Article
Economics
Sandor Kovacs, Zoltan Kalo, Rita Daubner-Bendes, Katarzyna Kolasa, Rok Hren, Tomas Tesar, Vivian Reckers-Droog, Werner Brouwer, Carlo Federici, Mike Drummond, Antal Tamas Zemplenyi
Summary: This study aims to provide recommendations on how CEE health technology assessment bodies and payer organizations can apply CED to reduce decision uncertainty on reimbursement of medical devices, with a focus on transferring the structure and data from CED schemes in early technology adopter countries in Western Europe.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Guido Pennings
Summary: This article discusses the introduction of sperm sharing in UK clinics, which aims to increase the donor pool and provide access to IVF treatment for less affluent patients. By comparing sperm sharing with oocyte sharing, the moral acceptability of the practice is examined. It is found that sperm sharers have fewer rights compared to regular sperm donors. The article then explores alternative procedures to achieve the goals of sharing schemes, such as providing cheaper IVF protocols or reducing the cost of IVF cycles to make them more accessible for less affluent individuals.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Olina Efthymiadou
Summary: This study provides an empirical framework on the HTA criteria that shape payers' preferences in funding with MEAs, when faced with uncertainty.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Kenji Matsui
Summary: In the game of information sharing, the buyer can increase its profit by strategically revealing demand information when there is a threat of entry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Ching -Yuan Hsiao, Yung -Ming Shiu
Summary: This study investigates the risk-sharing function of internal capital markets in the non-life insurance sector in the United States, specifically through analyzing intragroup reinsurance activities. The findings show that intragroup reinsurance participants are associated with smoother income flows, benefiting both ceding and assuming firms. Furthermore, the study finds that internal reinsurance ceded has direct and indirect effects on premiums growth, particularly after the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The risk-sharing function of intragroup reinsurance not only provides capacity support but also reduces income volatility, enabling firms to pursue business growth.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Mathematics
Lingling Jian
Summary: This paper investigates the optimal risk sharing problem between the insurer and the insured in the insurance business. The risk is allocated by setting a deductible and coverage in the insurance contract. The optimal deductible and coverage are obtained using stochastic optimal control theory. An equilibrium policy is derived by modeling the problem as a stochastic game in a continuous-time framework. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the findings of the paper.
ACTA MATHEMATICA SCIENTIA
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Jie Song, Shangkun Liang, Yuhan Zhen
Summary: Using unique data on signing auditors' and CEOs' native dialects in China from 2007 to 2020, this study investigates the effect of dialect sharing between CEOs and auditors (CADS) on firm-specific stock price crash risk. The results show that CADS is significantly and positively associated with crash risk, suggesting that social ties can have direct economic consequences for investors. Influence channel tests indicate that CADS impairs information quality and reduces risk disclosure, leading to increased crash risk.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emily P. Zeitler, Lauren G. Gilstrap, Megan Coylewright, David J. Slotwiner, Carrie H. Colla, Sana M. Al-Khatib
Summary: This study aimed to review and describe the history and components of the CED program, and identify factors related to the retirement of CED data collection requirements. The study found that enhancing program predictability and transparency, and incentivizing stakeholder participation in data collection, can strengthen the program's effectiveness and achieve the goal of increasing access to beneficial therapies and improving clinical outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Adil Saleem, Ahmad Daragmeh, R. M. Ammar Zahid, Judit Sagi
Summary: The asset side of Islamic banks consists of risk-sharing (PLS) and non-risk sharing (non-PLS) financing. The segregation of these financing modes has gained attention due to its impact on sustainable economic output. This study analyzes the impact of PLS and non-PLS financing on real economic activity, with a focus on the relationship with asset quality of Islamic banks. The findings suggest that non-PLS financing significantly affects industrial production output, while PLS financing is a weaker driver of fund channelization. The results also highlight the importance of higher asset quality in strengthening the relationship between Islamic finance and economic output.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Dominique Sweeney, Delwyn Everard
Summary: This article explores the legal and technical considerations in providing research video archives to traditional owners with whom the research was done. It also discusses the complications encountered in recognizing Indigenous ownership of cultural heritage through the use of a template research agreement.
PSYCHOLOGY OF AESTHETICS CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS
(2023)
Article
Business
Amal Dabbous, Abbas Tarhini
Summary: The sharing economy is considered a new phenomenon that stimulates sustainable practices, representing an innovative business model with the potential to boost sustainable economic development and energy efficiency. Research findings support the positive impacts of the sharing economy on sustainable economic development and energy efficiency.
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Tania Babina, Chotibhak Jotikasthira, Christian Lundblad, Tarun Ramadorai
Summary: This study examines the impact of tax policy on asset returns in the U.S. municipal bond market, finding that high-tax privilege states have municipal bond yields that are more sensitive to supply variations and local idiosyncratic risks. Tax-induced ownership segmentation creates incentives for concentrated local ownership, particularly in states with high tax privileges.
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Dimitri Patrinos, Bartha Maria Knoppers, David P. P. Laplante, Noriyeh Rahbari, Ashley Wazana
Summary: Data sharing is crucial for advancing our understanding of human health and well-being, including in pediatric research. While ethical protections are necessary, overly protective policies may exclude minors from data sharing initiatives. Recent policy initiatives have aimed to enable and foster data sharing in pediatric research, including the use of model consent clauses.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Business
Lei Shi, Yujia He, Masamitsu Onishi, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Summary: Construction projects are filled with risks that should be shared by both owners and contractors. The principal-agent theory suggests that letting a risk-neutral contractor assume all risks is optimal, but this may lead to biased incentives. It is important to find an optimal risk-sharing strategy to coordinate both parties for efficient outcomes.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ning Zhao, Jianxin Ren
Summary: Based on empirical analysis of Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2018, it is demonstrated that enterprise digital transformation significantly improves capacity utilization. Digital transformation acts as an important driving force for enterprise-specific production and innovation. Furthermore, enterprise innovation and enterprise-specialized production play a mediating role in the impact of digital transformation on capacity utilization. Heterogeneous analysis reveals that the impact of digital transformation on capacity utilization is significant for firms with larger capital scales or poor governance and manufacturing abilities, but less important for enterprises with small- and medium-sized capital scales or with more standardized governance, as well as non-manufacturing (service) enterprises.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Jackie Street, Tracy Merlin, Jonathan Karnon
Summary: Public involvement in health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly recognized as important for ensuring legitimacy and fairness in public funding decisions. However, challenges remain in reorienting HTA to reflect public priorities. Australia has historically led in applying HTA to assess new health technologies, but current processes lack meaningful public inputs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mah Laka, Adriana Milazzo, Tracy Merlin
Summary: This study evaluated factors influencing clinicians' perception regarding the use of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for antibiotic management, finding that clinical experience, CDSS use, and care setting were important predictors. The research revealed that CDSS users were more confident and less likely to see it as a threat to professional autonomy compared to nonusers, while experienced clinicians were more likely to distrust CDSS due to fear of compromising their clinical judgement.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Andrew McGee, Drew Carter
Summary: This article discusses the moral difference between withholding and withdrawing medical treatment during the COVID-19 crisis. The authors argue that the equivalence thesis is false, as there is a distinction between withholding and withdrawing where one may be permissible while the other is not.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Elizabeth E. Roughead, Nicole L. Pratt, Gaynor Parfitt, Debra Rowett, Lisa M. Kalisch-Ellett, Luke Bereznicki, Tracy Merlin, Megan Corlis, Ai Choo Kang, Joseph Whitehouse, Rebecca Bilton, Camille Schubert, Stacey Torode, Thu-Lan Kelly, Andre Q. Andrade, Dannielle Post, Gereltuya Dorj, Justin Cousins, Mackenzie Williams, Renly Lim
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led intervention using validated tools to reduce medicine-induced deterioration and adverse reactions. The results showed promising results, particularly in improved cognition. However, there was no significant difference in frailty, 24-hour movement behavior, grip strength, adverse events, and quality of life between the intervention and control groups.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Hayley Hill, Ruchi Mittal, Tracy Merlin
Summary: This study aimed to determine the evidentiary and economic factors that have the most impact on the funding decisions of medical imaging tests by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). The results showed that uncertainty about the cost-effectiveness of the imaging service is the biggest contributor to negative funding decisions.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Economics
Nadine T. Hillock, Tracy L. Merlin, John Turnidge, Jonathan Karnon
Summary: Due to the increasing threat to public health and the economy, governments internationally are interested in models to estimate the future clinical and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent or control resistance and to inform resource-allocation decision making. The accuracy of models predicting the future economic burden of AMR depends on the accuracy of predicting future resistance rates. However, there is substantial uncertainty in predicting future resistance rates, which could mislead policy decision-making.
APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Alison Harwood, Drew Carter, Jaklin Eliott
Summary: This article examines stigma and proposes a new framework for classifying different perspectives on how stigma should be handled from a public health perspective. Using weight stigma as an example, the authors draw on prior research to develop a framework for improving the understanding and planning of anti-stigma interventions. This framework can help public health actors to reduce various forms of stigma.
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Mah Laka, Drew Carter, Adriana Milazzo, Tracy Merlin
Summary: The implementation of CDSS in Australia faces challenges and opportunities, with key issues including lack of integration and collaboration, as well as insufficient interoperability increasing the risk of conflicting interests. Solutions include developing a clear shared vision for innovation, enhancing clinicians' skills and organizational capacity, and establishing national consensus on data standards.
HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Tracy Merlin, Jackie Street, Drew Carter, Hossein Haji Ali Afzali
Summary: There is deep uncertainty about the clinical benefits and cost effectiveness of highly specialised technologies (HSTs). Standard health technology assessment processes have failed to address these uncertainties. A Living HTA framework is proposed to address these challenges by incorporating societal values, real-time data collection, and updating of reference models.
APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Infectious Diseases
N. Hillock, G. Chen, J. Turnidge, J. Louise, T. Merlin, J. Karnon
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Infectious Diseases
N. Hillock, G. Chen, J. Turnidge, J. Louise, T. Merlin, J. Karnon
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Joanne Milverton, Drew Carter
Summary: Genetic testing involves both health-related and non-health-related impacts, with the latter often overlooked. It is important for health technology assessment to consider these impacts, choose appropriate frameworks, and methods for evaluating the effects of genetic testing. The recent development of expanded HTA frameworks that include ethics analyses helps address this gap and bring awareness to non-health-related impacts of genetic testing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mah Laka, Adriana Milazzo, Tracy Merlin
Summary: The study identified diagnostic uncertainty and limited access to prescribing information as significant barriers to appropriate antibiotic prescribing. Years of experience, healthcare settings, and clinician use of guidelines were important predictors of antibiotic prescribing behavior. Tailored interventions are needed to promote rational antibiotic prescribing practices in general practice and hospital settings.
AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW
(2022)