Policymakers face a dilemma in determining the optimal approach to regulating highly concentrated markets, especially context of digital government initiatives healthcare. The current study investigates whether vendor market concentration facilitates or impedes efficiency health information sharing. Utilizing data from American Hospital Association’s annual surveys and technology (IT) 2014 2016, we find that vendors, both at state county levels, indeed promotes sharing among stakeholders....

In this paper, we carefully investigate previous literature to extract 10 relevant factors explain the hospital profitability and build an econometrically well-specified model of explaining that does not suffer from omitted variable bias. Then provide empirical evidence a common belief objective function varies with type hospital. We identified distinct functions for three types hospitals: for-profit hospitals are driven by overarching agreed-upon goal profit maximization shareholders;...

Given that the enactment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010 is expected to generate forces toward physician-hospital integration, this study examined an understudied, albeit important, area costs incurred in integration. Such were analyzed through 24 semi-structured interviews with physicians hospital administrators a multiple-case, inductive study. Two extreme types arrangements examined: employed model (ie, integrated salary model, group by system) private practice...

Given that prior research has provided inconsistent findings on the relationship between financial performance and adoption of environmental management practices (EMPs), we aim to resolve inconsistency by positing firm may consider different components when making decisions. Specifically, maintain operational efficiency, measured based net profit margin, is a key determinant firm’s decision adopt EMPs. Additionally, examine risk as one contingency moderates efficiency EMP adoption. Employing...

This paper investigates whether chaebol firms tend to issue corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports more than non-chaebol firms. Based on previous studies documenting chaebols’ tunneling activities at the expense of other shareholders, we anticipate that are likely voluntarily disclose their CSR even if investors may discount values because disclosure is an effective means window dressing. The empirical results support our expectations. We find and a firm’s report less evaluated firm...

We investigate the classic strategy choice between low cost and high quality when is not directly observable legal liability about uncertain. In addition, we how for-profit nonprofit organizations differ in their responses to a changing risk of liability. Our theoretical analysis predicts that organizations, because lesser dependence on profits greater support from donors local communities based perceived quality, will adjust investment more aggressively than response exogenous changes This...

Despite substantial progress in the adoption of health information technology (IT), researchers remain uncertain as to whether IT investments benefit hospitals. This study evaluates effect sharing on cost care, and varies with context. Our results suggest that using IT, specifically extent (breadth) level detail (depth) sharing, helps reduce care at hospital level. The also show effects depth savings are salient poor less-concentrated regions, but not wealthier, more-concentrated areas,...

This study explores factors associated with the breadth (extent) and depth (level of detail) digital information exchange among stakeholders in health technology (IT) systems. Annual IT surveys American Hospital Association U.S. Census Bureau's small-area income poverty estimates from 2014-2016 were analyzed for associations between key exchange. OLS Regression was used a sample consisting 10,040 year-hospital observations. We found that hospital-level variables such as size, ownership type,...

This study examines an understudied, albeit important, area of organizational costs that are incurred when transactions governed within the firm. Specifically, in physician-hospital integration analyzed through interviews with physicians and hospital administrators a multiple-case, inductive study. Two types arrangements examined: (1) employed model (i.e., integrated salary model, group by system) (2) private practice physician or independent economic policy control). research design enables...

Abstract Background: This study aims to contribute the ongoing policy and scholarly debate on physician-hospital integration (INT) health care cost by providing evidence for role of physician boards in mitigating hospital expenditure associated with INT. Methods: We conducted our relationship between INT, boards, using data hospitals California. obtained from Centers Medicare Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, California Office Statewide Health Planning Development 2002 2006....

Readmissions are common and costly. This study examines the effectiveness of two initiatives known to help reduce readmissions. Using data from American Hospital Association, Census Bureau, Center for Medicare Medicaid Services’ Compare database, we found that a higher quality hospital care does not reduce, but in fact increases readmission rates. Although health information sharing decreases rates, effect is statistically significant only among lowest-quality hospitals, mid- high-quality...

This research is motivated by the large investment in health information technology (IT) and inconsistent findings on effects of IT adoption hospital performance. Building resource orchestration theory systems literature, we develop a model to investigate how configuration strategies sharing under system affect efficiency. We test our hypotheses using data from 2010 annual surveys American Hospital Association (AHA), Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) case mix index, Census small...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Individuals with gender dysphoria do not identify their sex assigned at birth and face societal cultural challenges leading to increased risk for depression, anxiety, suicide. Additionally, individuals or who as diverse/nonconforming may experience “minority stress” from discrimination, a greater mental health problems. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed possible disparities in patients hospitalized depression across the United States. Various...

The paper examines the relationship between a firm’s financial performance and environmental management practices (EMP). Previous studies show inconsistent results on return assets (ROA) EMP. posits that firm may consider different components of when making decision. study focuses net profit margin asset turnover, two Dupont analysis, tests whether they have effects EMP adoption. also explores how risk moderate impact operational efficiency these practices. uses data from 2002 to 2013 finds...

The paper examines the relationship between a firm’s financial performance and environmental management practices (EMP). Previous studies show inconsistent results on return assets (ROA) EMP. posits that firm may consider different components of when making decision. study focuses net profit margin asset turnover, two Dupont analysis, tests whether they have effects EMP adoption. also explores how risk moderate impact operational efficiency these practices. uses data from 2002 to 2013 finds...

The electronic sharing of health information holds the potential to enhance communication and coordination among hospitals providers, ultimately leading improved hospital performance. However, despite benefits, often encounter significant challenges when it comes with external parties. Our study aimed identify circumstances under which parties can result in changes overall costs, a particular emphasis on various obstacles that may encounter, including lack incentives or capabilities...

This study aims to analyze various aspects of the foreign trade opening period in Joseon through analysis new port-opening era data, not previously used. The ‘various aspects’ this include (1) trends during era, which encompass value imports and exports three bureaus, tonnage entered vessels, collected tax amounts; (2) port-specific volume analysis, includes import Western goods per port, export v alue o f domestic p roducts, a nd t rends imports/exports/ship port; (3) country-specific total...

전 세계 예술품 담보대출의 규모는 매년 성장하고 있으며, 담보대출에 관심을 보이는 컬렉터 또한 그 수가 상당하다. 그러나 국내 담보대출을 시행하고 있는 기관은 현재 매우 적으며, 그마저도 활발하게 이용되고 있지 않다. 금융기관도 예술품에 대한 대출을 피하는데, 이는 예술 작품의 가치 평가는 어려우며 예술시장은 불안정하다고 여겨지기 때문이다. 예술품을 하나의 금융자산으로 활용하기 위해서는 재무학적 방법을 이용한 정량적 분석이 필요하나, 국내에서는 분석에 활용 가능한 데이터 자체가 부족하여 제대로 된 분석도 찾기 힘들다. 따라서 본 연구에 앞서 경매 거래 데이터를 수집하고, 이를 이용가능한 형태로 정제하는 과정을 가졌다. 이용해 논문에서는 분석을 통해 경매시장에서 거래된 예술품의 담보대출물로써의 적격성 분석하고, 그동안 논의된 적 없던 경매시장의 리더인 서울옥션과 뒤쫓는 케이옥션의 경매거래 위험 구조를 비교 분석한다. 분석의 핵심은 기존의 연구에서 무시되었던 경매에서 유찰된...