم و آن ها را توسط تابع توزیع پارتو تعمیم یافته مدل بندی کنیم. که این نظریه توسط تئور...

Explaining the Factors Affecting the Usage of Electronic Insurance in Iran Insurance Company and its Operating Strategies

The present study aimed to explain the factors affecting the usage of electronic insurance in Iran insurance company and its operating strategies in Khuzestan province. The research method is descriptive-survey method, and data collecting instrument is questionnaire. The study population is consisted of 480 people of all staff and experts the sales network in Iran insurance company in Khuzestan...

The effect of education based on Systematic comprehensive Health Education and Promotion model to Health volunteers on their female clients' knowledge regarding breast cancer screening

Background & Aim: Despite the importance of screening for early diagnosis of breast cancer, few women do it. Existence an indigenous educational model to promote health literacy is essential. This study attempted to determine the effect of breast cancer screening education based on SHEP model to Healthy volunteers on women's knowledge covered by Mashhad health centers  Methods & Materials: This...