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Healthcare Could Your Organization Save Money With Complementary And Alternative Medicine?, William Martin, Hugh Long Feb 2009

Healthcare Could Your Organization Save Money With Complementary And Alternative Medicine?, William Martin, Hugh Long

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

Some evidence suggests complementary and alternative medicine could reduce costs and improve efficiency while increasing patient satisfaction.

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Technical Analysis: The Interface Of Rational And Irrational Decision Making, William Martin Dec 2008

Technical Analysis: The Interface Of Rational And Irrational Decision Making, William Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

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The Walmart Effect: Retailing Of Health Care, William Martin Mar 2008

The Walmart Effect: Retailing Of Health Care, William Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

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Socially Responsible Investing: The United Nations Principles, William Martin Jan 2008

Socially Responsible Investing: The United Nations Principles, William Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

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Complementary And Alternative Medicine: Opportunities And Challenges, William Martin, Hugh Long Nov 2007

Complementary And Alternative Medicine: Opportunities And Challenges, William Martin, Hugh Long

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

Health care finance is complex in all sectors of the health care industry. This article highlights both the challenges and opportunities of financing and reimbursing care with a focus on CAM providers and CAM provider organizations.

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Quality Models: Selecting The Best Model To Deliver Results, William Martin Jan 2007

Quality Models: Selecting The Best Model To Deliver Results, William Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

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Managing Unmanageable Physicians: Leadership, Stewardship, And Disruptive Behavior, Tim Keogh, William Martin Sep 2004

Managing Unmanageable Physicians: Leadership, Stewardship, And Disruptive Behavior, Tim Keogh, William Martin

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

Physician and health care leaders are seeking guidance and support on how to address disruptive behavior that has an impact on safety, quality, and performance. This article equips leaders with a model and process to prevent and address disruptive behavior.

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Obesity, Educational Attainment, And State Economic Welfare, Martin W. Sivula Ph.D. May 2004

Obesity, Educational Attainment, And State Economic Welfare, Martin W. Sivula Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

For the first time in history, estimates of the overweight people in the world rival estimates of those malnourished. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2002) ranked obesity among the top 10 risks to human health worldwide. In the early 1960s, nearly half of the Americans were overweight and 13% were obese. Today some 64% of U.S. adults are overweight and 30.5% are obese. Even more alarming, twice as many U.S. children are overweight than were twenty years ago, a 66% increase. Non-communicable diseases impose a heavy economic burden on already strained health systems. Health is a key determinant of development …

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Sampling Concepts, Paul Boyd, Ph.D. Jan 2002

Sampling Concepts, Paul Boyd, Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

The usefulness of any research is dependent upon how well the group studied represents the group about which decisions are to be made or conclusions drawn. That is, it depends upon how well the sample reflects relevant characteristics of the population. When it is possible to study every member of that group there is no problem, for on these occasions we can easily calculate the exact attribute (parameter) of interest for our population.

For example, if we were interested in determining the average number of gallons of gasoline sold to customers at our service station yesterday, we …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Conventional Insurance And Islamic Insurance (Takaful) In Malaysia : An Emphasis On Pricing Issues, Kamaruzaman Noordin Jan 2001

A Comparative Analysis Of Conventional Insurance And Islamic Insurance (Takaful) In Malaysia : An Emphasis On Pricing Issues, Kamaruzaman Noordin

Student Works (2000-2009)

The existence of commercial contract of insurance since long time ago has greatly alleviated the impact of fortuitous happenings upon unfortunate community. This is due to its primary objective which is to provide a necessary economic security against unexpected catastrophes through the concept of risk sharing and mutual co-operation. Nevertheless, the conventional contract of insurance, which is based on the contract of sales, has been declared by most Muslim jurists as invalid from the sight of Shari'ah. Alternatively, they have come up with the idea of takaful which is based on the contract of donation (tabarru). Yet, many Muslims are …

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Positively Influencing Physicians: The Levers Of Influence, William Martin Jan 1999