OBJECTIVE To explore the perceptions of patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals associated with the exchange of information during transitioning from two acute care hospitals to one rehabilitation hospital. DESIGN An exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and observation. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Patients over the age of 65 years admitted to an orthop...

In this article, we show, in the context of partial hedging, that some important relationships about comonotonicity and convex order cannot be translated to countermonotonicity in general because of the possibility of over-hedging. We propose a new notion, called proper hedge, that can effectively avoid over-hedging. Different characterizations of a proper hedge are given, and we show that this...

Assignment Exchanges Paul Milgrom September 6, 2008 Abstract. We analyze assignment exchanges –auction and exchange mechanisms which are tight simplifications of direct Walrasian exchange mechanisms. These simplifications are distinguished by their use of “assignment messages,” which parameterize certain substitutable preferences. The “basic” assignment exchanges respect integer constraints, ge...

This paper studies the provision of deposit insurance along with liquidation decisions without commitment in an economy with heterogenous households. The analysis separates control of the balance sheet of a failed bank from the provision of deposit insurance. We study the factors that determine orderly liquidation and the effects of this policy on the prospect of bank runs. We also study the pr...

Key Findings. (1) A larger proportion of the rural population than the urban population is uninsured and low income (living at or below 138% of the federal poverty line [FPL]) (9.9% as compared to 8.5%) and a larger proportion of the rural population than the urban population will be eligible for subsidized Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) coverage due to income levels and current lack of ins...