Introduction to coalgebra : towards mathematics of states and observation / / Bart Jacobs [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150171003321
• Autore: Jacobs Bart
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2017
• ISBN: 1-316-83244-9; 1-316-83550-2; 1-316-83601-0; 1-316-83652-5; 1-316-82318-0; 1-316-83703-3; 1-316-83856-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 477 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge tracts in theoretical computer science ; ; 59
• Disciplina: 512/.46
• Soggetti: Associative algebras; Universal enveloping algebras; Algebra, Universal
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2017).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: The area of coalgebra has emerged within theoretical computer science with a unifying claim: to be the mathematics of computational dynamics. It combines ideas from the theory of dynamical systems and from the theory of state-based computation. Although still in its infancy, it is an active area of research that generates wide interest. Written by one of the founders of the field, this book acts as the first mature and accessible introduction to coalgebra. It provides clear mathematical explanations, with many examples and exercises involving deterministic and non-deterministic automata, transition systems, streams, Markov chains and weighted automata. The theory is expressed in the language of category theory, which provides the right abstraction to make the similarity and duality between algebra and coalgebra explicit, and which the reader is introduced to in a hands-on ; manner. The book will be useful to mathematicians and (theoretical) computer scientists and will also be of interest to mathematical physicists, biologists and economists.

Effects of health care payment models on physician practice in the United States

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220144003321
• Autore: Friedberg Mark W.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: RAND Corporation, 2015; [Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2015
• ISBN: 0-8330-9023-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 362.1068/1
• Soggetti: Medical care - United States - Cost control; Medical fees - United States; Physician practice patterns - United States; Practice Management; Organization and Administration; Economics; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Professional Practice; Social Sciences; Health Services Administration; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Delivery of Health Care; Financing, Organized; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Geography; Medical Economics; Public Health; Health & Biological Sciences; United States; North America; Americas; Geographic Locations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: ; ch. ONE Introduction -- Organization of This Report -- ; pt. ONE Model, Background, and Methods -- ; ch. Two Conceptual Model -- ; ch. Three Background: Scan of the Literature on Effects of Payment Models on Physician Practice -- Overview -- Payment Models Included in the Scan -- Supplementary Payment Models -- Organizational Models That Combine Payment Models -- Alternative Payment Models: Existing Evidence on Prevalence and Effects on Physician Practice Outcomes -- ; ch. Four Methods -- Overview of Methodological Approach -- Justification for Qualitative Methods -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Limitations -- ; pt. TWO Results; ; Ch. Five Changes in Organizational Structure -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Six Changes in Practice Operations -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Seven Increased Importance of Data and Data Analysis -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Eight Interactions Among Payment Programs and Between Payment Programs and Government Regulations -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research; ; Ch. Nine Physician Incentives and Compensation -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Ten Physician Work and Professional Satisfaction -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Eleven Factors Limiting the Effectiveness of New Payment Models as Implemented -- Overview of Findings -- Detailed Findings -- Comparison Between Current Findings and Previously Published Research -- ; ch. Twelve Conclusions -- Challenges and Opportunities for Physicians and Physician Practices -- Challenges and Opportunities for Health Plans -- Challenges and Opportunities for Hospitals -- Challenges and Opportunities for Vendors of Electronic Health Record Systems -- Challenges and Opportunities for Regulators -- Closing.
• Sommario/riassunto: The project reported here aimed to describe the effects that alternative health care payment models have on physicians and physician practices in the United States. Project findings should help guide efforts to improve current and future alternative payment programs and help physician practices succeed in these new payment models. The report provides both findings and recommendations.