But are hospitals actually acquiring and using the technology that allows them to achieve significantly better financial outcomes? There are techniques and software that every hospital—regardless of size, location, tax status, or payer mix—should acquire and use. And this technology is commercially available today; it is not science fiction. The August 2004 issue of hfm included an article I wr...

This article is based on the research results which were intended to identify consumerism trends among the Orang Asli, particularly with regards to purchase of luxury goods and management of their finances. The concept of consumerism refers to the motivation of an individual to identify himself or herself by means of a product or service, especially one which is commercially branded and denotes...

It is being talked about all over the world; an editorial in the Economist of 19 October 2013 entitled " How Science Goes Wrong " reports a dramatic decline in the quality of scientific publications. Research has changed the world, now it needs to change itself, the subheading reads. The detailed report is based on facts which are difficult to disprove; an example being a Harvard biologist, Joh...

Integrating the sustainable dimension into product innovation has become a major concern for luxury brand managers. Building on consumer–brand relationship theoretical framework (Fournier, 1998) and transgression acts (Aaker, Fournier, & Brasel, 2004), this research focuses substitution innovations in sector. An experimental study (N = 536) with two brands (luxury vs. non-luxury) four types of ...

Sustainable fashion in all its guises, has been the preoccupation of many a recent campaign, article, research and initiative. Not only is the industry increasingly aware of the need to cut its environmental impact, but also consumers and consumer organisations are putting pressures on various parts of the supply chain to comply with environmental and ethical practices. Yet, from a management p...

The elusive nature of luxury and its history have been discussed for thousands years. Previously known to be the rich famous, it could argued that is a moral threat society, bringing about social divides tension. But was real meaning luxury? What once can now considered assist with well-being. This article discusses historical developments phenomenon luxury.

Health care is neither "a necessity" or "a luxury"; it is "both" since the income elasticity varies with the level of analysis. With insurance, individual income elasticities are typically near zero, while national health expenditure elasticities are commonly greater than 1.0. The debate over whether health care is or is not a luxury good arises primarily from the failure to specify levels of a...