Multivariable Cost Frontiers – Qualitative Financial Analyses using Operational Metrics from the Implementation of a Surgery Fellowship

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek W. Tan ◽  
Jaideep J. Pandit ◽  
Mark E. Hudson ◽  
Georg Steinthorsson ◽  
Mitchell H. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Operational Metrics ◽  
Financial Analyses

Performance Sports Group: To Invest or Not to Invest

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Erin P. Jackson ◽  
Stefania Ciulla ◽  
Frederik Ehlen ◽  
Ayobami Ogunlana ◽  
Jess C. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Parent Company ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Industry Analysis ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Sporting Goods ◽  
Financial Analyses

In August of 2015, Felix Farmer received notice that he would be inheriting a large sum of money from his great-uncle’s will. Farmer is contemplating investing $50,000 CAD ($38,251 USD) of his inheritance in the parent company of his favorite hockey brand, Bauer. Performance Sports Group (PSG) is a leading manufacturer in the global sporting goods industry that is publicly traded on both the Toronto and New York Stock exchanges, and the parent of such highly successful brands as Bauer and Easton. This case study challenges students to calculate financial ratios, apply various other financial analyses to understand the financial performance of PSG, and complete a Porter’s (2008) Five Forces industry analysis as a means of deciding whether Farmer should invest a portion of his inheritance with PSG.

Predictors of Delayed Recognition of Critical Illness in Emergency Department Patients and Its Effect on Morbidity and Mortality

2020 ◽  
pp. 088506662096790
Author(s):  
Neha N. Goel ◽  
Matthew S. Durst ◽  
Carmen Vargas-Torres ◽  
Lynne D. Richardson ◽  
Kusum S. Mathews
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Chart Abstraction ◽  
System Factors ◽  
Delayed Recognition ◽  
Emergency Department Patients ◽  
Operational Metrics

Purpose: Timely recognition of critical illness is associated with improved outcomes, but is dependent on accurate triage, which is affected by system factors such as workload and staffing. We sought to first study the effect of delayed recognition on patient outcomes after controlling for system factors and then to identify potential predictors of delayed recognition. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Emergency Department (ED) patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) directly from the ED or within 48 hours of ED departure. Cohort characteristics were obtained through electronic and standardized chart abstraction. Operational metrics to estimate ED workload and volume using census data were matched to patients’ ED stays. Delayed recognition of critical illness was defined as an absence of an ICU consult in the ED or declination of ICU admission by the ICU team. We employed entropy-balanced multivariate models to examine the association between delayed recognition and development of persistent organ dysfunction and/or death by hospitalization day 28 (POD+D), and multivariable regression modeling to identify factors associated with delayed recognition. Results: Increased POD+D was seen for those with delayed recognition (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.13-2.92). When the delayed recognition was by the ICU team, the patient was 2.61 times more likely to experience POD+D compared to those for whom an ICU consult was requested and were accepted for admission. Lower initial severity of illness score (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.12-0.53) was predictive of delayed recognition. The odds for delayed recognition decreased when ED workload is higher (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.23-0.89) compared to times with lower ED workload. Conclusions: Increased POD+D is associated with delayed recognition. Patient and system factors such as severity of illness and ED workload influence the odds of delayed recognition of critical illness and need further exploration.

scholarly journals Reusable Derivation of Operational Metrics for Architectural Optimization

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Masin ◽  
Henry Broodney ◽  
Candace Brown ◽  
Lior Limonad ◽  
Nir Mashkif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operational Metrics

Integrated Economic and Spatial Planning for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

2020 ◽  
pp. 458-476
Author(s):  
Andrea Bassi ◽  
Louise Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
The World ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts ◽  
Financial Analyses

Infrastructure projects are being planned and implemented around the world. These projects lead to economic growth and social development, but often unexpected side effects emerge. The problem is that financial analyses for infrastructure projects do not incorporate quantified economic assessments of social and environmental impacts. Equally, social and environmental assessments for infrastructure projects rarely qualify or quantify socioeconomic outcomes for investments in mitigation practices. Our analysis builds on a review of existing methodologies and tools to propose a method for jointly applying three modeling approaches for integrated economic and spatial planning. The results of case study of the Mekong Flooded Forest landscape shows the capability of the models to anticipate desired and undesired outcomes across social, economic and environmental indicators. This shows promising potential for better informing decision making for sustainability.

Debits and Credits in the Management of Depression

1993 ◽  
Vol 163 (S20) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Antidepressant Drugs ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Cost Of Health Care ◽  
Outcome Differences ◽  
Cost Of Drugs ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Toxic Drugs ◽  
Financial Analyses

Concern over the cost of health care is playing an increasing role in Great Britain, but evaluation of benefit is generally inadequate. This is particularly true in the case of depression, for which the cost of drugs is 1.9% of the National Health Service pharmaceutical budget. Since differences in effectiveness between antidepressant drugs are difficult to demonstrate, quality-of-life studies may help to identify outcome differences. At present, the worst outcome of depressive illness - suicide - absolves carers from further costs. An assessment is needed which takes into account both the direct and indirect costs of depression; this should include the costs of investment into improving diagnosis. Even without financial analyses, it is clear that some cases of suicide can be prevented by prescribing less toxic drugs, but research is needed to investigate whether use of these drugs also reduces the costs of overdose.

Doug Cook: Acquiring a Business (C)

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Steven Rogers ◽  
Scott T. Whitaker
Keyword(s):  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Successful Business ◽  
Pro Forma ◽  
Financial Analyses ◽  
Made In

Doug Cook, an MBA graduate, was wrestling with one of the most important career decisions of his life: Which one of three seemingly promising businesses should he acquire? Each acquisition was a viable opportunity, and each had potential to be a successful business. Cook, however, had heard numerous disconcerting stories about other entrepreneurs going through this process. He realized that until this time the biggest purchase he had made in his life was a $250,000 condominium in downtown Chicago. Acquiring one of these companies would require a financial and personal commitment greater than anything he had ever attempted. He felt a window of opportunity was closing. If he did not act now, he might find himself in the corporate world forever. Cook began by writing up a personal criteria list for his acquisition, then researching online and media sources for businesses for sale. Frustrated with that process, he hired a business broker. With the broker's help, Cook found three promising candidates from which to choose: Luxury Tassels, Inc.; Feldco Windows and Doors, Inc.; and Coyote Consulting Company. The (A) case includes income statements, pro forma forecasts, balance sheets, and organization charts for each company, in addition to Cook's financial analyses and valuation of each company. The (B) case features the letter of intent that Cook gave the owner of the company he selected. Ultimately he did purchase the company, and in the (C) case, Cook examines pathways to growing his newly acquired company.How to be entrepreneurial through acquiring a business The importance of establishing their own decision criteria regarding the type of company they would like to acquire How to research businesses for sale The issues in working with a business broker How to analyze financial statement in the context of buying the company How to make decisions and use financial analysis to support their decisions

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