Comprehensive state health reform initiatives

Policy makers, consumers, providers and purchasers of health care will do well to pay close attention to the many comprehensive health care reform initiatives under consideration by state legislatures.     

Attacking the disability and absenteeism epidemic--behavioral health care solutions

To remain competitive in a global economy, employers must implement effective programs to stem escalating disability claims and increased costly absenteeism. This article discusses methods to counter this latest workforce epidemic. The authors discuss employee attitudes, legal considerations and behavioral health care solutions.     

基于模糊聚类的最大树算法和重心法的区域航空中转站选址研究

首先,利用模糊聚类的最大树算法对城市进行分类,将快递企业的服务区域分成若干个子区域.其次,以运输成本最小为目标,利用重心法确定航空中转站所在的城市.最后,为提高该方法的适用性,进一步设计基于模糊聚类最大树算法的区域划分程序和基于重心法的中转站选址程序.     

Design of legal audits for utilization management

Liability for managed care risks, the enactment of detailed state regulation of utilization management and the process requirements of accreditation agencies and managed care customers all create the need for new approaches to legal auditing. Concepts from industrial quality management theory can be used to define process elements that serve the legal adequacy of the utilization management process. The information systems that record information gathered and judgments made by reviewers and generate basic notices of certification can be designed so as to produce data relevant to compliance and liability management. These key process elements then can be analyzed statistically to develop plans for preventive counseling.