"Due to recent advances in technologies, prosthetic knees and feet allow for more-dynamic movements and improve user quality of life, but payers have recently started questioning their value for money. To explore this issue, we simulated the differential clinical outcomes and costs of microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) compared with non-MPKs (NMPKs). We conducted a literature review of the clinical and economic impacts of prosthetic knees, convened technical expert panel meetings, and implemented a simulation model over a ten-year time period for unilateral transfemoral Medicare amputees with Medicare Functional Classification Levels of 3 and 4. We found that compared with NMPKs, MPKs are associated with sizeable improvements in physical function and reductions in incidences of falls and osteoarthritis. Our simulation results show that over a ten-year time period, compared with NMPKs, MPKs are associated with an incremental cost of $10,604 per person and an increase of 0.91 quality-adjusted life years per person, resulting in an incremental cost of $11,606 per quality-adjusted life year gained. The results suggest that the economic benefits of MPKs are in line with commonly accepted criteria for good value for money and with those of other medical devices that are currently covered by U.S. payers"--Publisher's description.
"Due to recent advances in technologies, prosthetic knees and feet allow for more-dynamic movements and improve user quality of life, but payers have recently started questioning their value for money.
Value creation is no longer achieved through a single company alone, or through a network of local suppliers, but rather through wide ranging, even global supply chains. This reduces the transparency of the benefits and risks of the various supply chain setups and activities used for improving the performance of the supply chain. Such supply chain initiatives usually result in an investment by all supply chain partners involved, including the respective Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The supply chain partners therefore need a tool to show what improvements they can provide in logistics ¿ generally the reduction of inventory and reduction of lead time ¿ in terms of those financial variables that describe the value added to the company.The connection between supply chain management and financial management is currently very important. The integration of the two management levels is extremely important for the success of a supply chain initiative. Showing the possible benefits and risks for all concerned is a pre-requisite for assessing the economic value of the initiative and perceiving the win-win situation.This book and the "Supply Chain Value Contribution (SCVC)" method described therein provide: - An approach to showing the cause and effect of supply chain initiatives on supply chain performance and working capital utilization, on the basis of the wellestablished Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR)-model. - A clear and traceable approach on how to measure and sell the value created by the resulting operational supply chain performance improvements.The application of the SCVC method is described in two use cases. Due to the comprehensive but pragmatic presentation of the content, this book will be of value to both practitioners and academics alike.
Due to the comprehensive but pragmatic presentation of the content, this book will be of value to both practitioners and academics alike.
Puji syukur kehadirat Allah SWT karena atas rahmat dan hidayah-Nya buku Lembaga Keuangan dan Pasar Modal dapat diterbitkan. Di dalamnya berisi uraian ringkasan seputar lembaga keuangan dan pasar modal. Lembaga keuangan dan pasar modal menjadi institusi intermediasi jasa keuangan selain perbankan. Lembaga intermediasi menjadi sangat berperan terhadap perputaran roda perekonomian nasional. institusi keuangan dan pemilik modal akan menjadi mitra kolaborasi yang sangat efektif dan efisien. Instrumen keuangan yang beragam menjadikan institusi keuangan harus menyediakan instrumen keuangan yang lebih progresif. Pemanfaatan penggunaan alat-alat investasi tersebut oleh pemilik modal diharapkan dapat dijadikan stimulan roda penggerak perekonomian nasional baik secara makro maupun mikro ekonomi. Kaitannya dengan fenomena tersebut di atas, buku ini diharapkan dapat dijadikan media informasi bagi para akademisi dan praktisi guna menetapkan kebijakan dan strategi investasinya meliputi fungsi serta peranan lembaga keuangan termasuk produk pasar uang dan pasar modal.
Puji syukur kehadirat Allah SWT karena atas rahmat dan hidayah-Nya buku Lembaga Keuangan dan Pasar Modal dapat diterbitkan.
Capital market and economic policy in Indonesia; collection of articles.
Capital market and economic policy in Indonesia; collection of articles.
laporan hasil penelitian di Aceh, Bali, Sulawesi Selatan, Jawa Timur dan Kalimantan Timur, disusun Pendidikan dan Penerangan Ekonomi dan Sosial Lembaga Penelitian Team Penelitian.
