Economic Impact Of Use Research Articles

СРАВНИТЕЛЬНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОГО ПО В СФЕРЕ ЛОГИСТИКИ

Current trends in the development of logistics emphasize the importance of using software to optimize business processes. In the context of global competition and sanctions pressure, Russian companies face the challenge of choosing between foreign and domestic software products. This article is a comparative analysis of three leading foreign and three Russian software products in the field of logistics, evaluating their functionality, flexibility of settings, integration and economic impact of use. Special attention is paid to aspects related to sanctions and the impact of the national economy.

A-277 Health Economic Impact of use of GCAL Calprotectin Immunoassay for Early Detection of Infection in Intensive Care Patients

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of bacterial infections in critically ill patients is challenging, as the clinical manifestation is non-specific. Neutrophil activation is a major response to bacterial infection and calprotectin an important marker for neutrophil mediated inflammation. Earlier studies have shown the ability of calprotectin to predict bacterial infections before onset of clinical symptoms. With early diagnosis of bacterial infections delayed treatment will be avoided as well as deterioration due to severe infections/sepsis. Methods A decision tree model is employed to estimate the impact of calprotectin analysis for early detection of bacterial infection and thus, the earlier start of antibiotic treatment compared to other diagnostic comparators such are white blood cell count, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and no testing. The analysis is based on patients admitted to an ICU in a Swedish hospital. The model allows for different diagnostic outcomes based on correctly and incorrectly diagnosis of bacterial infection and timing of antibiotic treatment: patient survival, length of stay in ICU and in general ward and total costs. Results The base-case results show that predictively measuring of calprotectin in an ICU, using GCAL® assay reduces total costs by approximately 13 000–18 000 EUR per patient, overall mortality rate by 0.11, and mean length of stay in an ICU and general ward by 1.3–2 days and 6–8 days, respectively. Conclusion The base-case scenario identified GCAL® Calprotectin Immunoassay as cost-effective for a patient cohort presenting in a Swedish ICU. Compared to the comparators, GCAL® saves total costs, reduces the mean duration of in-patient care, and reduces in-hospital mortality in those patients. In the sensitivity analysis, when key model inputs are varied, GCAL® Calprotectin Immunoassay remains the dominant option.

Role of Technology in Reducing Losses in Dairy Animals Due to Delayed Conception: A Case of “ICAR-IVRI Crystoscope”

Background: In field situations often failure to breed timely leads to delay in conception causing significant losses to the dairy farmers. ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar has developed ‘ICAR-IVRI Crystoscope’ for detection of right-time for breeding.In Indian context, literature on reproduction economics, documenting the costs delayed conception, is scant. Further, in spite of the potential inherent in the above-mentioned technology, no systematic attempt has been made to ascertain its economic impact. The present study assessed the economic impact of use of ‘ICAR-IVRI Crystoscope’ in terms of losses avoided in dairy animals. Methods: The study is based on field survey covering 628 cattle from sample 117 households, selected from Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. The approach to identifying incidence of delayed conception comprised interview with Para-veterinarians/Inseminators by visiting each case of delayed conception with them; crosschecking with the records kept by the Para-veterinarians/Inseminators and validation by holding focused group discussions with Government Veterinary Officers, Para-veterinarians, inseminators and the farmers. Primary data were collected through personal interview of head of sample households with the help of a well-structured, comprehensive and pretested interview schedule. Result: Overall incidence of delayed conception, due to failure to detect optimum breeding time, ranged between 22-29%. Average number of services required per conception and days delayed in conception were less in treatment villages than in control ones. The study revealed that one extra day delayed in conception increases the total loss per animal due to delayed conception by INR 138.0, while use of ‘ICAR-IVRI Crystoscope’, reduces loss due to delayed conception per animal by INR 2965.55. The study thus provides definite indications that use of the technology has significant impact on reduction in total loss due to delayed conception on account of failure to detect optimum breeding time.

PIN54 Economic IMPACT of Use of Preventive 1000 MG/Day Vitamin C in FLU Season Depending on a Decision Tree MODEL for Turkey

PIN54 Economic IMPACT of Use of Preventive 1000 MG/Day Vitamin C in FLU Season Depending on a Decision Tree MODEL for Turkey

PIN27 Economic IMPACT of Use of Preventive 1000 MG/Day Vitamin C in FLU Season Depending on Markov a MODEL for Turkey

Vitamin C could decrease the incidence of the common cold and the duration of symptoms if taken regularly in the flu season. This study aims to develop a Markov model to demonstrate the burden of absenteeism and presenteeism cases caused by preventable common cold and flu using 1000 mg/day Vitamin C vs doing nothing in Turkey. The models were conducted for understanding the possible loss of productivity of white-collar professionals and healthcare costs. employer spending per employee, healthcare usage, possible changes in seasonal flu episodes, length of flu episodes, productivity loss depending on absenteeism, and presenteeism have been retrieved from the literature search. The effect of 1000 mg/day Vitamin C on the workforce and possible healthcare was calculated depending on a Markov based model which was conducted for 6 months of flu season calculating as 6 cycles. According to the Markov model, the cost of 1000 mg/day Vitamin C arm including loss of efficiency and medical treatment was calculated as 3.529,00 TL and the cost of the doing nothing arm was calculated as 4.223,00 TL. The economic benefit of using 1000 mg/day Vitamin C on productivity and healthcare per flu season depending on the model has been calculated as 694,00 TL. A two-way Tornado Sensitivity Analysis has been conducted for the Markov model to understand the major and minor impact factors to calculation with 15% differentiation for both ways. It is seen that the major impact factor is episode number. It is followed by the costs of employees per day and the cost of medical treatment, respectively. According to the results of the Markov model, 1000 mg/day Vitamin C has been shown to provide economic benefits for productivity and healthcare costs.

A study on socio-economic impact of use the mobile phone technology (ICTs) among the farmer of Rajasthan state

Now times, 21 st century declared to be the age of information and communication technology. This is the time when more people everywhere are involved in acquiring new knowledge and skills. We cannot work in the society without on-line technology. The need of ICT interventions are felt need of the hour in agriculture as rural areas mostly depend their socio-economic growth with agriculture. Rural India needs a very strong and innovative intervention to take a giant leap forward “Connecting India”, with focus on rural connectivity is one such intervention, which can help, ignites the rural creativity to achieve its potential by integrating them in global market.Keeping this in view, a study was conducted assess the socio - economic impact of use the mobile phone technology (ICTs) among the farmer in Merta block of Nagaur district of Rajasthan. A total of 110 respondents were selected for the study. This finding has shown that the majority of maximum number of respondents (14.54%) used Kisan mela on regular basis followed by agriculture officer (7.27 %), the another result showed 69 per cent farmers used input dealers on regular basis followed by progressive farmer (64.54 %), neighbours (55.45%) and the various level of mass media sources TV was used on regular basis by majority of the farmers (30%) followed by newspaper (29.09%). However, 62.72 and 48.18 per cent respondents reported that they used TV and radio on occasional basis for agricultural information.

Early Rule-Out and Rule-In Strategies for Myocardial Infarction.

Patients with chest pain comprise a large proportion of emergency presentations and place a major burden on healthcare resources. Therefore, efforts to safely and rapidly identify those with and without acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are needed. The challenge for clinicians is to accurately identify patients with acute coronary syndromes, while balancing the need to safely and rapidly reassure and discharge those without serious conditions. This review summarizes the evidence to date on optimum accelerated strategies for the rule-in and rule-out of AMI, using strategies focused on optimum use of troponin results. Evidence based on both sensitive and highly sensitive troponin assay results is presented. The use of novel biomarkers is also addressed and the combination of biomarkers with other clinical information in accelerated diagnostic strategies is discussed. The majority of patients, who are not at risk of myocardial infarction or other serious harm, may be suitable for discharge directly from the emergency setting using approaches focused on troponin algorithms and accelerated diagnostic protocols. Evidence about the clinical and health economic impact of use of such strategies is needed, as they may have major benefits for both patients and healthcare providers.

Economic impact of use of chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge dressing for prevention of central line-associated infections in the United States

The economic impact of adding chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated sponge dressing to standard care (ie, chg-impregnated sponge dressing + skin preparation and transparent film dressing vs skin preparation and transparent film dressing) for the prevention of central-line infections was evaluated. Clinical and economic data were obtained from peer-reviewed published studies to populate the decision model. The efficacy of reducing catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) incidence with CHG-impregnated sponge dressing came from 2 recent randomized controlled trials. One-way and two-way sensitivity analyses were performed on key clinical and economic parameters. Based on model calculations, a hypothetical 400-bed hospital inserting 3,078 central venous catheters (CVCs) per year is expected to avoid an average of 35 CR-BSIs, 145 local infections, and 281 intensive care unit days annually with the systematic use of CHG-impregnated sponge dressing. Potential hospital net cost savings (mainly because of reduced CR-BSIs with use of the dressing) would be $895,000 annually. Results were robust across a range of values in sensitivity analyses. CHG-impregnated sponge dressing is a cost-effective CR-BSI prevention treatment option for patients requiring CVCs. The importance of these results should be considered in the context of federal government and insurance company policies that no longer permit enhanced reimbursement for CR-BSI.