From 1980 to 1990 we found progressive increases in workload (number of billable tests; 12.1% per year), staffing [number of full-time equivalents (FTEs); 5.6% per year], "revenues" (gross billings; 25.8% per year), and direct cost (12.9% per year) in the clinical chemistry laboratory of a large tertiary-care university medical center. The increase in direct cost was mainly attributable to an i...

This study examines the relationship between salary distribution and performance using the four most recent completed seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL). The first approach pursues the effect of salary inequality on team performance using end-of-season team outcomes. The second approach focuses on the relationships between salary inequality and the distribution of individual performanc...

Much like the health of the overall economy, salary growth in the healthcare technology management (HTM) field over the past two years has been a mixed bag, according to a 2012 AAMI employment survey. There were a few positive signs with some base salaries rising—with one type of job in particular seeing a significant salary increase—and more fringe benefits. But the salary growth was mostly mo...

The percentage increase in faculty salaries for 1976-1977 cannot be determined until spring, according to Fr. James T. Burtchaell. university provost. Burtehaell stated yesterday that work on next year's budget has just begun. "The Budget Priorities Committee is just beginning its work," Burtchaell said. "They will be working all through the winter. We won't know about precise figures until nex...

Employer-provided benefits are a large and growing share of compensation costs. It is often efficient for employers to provide benefits because firms have a comparative advantage (for example, due to scale purchasing or tax treatment) in purchasing relative to employees. I model two factors that can affect the value created by employer-sponsored benefits — costly search for employees whose pref...

This thesis examines salary structure types (hierarchical or compressed) as predictors of team performance in the National Hockey League (NHL). Additionally, an analysis of goalie statistics is completed in order to determine what, if any, performance measures relate to salary. Data in this research were collected from the 2005-06 season up to the 2010-11 season. Salary inequality/equality (Gin...

Determining the health insurance premium is most important aspect in providing social insurance. In measuring rate, it needed to calculate cost of service. One possible methodological tool calculating contingent valuation method for evaluation consumers’ capacity and their willingness pay services. This study applied a Logit model, having binary depended variable with follow up dichotomous choi...

5 In a political environment in which student achievement gains are increasingly demanded, policymakers focus more than ever on teacher turnover and its potential negative effects on student learning. Nationwide, approximately 17% of teachers leave their schools every year (Planty, 2008), and the attrition rate is even higher in urban districts and schools that serve large populations of low-pe...

BACKGROUND Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are under-reported in administrative health datasets in NSW, Australia. Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and programmes aimed at reducing the health disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This study investigates the ...