OBJECTIVES Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 'report cards' are being developed using administrative databases in many jurisdictions, but little is known about their acceptance by and their usefulness to the medical community. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the publication of Cardiovascular Health and Services in Ontario: An ICES Atlas (Naylor CD, Slaughter P. (eds), 1...

Our prototype of a fully-functional Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch validates the design of a 128 Gb/s optoelectronic ATM switch. Optoelectronics, rather than all optical componets, are used to simutaneously address all of the speci c requirements mandated by the ATM protocol. In this paper, we present the Illinois Pulsar-based Optical Interconnect (iPOINT) testbed, and present our resu...

Being able to explore large digital collections effectively is of interest to both academics and practitioners alike. The need to go beyond the provision of keyword-driven functionality to features that support exploration and discovery is widely recognised. In addition, providers are seeking to support more diverse groups of users with varying information needs and tasks. Increasing amounts of...

Objective: To obtain information from a cohort of physicians about their attitudes toward current health policy options and initiatives and compare their current attitudes with their attitudes in 1993. Design: Mailed surveys in 1993 and 1999. Participants: Family medicine residency-trained physicians who achieved certification between 1989 and 1991 and resided in Ontario in 1993. Main Outcome M...

Fledgling steps in the form of policy measures, surveillance mechanisms and safety initiatives have been taken in the Indian healthcare context to address the increasing evidence base of patient safety events. The paper examines whether structural and processual measures alone would contribute to safer care. The article posits that healthcare organisations in India need to look beyond the struc...

• Little attention has been given to investigate whether and how Smart City acts upon human happiness. HDSC mechanism is introduced guide towards a more human-centered direction. composes three-layer structure underpinned by set of Strategic measures. Greater Manchester's initiatives are investigated applying mechanism. A first attempt assess the performance development from lens conception bec...

The aim of this study is to discuss the Brazilian Federal participation in the financing health sector from 1995 to 2004, having the basis the resources of the institutional initiatives related to the indexation of expenses, considering the macroeconomic adjustment practiced in that period and the institutions role to protect the cash flow. Examining the performances of the institutional mechan...

To achieve the goals of sustainable economic and environmental protection, more and more firms intend to implement green supply chain (GSC) initiatives in their products. The adoption of GSC initiatives in turn influences the firms’ operations performance. Thus, the firms have to evaluate their performances carefully when implementing GSC initiatives. The performance evaluation of GSC initiativ...

Medicaid can improve beneficiary health and help sustain its own future by embracing payment for outcomes. Good precedents exist from states such as Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Medicaid outcome measures include preventable admissions, readmissions, emergency department visits, and inpatient complications; early elective deliveries; infant and child mor...