Hospitals are constantly trying to improve quality of patient care by increasing compliance with the core measures required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal organization that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs (health insurances provided by the federal government of the United States for people age 65 or older and those with limited income, respectively)....

It is possible to model life contingency insurances with the lifecontingencies R package, which is capable of performing financial and actuarial mathematics calculations. Its functions permit one to determine both the expected value and the stochastic distribution of insured benefits. Therefore, life insurance coverage can be priced and portfolios risk-based capital requirements can be assessed...

Abstract Aim Musculoskeletal disorders are a major public health problem in most developed countries. As main cause of chronic pain, they have resulted an increasing prescription opioids worldwide. With regard to the situation Germany, this study aimed at estimating prevalence musculoskeletal diseases such as low back pain (CLBP) and hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA) depicting applied treatment patt...

This article investigates the optimal crop planting schedule and hedging strategy in the mean return versus CVaR risk framework. Crop insurances and futures contracts are available for hedging against yield and price risks. The impact of the ENSO-based climate forecast on the optimal production and hedging decision is examined. Gaussian copula is applied in simulating the scenarios of correlate...

This paper investigates the factors behind long-term convergence in the insurance sector by questioning the role of harmonization and regulation across the EMU. By investigating convergence through balance-sheet items, the study sheds light on the role played by the Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting ISSN 1946-052X 2012, Vol. 4, No. 2 www.macrothink.org/ajfa 2 management preferences of insur...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has become a hot issue of social concern in recent years. With the wide use printers for quick manufacturing different products, many scholars have conducted research on optimization various types product quality insurances. However, most still face problem lacking printing condition monitoring system. This paper investigates vibration response...

Background: Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the annual direct cost biologics in rheumatoid arthritis and evaluate impact social factors on biological use costs. Methods: Patients Moroccan register biologicals (RBSMR) with available 1-year data were included. Variables related socio-economic status, disease collected. Direct costs included prices biologics, infusions, subcutane...