Writing Problem and Hypothesis

Statements for Business Research(16)

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Complex administrative procedures within
Taiwans National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme have led to
errors in insurance claims and much inefficiency. For instance,
adhering to all NHI regulations would require filling out nearly
thirty forms, depending on various commercial demands, e.g.,
insurance claims, salary readjustment, and modification of
insurers/claimants name. With subsequent errors
made over confusion in filling out appropriate forms, the NHI
staff spends much time in handling errors and then requesting
insurers and claimants to amend erroneous information. (NOTE :
Add 2-4 sentences that describe characteristics of the problem
or statistics that reflect its severity) Despite the
enormous amount of administrative time and costs involved in
handling these errors, this growing concern and its larger
implications have not been addressed in previous literature.
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Despite the enormous amount of administrative
time and costs involved in handling these errors, this growing
concern and its larger implications have not been addressed in
previous literature. The inability to gradually reduce
the amount of human resources involved in handling insurer and
claimant errors and simplify administrative procedures as well as
NHI forms will lead not only to higher operational costs at NHI
but eventually higher insurance premiums.
Therefore, an administrative procedure must be developed for
classifying and simplifying forms to pay insurance premiums and
file other insurance-related claims in Taiwans National Health
Insurance (NHI) scheme. A database containing detailed
information of NHI insurance holders must also be accessed
while ensuring the confidentiality of such information, thus
reducing administrative costs and the number of personnel
involved.
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An administrative procedure can be developed for
classifying and simplifying forms to pay insurance premiums and
file other insurance-related claims in Taiwans National Health
Insurance (NHI) scheme. A database containing detailed
information of NHI insurance holders can also be accessed while
ensuring the confidentiality of such information, thus reducing
administrative costs and the number of personnel involved.
To do so, three insurance claim-related formscan
be developed to reduce the redundancy of the more than thirty
existing ones, thereby reducing data processing significantly. A
highly restricted networked-based system can then be accessed
to ensure the confidentiality of NIH customer data and also
reduce the amount of paperwork that insurance holders must
submit.
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As anticipated, the proposed administrative
procedure can streamline the process of filing insurance-
related claims by simplifying the form procedure and
enable access to relevant customer data on line in an
efficient manner. Importantly, the proposed
procedure can significantly reduce not only the amount of
time to fill out insurance claims, but also postage fees
owing to the ability of the network-based system to
accelerate data processing. (NOTE : Add 2 more
sentences that describe more thoroughly how the proposed
method contributes to a particular field or sector)
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Taiwanese living standards have dramatically risen in
recent years, as evidenced by the availability of consumer goods,
pursuit of cultural interests, and strong health consciousness. Public
media emphasis on maintaining ones health and the wide acceptance
of nutritional supplements have pave the way for a health food products
market, which is further promoted by the increasing popularity of
genetically modified foods. The growth in daily consumption of health
food products explains why, according to governmental statistics,
medical and healthcare expenditures account for an increasing share of
household consumption in Taiwan and, correspondingly, a rise in the
number of local pharmacies established recently. A recent study on
consumer trends in the health food products sector in Taiwan revealed
not only that consumers prefer retail outlets over direct selling channels,
but also that pharmacies are where consumers most often purchase
health food products. While local pharmacies play a vital role in the
islands healthcare system, continuous changes in retail trends,
commercial practices and the national health insurance scheme
necessitate that pharmacists should remain abreast of marketing and
promotional strategies to increase revenue profits.
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Although the Taiwanese government has
implemented separate frameworks for the medical and
pharmaceutical sectors since 1997, the rate of hospital
prescription drugs filled by pharmacies is extremely low.
This trend explains why over-the-counter drug purchases,
along with sanitary and other related medical products,
have become major revenue for pharmacies. Local
pharmacies have thus adopted a business model of one-
stop shopping in recent years in which customers can
purchase a wide array of medical and health food products.
Despite the focus of empirical analysis of
pharmacies in business management strategies,
orientation of pharmacists on marketing practices,
consumer purchasing behavior and pricing strategies,
previous studies have not developed a forecasting model to
help pharmaceutical managers increase their scope of
effectiveness.
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The inability to accurately forecast medical and health care share of
household consumption and the number of local pharmacies to be established
makes it nearly impossible for managers to analyze market competition
precisely and develop effective strategies. Unfortunately, conventional forecast
methods rely on large quantities of data to predict medical and healthcare
share of household consumption and the number of new pharmacies in coming
years. When these methods are adopted, approaches such as line regression
analysis and Time Series analysis depend on a regular pattern of data;
however, accumulating such data is extremely difficult. Although twenty
sources of data are available for healthcare expenditures per household
consumption in Taiwan in recent years, only six sources of statistical data are
available up to the present since the Taiwanese government implemented
separate frameworks for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Therefore, a feasible forecasting method must be developed to estimate the
growth of medical and health care expenditures as well as pharmaceutical units
in Taiwan.
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A feasible forecasting method can be developed to estimate
the growth of medical and health care expenditures as well as
pharmaceutical units in Taiwan. To do so, medical
and health care expenditure-related data during the period 1999 to
2002 can be obtained from the Central Region Office of the Budget,
Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan. Data on pharmaceutical
units can then be obtained from the 2003 Annual Report of the
Department of Health. Based on data from those sources, GM (1, N)
model of the Grey theory can be applied for forecasting purposes.
As anticipated, the proposed forecasting method can
accurately estimate medical and health care expenditures as well as
the number of pharmacies to be established in Taiwan from 2003 to
2005. The proposed method can also identify how the medical and
health care share of household consumption is related to the number of
pharmacies. Results of this study can provide a valuable
reference for both governmental authorities in formulating policies and
pharmaceutical managers in developing competitive marketing
strategies. (NOTE : Add 2 more sentences that describe more
thoroughly how the proposed method contributes to a particular field or
sector)
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