Prediction of Container Damage Insurance Claims for Optimized Maritime Port Operations

Local residents living adjacent to ports are directly affected by the fine dust generated from the port operations. There is a need to prepare detailed measures according to cargo type given the high correlation between the types of dust-producing cargo primarily managed at ports and local industries. This study attempts to establish the attributes of the cargo handled at ports and the relationship between supply chains built for local key industries and the air quality of the local community. It aims to ascertain which cargo needs managing preemptively at the local level, based on the major cargo types handled in a port. A correlation analysis and Granger causality test were performed to investigate the causality between the factor of cargo and fine dust concentrations. The results in this study indicate the necessity for intensive management of scrap metal cargo among the major cargo handled at the target port, which confirms the large effect of management on fine dust reduction, as well as on reduction efficiency. The results suggest requirements to expand the regulations on the emissions of supply chains by cargo type, not by industry type. Additionally, it is required to minimize the blind spots of management and form an eco-friendly supply chain by introducing green technology. The preparation of emission control measures is also necessary. The findings provide useful insights for the sustainable operations of the local supply chain around the target port and will help the strategic agenda for future improvement.

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How does SARS-CoV-2 infection affect survival among patients with cardiovascular emergencies? A cohort study from a German insurance claims database

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.03.006 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christian-Alexander Behrendt ◽

Moritz Seiffert ◽

Christian Gerloff ◽

Helmut L’Hoest ◽

Laura Acar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Insurance Claims ◽

Claims Database

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Nowcasting unemployment insurance claims in the time of COVID-19

International Journal of Forecasting ◽

10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.01.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

William D. Larson ◽

Tara M. Sinclair

Keyword(s):

Unemployment Insurance ◽

Insurance Claims

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The model of life insurance claims with actuarial smoothing approach by using GLM Poisson regression

10.1063/5.0032179 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ully Saputri ◽

Dodi Devianto

Keyword(s):

Life Insurance ◽

Poisson Regression ◽

Insurance Claims

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Female Sex and Outcomes after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Analysis

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10010162 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 162

Author(s):

Christian-Alexander Behrendt ◽

Thea Kreutzburg ◽

Jenny Kuchenbecker ◽

Giuseppe Panuccio ◽

Mark Dankhoff ◽

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Keyword(s):

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ◽

Aortic Aneurysm ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Acute Limb Ischemia ◽

Insurance Claims ◽

Long Term Outcomes ◽

Term Survival ◽

Abdominal Aortic ◽

Significant Difference

Objective: Previous studies have showed a potential disadvantage of female patients who underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. The current study aims to determine sex-specific perioperative and long-term outcomes using propensity score matched unselected nationwide health insurance claims data. Methods: Insurance claims from a large German fund were used, covering around 8% of the insured German population. Patients who underwent endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) for intact AAA from 1 January 2011 to 30 April 2017 were included in the cohort. A 1:2 female to male propensity score matching was applied to adjust for confounding variables. Perioperative and long-term outcomes after 5 years were determined using matching and regression methods. Results: Among a total of 3736 patients (19.3% females, mean 75 years) undergoing EVAR for intact AAA, we identified 1863 matched patients. Before matching, females were more likely to be previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism, electrolyte disorders, rheumatoid disorders, and depression, while males were more often diabetics. In the matched sample, 23.4% of the females and 25.8% of the males died during a median follow-up of 776 and 792 days, respectively. Perioperatively, females were more likely to exhibit acute limb ischemia (5.3% vs. 3.2%, p = 0.031) and major bleeding (22.0% vs. 15.9%, p = 0.001) before they were discharged to rehabilitation (5.5% vs. 1.5%, p < 0.001) when compared to males. No statistically significant difference in perioperative (odds ratio 1.12, 95% CI 0.54–2.16) or long-term mortality (hazard ratio 0.91, 95% CI 0.76–1.08) was observed between sexes. This was also true regarding aortic reintervention rates after 1 year (2.0% vs. 2.9%) and 5 years (10.9% vs. 8.1%). Conclusion: The current retrospective matched analysis of insurance claims revealed high early access-related morbidity in females when compared to their male counterparts. Short-term or long-term survival and reintervention outcomes were similar between sexes.

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Volunteerism in Times of Crisis: An Unconventional Response to Processing Unemployment Insurance Claims

State and Local Government Review ◽

10.1177/0160323x21991640 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 214-225

Author(s):

ChiaKo Hung ◽

Morgen S. Johansen ◽

Jennifer Kagan ◽

David Lee ◽

Helen H. Yu

Keyword(s):

Unemployment Insurance ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Service Motivation ◽

Insurance Claims ◽

Public Servants ◽

Public Agency ◽

The Relationship

This essay provides a reflective commentary outlining Hawai’i’s unconventional response for employing a volunteer workforce of public servants when faced with the task of processing an unprecedented backlog of unemployment insurance claims triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although efforts are still ongoing, this essay applies volunteerism and public service motivation as a framework to explain why public servants would serve in a voluntary capacity at another public agency. The intent of this essay is to spur conversation on how public servants are further stepping up to the frontlines during times of crisis, as well as expand knowledge on the relationship between volunteerism and public service motivation.

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Serum uric acid control for prevention of gout flare in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a retrospective cohort study of health insurance claims and medical check-up data in Japan

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220439 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. annrheumdis-2021-220439

Author(s):

Ruriko Koto ◽

Akihiro Nakajima ◽

Hideki Horiuchi ◽

Hisashi Yamanaka

Keyword(s):

Uric Acid ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Health Insurance ◽

Serum Uric Acid ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Disease Status ◽

Insurance Claims ◽

Health Insurance Claims ◽

Gout Flare

ObjectivesIn patients with gout, treating to target serum uric acid levels (sUA) of ≤6.0 mg/dL is universally recommended to prevent gout flare. However, there is no consensus on asymptomatic hyperuricaemia. Using Japanese health insurance claims data, we explored potential benefits of sUA control for preventing gout flare in subjects with asymptomatic hyperuricaemia.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study analysed the JMDC Claims Database from April 2012 through June 2019. Subjects with sUA ≥8.0 mg/dL were identified, and disease status (prescriptions for urate-lowering therapy (ULT), occurrence of gout flare, sUA) was investigated for 1 year. Time to first onset and incidence rate of gout flare were determined by disease status subgroups for 2 years or more. The relationship between gout flare and sUA control was assessed using multivariable analysis.ResultsThe analysis population was 19 261 subjects who met eligibility criteria. We found fewer occurrences of gout flare, for both gout and asymptomatic hyperuricaemia, in patients who achieved sUA ≤6.0 mg/dL with ULT than in patients whose sUA remained >6.0 mg/dL or who were not receiving ULT. In particular, analysis by a Cox proportional-hazard model for time to first gout flare indicated that the HR was lowest, at 0.45 (95% CI 0.27 to 0.76), in subjects with asymptomatic hyperuricaemia on ULT (5.0<sUA ≤ 6.0 mg/dL), compared with untreated subjects (sUA ≥8.0 mg/dL).ConclusionsOccurrences of gout flare were reduced by controlling sUA at ≤6.0 mg/dL in subjects with asymptomatic hyperuricaemia as well as in those with gout.Trial registration numberUMIN000039985.

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