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The Administrative Efficiency Of Hospitals And The Effect Of Electronic Data Interchange: A Critical Evaluation Of The Stochastic Frontier And The Data Envelopment Analysis Models To Efficiency Measurement, Dimitrios N. Tsaprounis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The investigation and measurement of administrative efficiency is an issue of great concern for health care policy decision makers and has important implications for the efficiency of the overall health care sector itself as well as for the cost containment efforts and the restructuring of the health care system.

The administrative cost efficiency of the United States health care system has received much attention during the last years, and has been under continuous criticism since it became widely known that the country's administrative costs are higher than those of any other country in the world.

As criticism on administrative inefficiency …

Congress’S Power Under The Full Faith And Credit Clause And The Defense Of Marriage Act Of 1996, Paige E. Chabora

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Defense of Marriage Act ... A. The Perceived Threat of a “Tyrannical Hawaii” ... B. Defense of Marriage Act ... C. Debate over the Defense of Marriage Act

III. Textual Defense of the Ratchet and Procedures Theories of Full Faith and Credit ... A. Interpreting “Full Faith and Credit shall be given” … B. Interpreting “the Effect thereof” ... C. Interpreting “Congress may prescribe the Manner”

IV. Historical/Interpretive Defense of the Ratchet and Procedures Theories ... A. Drafting and Adoption of the Full Faith and Credit Clause ... B. Madison and the Ratchet Theory ... C. Modern …

Easing The Delivery Of Adoption Reform In Nebraska: L.B. 712, Susan Kubert Sapp

Nebraska Law Review

This article examines the history of unwed fathers’ rights in adoption as set forth by the United States Supreme Court and the Nebraska Supreme Court. It also identifies and discusses the changes L.B. 712 made in Nebraska law and how those changes improved the validity of Nebraska adoptions. Finally, this article analyzes United States Supreme Court and Nebraska Supreme Court decisions reached after L.B. 712 went into effect in September 1995. Ultimately, this article concludes that L.B. 712 and its related provisions can withstand both a due process and equal protection challenge under the reasoning and analysis employed by the …

An Economic Analysis Of The First Manifest Doctrine: Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. V. Haas, 644 A.2d 1098 (N.J. 1994), David G. Newkirk

Nebraska Law Review

It is unchanging black letter law that a contract of insurance is a transfer of risk. The insurer collects premiums from a group and pools them to cover the losses and the operating costs of the insurer. Individuals fund the operation of a system that achieves a social good in an effective and efficient manner. The perfect operation of the system can be thwarted by free riders in two ways. First, when individuals who have chosen not to participate in the group attempt to transfer risk for a loss that already has occurred, the prevalence of the risk is altered …

Real Property, Ellis L. Tudzin, David E. Harrell, Shannon M. Richards

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Personal Torts, Frank L. Branson

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Insurance Law, H. Michelle Caldwell

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Books Received

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

American Bar Association Section Of International Law And Practice Report To The House Of Delegates - Multilateral Agreement On Investment, Michael D. Sandler

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Direct Taxation And Member State Liability In The European Community, Marianna M. Mcgowan, Daniel W. Koenig

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

A Milestone Of Air Legislation In China - Some Thoughts On The Civil Aviation Law Of The People's Republic Of China, Wu Jianduan

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Immigration Issues And Airlines: An Update, Constance O'Keefe

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

International Initiatives At Controlling The Illicit Transportation Of Narcotic Drugs By Air, R. I. R. Abeyratne

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Ecology Of The Critias And Platonic Metaphysics, Owen Goldin

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Aicpa Committees, 1997-98: Officers, Board Of Directors, Council, Boards And Committees, State Cpa Societies, Dates Of Board, Council, And Annual Member Meetings, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

AICPA Committees

No abstract provided.

Morton Terry Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Morton Terry DO, 1945 graduated from PCO's wartime accelerated DO program. During the interview, he discusses the effects of the war on the College's curriculum and operations, and discrimination against the osteopathic profession by other medical education institutions and the armed forces.

Emanuel Fliegelman Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Emanuel Fliegelman DO, 1942 discusses his experiences as a Jewish student at the College and as a member of the Lambda Omicron Gamma fraternity, clinical experience in the predominantly poor and minority Eastwick section of Philadelphia as an OB/GYN intern, the difficulty of gaining clinical experience at the College or at allopathic hospitals in Philadelphia, and the establishment of the Metropolitan Hospital by PCO graduates.

Fairman Denlinger Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Fairman L. Denlinger DO, 1953 attended PCOM after serving in the U.S. Army as a Medical Corpsman during World War 2. After graduating in a class that was almost entirely ex-servicemen, Denlinger worked as an obstetrician and pediatrician in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before returning to PCOM as a faculty member and became the first full-time chairman of the OB/GYN program. In the interview, Denlinger discusses attending PCOM under the G.I. Bill, the development of OB/GYN as an osteopathic specialty and as a clinical program at PCOM.

Nicholas C. Pedano Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Nicholas Pedano Do, 1961 became chief surgical resident at PCO after graduating, and then a clinical instructor in surgery, and director of PCOM's surgical resident training program. During the interview, Pedano recounts his clinical experience at the 48th Street clinic and the North Center Hospital, the surgical program at PCOM. In addition, Dr. Pedano discusses the College's administration and leadership, the Musculo-Skeletal Institute, and the sale of the City Avenue Hospital's impact on alumni relations.

Dr. Pedano's Class Photograph is also available online: DO Class of 1961

Oliver C. Bullock Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Oliver C. Bullock D.O., 1978 was one of the first generation of PCOM students to do clinical placement at the City Avenue Hospital. After graduating, Bullock went on to work in neighborhood clinics in Philadelphia and served as Medical Director of PCOM's Cambria Health Care Center before becoming Director for PCOM's six neighborhood clinics. Topics discussed in this interview include Bullock's experience as an African-American student at PCOM and the College's practices concerning outreach and recruitment of minority students, and the provision of community health services in North and West Philadelphia.

Dr. Bullock's Class Photograph and Yearbook are also available …

How Will We Regulate Genetic Enhancement, Maxwell J. Mehlman

Faculty Publications

Genetic enhancement technologies present difficult and novel regulatory issues, including the problem of measuring and comparing risks and benefits and dealing with the impact of these technologies on social values. This Article describes and evaluates the potential approaches that may be taken to regulate these technologies. The author concludes that a variety of approaches will be necessary, involving self-regulation, government restrictions on access and use, licensing, and a national lottery.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 1997), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 1996 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• The Faces of Founders Day 1997
• PCOM Welcomes Four Alumni Board Members
• PCOM Salutes Army “Top Doc" Gen. Ronald Blanck
• College Board Profile
• Alumni Board Profile
• Campus Update
• Capital Campaign Developments
• New Executive Vice President: Samuel H. Steinberg
• PCOM Gears Up for its 1999 Centennial
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• PCOM’s Website
• Just Published
• PCOM in the Media
• Coming Events

Thirty-Fifth Annual Report Town Of Sugar Hill, New Hampshire Year Ending December 31, 1996., Sugar Hill Town Representatives

Sugar Hill, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen And Other Town Officers, Charlestown, N.H., For The Year Ending December 31, 1996., Charlestown Town Representatives

Charlestown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report For The Town Of Milton, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1996., Milton Town Representatives

Milton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Goffstown, 1996 Annual Report., Goffstown Town Representatives

Goffstown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Constitutional Aspects Of Physician-Assisted Suicide After Lee V. Oregon, Simon Canick

Faculty Scholarship

On November 8, 1994, Oregon voters narrowly passed the highly controversial Death with Dignity Act (Measure 16), which marked the first time that physician-assisted suicide was explicitly legalized anywhere in the world. In Lee v. Oregon, a group of physicians, several terminally ill persons, a residential care facility, and individual operators of residential care facilities sought to enjoin enforcement of the new law, claiming various constitutional infirmities. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon enjoined enforcement of the law, acknowledging that it raised important constitutional issues including possible violations of the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of …

Ronald R. Blanck Oral History, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Oral Histories

Lieutenant General Ronald Blanck D.O., 1967 was one of the first D.O.s to practice medicine as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and the first D.O. to become a flag officer in the U.S. Army. After the Vietnam War Blanck became Chief Resident at Walter Reed, and later, held various positions in the office of the Army Surgeon General before returning to Walter Reed as Commander. In this interview, he discusses his experiences as a PCOM student, the social, institutional. and professional impact of the War in Vietnam, his experiences as a D.O. in military service during and after …

Federal Civil Rights Practice In The 1990'S: The Dichotomy Between Reality And Theory, Julie Davies

UC Law Journal

Civil rights fee-shifting statutes were designed to enable plaintiffs to attract competent attorneys to litigate and ultimately vindicate violations of federal civil rights laws. In the years following the enactment of the Attorneys' Fees Awards Act of 1976, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases that would seem to affect attorney compensation in civil rights cases. In a series of interviews with civil rights practitioners, Professor Julie Davies has explored the effects of some key decisions as well as other factors that influence the viability of civil rights practice. In her Article, she presents the results of her …

Vytis, Volume 83, Issue 1 (January 1997), Knights Of Lithuania

Vytis: The Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania

Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania national organization (United States); digitized and made available with the permission of the organization. Content may be protected by copyright.