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R Anbil

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PubMed1987

A systems analysis approach for studying the effect of reproduction-enhancing biotechnologies on the genetic improvement of beef cattle.

A function is presented to which nonlinear programming techniques could be applied to quantify the potential of super-ovulation, embryo transfer, sexed semen, in vitro fertilization and in vitro maturation of oocytes used singularly or in combination to improve genetically beef cattle growth and(or) reproductive efficiency. The function to be maximized adds genetic gain times the sale price of the additional product brought about by the genetic selection program, and any income change due to change from the normal replacement rate of females, and subtracts the additional costs of the breeding program over a random breeding program. All this is expressed on a per-calf-sold basis to arrive at the economic return of the breeding program per calf raised to market age. The rate of increase in inbreeding can be restricted as desired. It is assumed that a progeny testing procedure is practiced for the selection of sires. The power of nonlinear programming to find maximums of functions with many variables and to measure how sensitive the genetic and economic returns are to various success rates for the biotechnologies mentioned above is discussed.

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PubMed1987

Hospitals seek cash enhancements to compensate for PIP's demise.

The demise of Medicare's periodic interim payment program on July 1, 1987, is prompting hospital administrators to take measures that will shorten the lag time in getting claim reimbursement from Medicare and provide immediate cash to pay bills during the interruption in claims payments. Since 1968, hospitals have been able to receive equal biweekly reimbursements from fiscal intermediaries to pay the bills until Medicare claims could be processed. In July hospitals will no longer receive Medicare "prepayments," prompting an immediate six- to eight-week gap in claim reimbursement. In addition to speeding up the in-house patient billing process, administrators are exploring avenues that will have long-term cost-saving benefits. Among these is consignment buy-back, a method by which hospitals can obtain immediate cash for existing inventories while using additional cash that otherwise would have been tied up in maintaining in-stock supplies.

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