Minimum nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes

The authors explored minimum nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes using production function simulations. Minimum levels of registered nurse hours per resident day were 0.31, 1.83, and 3.3 at 50%, 75%, and 90% levels of quality respectively. These results suggest that efficiency-oriented minimum nurse staffing points exist, and could be used to inform policymakers and nursing home administrators on better resource allocation and health care delivery.     

电力行业中的规制改革

20世纪70年代后期，大量智力、政治和经济发展因素开始融合并持续到整个80年代，已经引起了传统的自然垄断观点的根本性变革。这些近来的变革包括：(1)对国家公共事业制起源的观点修正；(2)在理论和经验上对电力行业的自然垄断提出挑战；(3)在回报率规制(RORR)下；(4)政府使用所有权和规制，在经济上的规文已经遍及全世界，并弱化了对改革的政治对立。     

Making wellness the focus: one employer's story

The rising cost of health care threatens the very fabric of American society. With Americans widely practicing unhealthy life habits, such as using tobacco, eating imprudently and leading a sedentary lifestyle, they are at risk for health conditions that threaten to make them long-term liabilities to their employer. This article tells how one U.S. employer chooses to focus its workforce on wellness.     

美债何去何从

标普正式为美国降级,这一事件不仅把标普拖入政治漩涡,更是引发全球恐慌。对此,美国总统奥巴马颇为不满,众多评级机构也反应不一,中国等大量持有美债的国家更是深表忧虑。如此局面,美国经济将走向何方？     

寿险是生命的支撑

说到寿险,有人就会联想到悲剧和·死亡。其实相反,寿险是生命的支撑,没有它,一个温馨的家庭会因为经济支柱的突然离去而阴云密布,原本的生活方式得不到延续,甚至基本的生存条件都得不到保障。     

农机企业发展战略

通常，社会经济环境的变化都是最先体现在农业机械行业中的。