By defi nition, the term volunteer means “without pay.” Thus, a volunteer EMS system is one in which the EMS personnel are not paid.1 There are a multitude of different types and combinations of EMS systems as noted by both the 2006 Institute of Medicine report and the EMS Agenda for the Future.2,3,4 The issues associated with each EMS system can be signifi cantly different between urban and ru...

NC Med J July/August 2007, Volume 68, Number 4 ike other organizations, emergency medical services (EMS) systems have revenues and expenses. The unpredictability of calls and the oftentimes inefficient nature of EMS operations make EMS management and financing difficult. Annually, EMS costs patients, insurers, and the federal government billions of dollars. In fiscal year 2002, Medicare spent $...

The Common Information Model (CIM) defines a utility industry standard object-model for the development and integration of applications used for electric power systems engineering, planning, management, operation and commerce. This paper addresses the following questions: • Why was it developed? • What does it model? How is it defined? • What is the impact on software developers? • Who is using...

Less than four years after publication of ISO 14001, thousands of organizations worldwide have adopted the standard. In this article, researchers working with the National Database on Environmental Management Systems (NDEMS) review some preliminary data on organizations’ experiences with EMS adoption and implementation. Their findings indicate that, although organizations may face hurdles in im...

On 4 August 2011, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) submitted an unprecedented, scientific, groundbreaking environmental assessment report (EAR) on Ogoniland to the Nigerian government. This was the outcome of a 14-month intensive evaluation of the extent of pollution. The intention was that UNEP’s recommendations would be implemented to restore the devastated environment, on the one ha...

Quality standards have been a significant achievement for organizations worldwide. Environmental standardsshould be established in hospitals by coding ISO14001. Hospital water pollution can cause health issues nearby urbanareas and settlements. The study was aimed to estimate, characterize, use, response quality parameters onamplification of environmental coordination at General Lahore (GHL), t...

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Sustainable development is a main concern of the twenty-first century, i.e., the achievement of economic success and good quality of life requires a different way to deal with the environment immediately. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in our socioeconomic systems, but collectively they are responsible for considerable environmental impacts. The objective of this re...

This study adopts a resource-based view to explain the complementary role of corporate structure in value creation green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. Using 8-year panel data collected from 317 US international manufacturers, we analyze influence GSCM practices on financial performance (CFP) and mediating certified environmental system (EMS) this relationship. We show that have posi...