We explore how competition between physicians affects medical service provision. Previous research has shown that, without competition, physicians deviate from patient-optimal treatment under payment systems like capitation and fee-for-service. Although competition might reduce these distortions, physicians usually interact with each other repeatedly over time and only a fraction of patients sw...

Creating accountable care organizations (ACOs) has been widely discussed as a strategy to control rapidly rising healthcare costs and improve quality of care; however, building an effective ACO is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders (payers, providers, patients) with their own interests. Also, implementation of an ACO is costly in terms of time and money. Immature design could cau...

In order to explore the change of artificial intelligence online consumption patterns and concepts, this paper explores changes which are mainly realized through intelligent platforms. Moreover, uses algorithms improve efficiency system processing data, data mining process concept data. addition, studies size effect intermediary role played by payment mental accounts in costs consumer purchase ...

whether for the delay in payment of debt resulting from civil liability can be demand late payment damages? in answering this question, answer of some of lawyers is positive. they believed that late payment damages is accrued to debt resulting from civil liability. because, these creditors are more deserving of protection. also, the word of debt in article 522 of code civil procedure is absolut...

today, e-commerce has considerable portion in commercial businesses, and it has been developing. one of the most important steps in e-commerce is e-payment that has been done through different tools such as e-banking, and e-cheques. in this type of electronic transactions, there are always different worries both for payers and payees due to untruthfulness. for example, amount modifying, date mo...

mobile commerce is whatever electronic transfer or transaction via a mobile modem through a mobile net in which the true value or advance payment is done for goods, services or information. a mobile payment system should be beneficial for all related persons. for a payment system to be a successful system, end-user, seller, exporter and operators should see a additional value in it. end-user pr...

Abstract Consumers use increasingly Near Field Communication mobile payment to buy products and services. However, the adoption of NFC varies by individual attributes consumers. This paper aims study generational differences in acceptance based on theory cohorts technology acceptance. Therefore, a research concept hypotheses were developed. The methodology included an online survey among Genera...