News tagged with direct costs
Study shows that the societal, economic burden of insomnia is high
Jan 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs associated with its treatment. The study estimates that the total annual ...
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Socio-demographic factors influence costs of back pain
Jun 17, 2008 |
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It is well-known that back pain belongs to the most frequent health problems in the industrial nations and, it is also well-known that it is the cause of considerable costs for health insurance schemes and the economy. In ...
Installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the US fell in 2008
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost ...
Study: Doctor-patient conversations at end of life associated with lower medical expenses
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Few physicians are eager to discuss end-of-life care with their patients. Yet such conversations may result in better quality of life for patients and could lower national healthcare expenditures for cancer care alone by ...
Report shows a decade of reductions in the cost of installed solar photovoltaic systems
Feb 19, 2009 |
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A new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S. shows that the average cost of these systems declined significantly from 1998 to 2007, but remained relatively flat during ...
Air quality improvements over the last decade may be a factor in fewer ear infections
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...
Mental disorders cost society billions in unearned income
May 07, 2008 |
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Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was ...
Dengue fever costs billions in health care, lost productivity and absenteeism
May 07, 2009 |
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Researchers at Brandeis, in collaboration with several other institutions worldwide, have pinpointed for the first time the multi-country economic costs of dengue fever, the endemic and epidemic mosquito-borne illness that ...
HP Launches Virtualization Technologies That Cut Networking Costs by 55 Percent
Nov 17, 2008 |
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HP today announced breakthrough networking, storage and server technologies that reduce costs, increase bandwidth flexibility and improve overall performance of virtual server environments.
Clinical pharmacists can reduce drug costs
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Clinical pharmacy services can significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and save money elsewhere in the health care system, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
If it works in London's streets, it can work in our skies
Apr 22, 2009 |
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In London, motorists pay a fee to drive into certain parts of the city during peak traffic hours, and the idea has been considered for implementation in New York as well. Now Dr. Itai Ater, an economist from Tel Aviv University's ...
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