Priority setting of health interventions is generally considered as a valuable approach to support low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in their strive for universal health coverage (UHC). However, present initiatives on priority setting are mainly geared towards the development of more cost-effectiveness information, and this evidence does not sufficiently support countries to make optimal...

the present article examines the risk of selecting a financial asset. up to now, many criteria have been proposed to measure the risk. one of the most important criteria in this regard is beta criterion about which many studies have been conducted and consequently it has been criticized severely in this regard. one of the criticisms of capm model is the practical problems involved in estimating...

: nowadays, organizations are faced with a multitude of project and investment opportunities. despite the importance of various criteria, complexity of multi-objective models and weakness of optimization algorithms often compelled manager to limit the selection criteria or only suffice to financial objects. in this paper, it is endeavored to extend selection criteria by using an efficient optim...

in this paper, a model for evaluating and ranking constructive projects will be presented. this model is based on six key criteria and a conceptual framework. these main evaluation criteria include: good history, equipment and machinery, management and technical staff, economic - financial skills and experience, and scientific and technical capabilities. these criteria and their weights were de...

BACKGROUND In rationing decisions in health, many criteria like costs, effectiveness, equity and feasibility concerns play a role. These criteria stem from different disciplines that all aim to inform health care rationing decisions, but a single underlying concept that incorporates all criteria does not yet exist. Therefore, we aim to develop a conceptual mapping of criteria, based on the Worl...

BACKGROUND According to current physical activity guidelines, a substantial percentage of the population in high-income countries is inactive, and inactivity is an important risk factor for chronic conditions and mortality. Financial incentives may encourage people to become more active. The objective of this review was to provide insight in the effectiveness of financial incentives used for pr...

The objective of this study was to use audited hospital financial statements to identify predictors of payer mix and financial performance in safety net hospitals prior to the Affordable Care Act. We analyzed the 2010 financial statements of 98 large, urban safety net hospital systems in 34 states, supplemented with data on population demographics, hospital features, and state policies. We used...

The article discusses methodological, methodological and practical approaches to the development of a factor-digital model in context sustainable economic for optimizing capital structure, which focuses on principles concept, including effective use equity capital, return equity; need efficient borrowed capital. It is balance sheet component that provides comparison group criteria enhancing fin...

Although observers urge transitional economies to rely on banks rather than stock markets, in early twentieth-century Japan, large firms did not rely on debt. Instead, they sold stock. To mitigate agency slack, they sometimes recruited prominent investors to their boards. In this context, we use data on cotton-spinning firms to explore the relationship between board composition and profitabilit...