42 CFR 431.960 - Types of payment errors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Estimating Improper Payments in Medicaid and CHIP § 431.960 Types of payment errors. (a) General rule. State or provider errors identified for the Medicaid and CHIP improper payments measurement under the... been paid by a third party but were inappropriately paid by Medicaid or CHIP. (v) Pricing errors. (vi...

42 CFR 431.960 - Types of payment errors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Estimating Improper Payments in Medicaid and CHIP § 431.960 Types of payment errors. (a) General rule. State or provider errors identified for the Medicaid and CHIP improper payments measurement under the... been paid by a third party but were inappropriately paid by Medicaid or CHIP. (v) Pricing errors. (vi...

42 CFR 431.960 - Types of payment errors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Estimating Improper Payments in Medicaid and CHIP § 431.960 Types of payment errors. (a) General rule. State or provider errors identified for the Medicaid and CHIP improper payments measurement under the... been paid by a third party but were inappropriately paid by Medicaid or CHIP. (v) Pricing errors. (vi...

42 CFR 431.960 - Types of payment errors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Estimating Improper Payments in Medicaid and CHIP § 431.960 Types of payment errors. (a) General rule. State or provider errors identified for the Medicaid and CHIP improper payments measurement under the... been paid by a third party but were inappropriately paid by Medicaid or CHIP. (v) Pricing errors. (vi...

Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments--Treatment of Third Party Payers in Calculating Uncompensated Care Costs. Final rule.

PubMed

2017-04-03

This final rule addresses the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments under section 1923(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (Act), and the application of such limitation in the annual DSH audits required under section 1923(j) of the Act, by clarifying that the hospital-specific DSH limit is based only on uncompensated care costs. Specifically, this rule makes explicit in the text of the regulation, an existing interpretation that uncompensated care costs include only those costs for Medicaid eligible individuals that remain after accounting for payments made to hospitals by or on behalf of Medicaid eligible individuals, including Medicare and other third party payments that compensate the hospitals for care furnished to such individuals. As a result, the hospital-specific limit calculation will reflect only the costs for Medicaid eligible individuals for which the hospital has not received payment from any source.

46 CFR 370.2 - General policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... purpose of a claim by a General Agent under General Agency Agreements set forth in 32A CFR AGE-1 for reimbursement by the Maritime Administration on account of a timely payment made to a third party within a period of limitations running from the date the claim of the third party accrued, the period of...

Risky business for dialysis services.

PubMed

Schohl, Joseph

2010-05-01

When self-insured health plans and their third-party administrators pay an artificially low out-of-network rate for dialysis services, they could be liable for the difference between that rate and the reimbursement level provided for by their health plan. Paying a rate that the repricers advised them to pay does not relieve self-insured health plans and third-party administrators of that obligation; only where the repricer has legitimately secured a negotiated contract rate is a lower payment justified. [Editor's note: The term "repricer" has no universally-accepted or formal definition, but it will be used here to describe those companies formed to act as middlemen between health care payers-like self-insured employer plans and TPAs working on behalf of such plans-and health care providers.] Failing to adhere to this will result in lawsuits against self-insured health plans and third-party administrators where they will be forced to defend the repricers' recommended payment amounts, while the repricers try to get themselves dismissed. A better option for plan holders and third-party administrators would be to negotiate directly with the dialysis providers and agree upon a mutually acceptable rate.

26 CFR 1.6050W-1 - Information reporting for payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... persons for the cost of membership in Y. Separately, A pays healthcare providers pursuant to provider... traditional check, not as a payment card. Example 17. Healthcare network. Health carrier A operates healthcare...

42 CFR 102.84 - The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors. 102.84 Section 102.84 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VACCINES SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM Calculation and Payment of...

42 CFR 102.84 - The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors. 102.84 Section 102.84 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VACCINES SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM Calculation and Payment of...

42 CFR 102.84 - The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors. 102.84 Section 102.84 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VACCINES SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM Calculation and Payment of...

42 CFR 102.84 - The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors. 102.84 Section 102.84 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VACCINES SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM Calculation and Payment of...

42 CFR 102.84 - The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false The Secretary's right to recover benefits paid under this program from third-party payors. 102.84 Section 102.84 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VACCINES SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM Calculation and Payment of...

Exploring the market for third-party-owned residential photovoltaic systems: insights from lease and power-purchase agreement contract structures and costs in California

DOE PAGES

Davidson, Carolyn; Steinberg, Daniel; Margolis, Robert

2015-02-04

We report that over the past several years, third-party-ownership (TPO) structures for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems have become the predominant ownership model in the US residential market. Under a TPO contract, the PV system host typically makes payments to the third-party owner of the system. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the total TPO contract payments made by the customer can differ significantly from payments in which the system host directly purchases the system. Furthermore, payments can vary depending on TPO contract structure. To date, a paucity of data on TPO contracts has precluded studies evaluating trends in TPO contract cost. Thismore » study relies on a sample of 1113 contracts for residential PV systems installed in 2010–2012 under the California Solar Initiative to evaluate how the timing of payments under a TPO contract impacts the ultimate cost of the system to the customer. Furthermore, we evaluate how the total cost of TPO systems to customers has changed through time, and the degree to which contract costs have tracked trends in the installed costs of a PV system. We find that the structure of the contract and the timing of the payments have financial implications for the customer: (1) power-purchase contracts, on average, cost more than leases, (2) no-money-down contracts are more costly than prepaid contracts, assuming a customer's discount rate is lower than 17% and (3) contracts that include escalator clauses cost more, for both power-purchase agreements and leases, at most plausible discount rates. Additionally, all contract costs exhibit a wide range, and do not parallel trends in installed costs over time.« less

Exploring the market for third-party-owned residential photovoltaic systems: insights from lease and power-purchase agreement contract structures and costs in California

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Davidson, Carolyn; Steinberg, Daniel; Margolis, Robert

2015-02-01

Over the past several years, third-party-ownership (TPO) structures for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems have become the predominant ownership model in the US residential market. Under a TPO contract, the PV system host typically makes payments to the third-party owner of the system. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the total TPO contract payments made by the customer can differ significantly from payments in which the system host directly purchases the system. Furthermore, payments can vary depending on TPO contract structure. To date, a paucity of data on TPO contracts has precluded studies evaluating trends in TPO contract cost. This study relies on a sample of 1113 contracts for residential PV systems installed in 2010-2012 under the California Solar Initiative to evaluate how the timing of payments under a TPO contract impacts the ultimate cost of the system to the customer. Furthermore, we evaluate how the total cost of TPO systems to customers has changed through time, and the degree to which contract costs have tracked trends in the installed costs of a PV system. We find that the structure of the contract and the timing of the payments have financial implications for the customer: (1) power-purchase contracts, on average, cost more than leases, (2) no-money-down contracts are more costly than prepaid contracts, assuming a customer’s discount rate is lower than 17% and (3) contracts that include escalator clauses cost more, for both power-purchase agreements and leases, at most plausible discount rates. In addition, all contract costs exhibit a wide range, and do not parallel trends in installed costs over time.

Exploring the market for third-party-owned residential photovoltaic systems: insights from lease and power-purchase agreement contract structures and costs in California

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Davidson, Carolyn; Steinberg, Daniel; Margolis, Robert

We report that over the past several years, third-party-ownership (TPO) structures for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems have become the predominant ownership model in the US residential market. Under a TPO contract, the PV system host typically makes payments to the third-party owner of the system. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the total TPO contract payments made by the customer can differ significantly from payments in which the system host directly purchases the system. Furthermore, payments can vary depending on TPO contract structure. To date, a paucity of data on TPO contracts has precluded studies evaluating trends in TPO contract cost. Thismore » study relies on a sample of 1113 contracts for residential PV systems installed in 2010–2012 under the California Solar Initiative to evaluate how the timing of payments under a TPO contract impacts the ultimate cost of the system to the customer. Furthermore, we evaluate how the total cost of TPO systems to customers has changed through time, and the degree to which contract costs have tracked trends in the installed costs of a PV system. We find that the structure of the contract and the timing of the payments have financial implications for the customer: (1) power-purchase contracts, on average, cost more than leases, (2) no-money-down contracts are more costly than prepaid contracts, assuming a customer's discount rate is lower than 17% and (3) contracts that include escalator clauses cost more, for both power-purchase agreements and leases, at most plausible discount rates. Additionally, all contract costs exhibit a wide range, and do not parallel trends in installed costs over time.« less

48 CFR 32.1108 - Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... commercial purchase card. 32.1108 Section 32.1108 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Governmentwide commercial purchase card. A Governmentwide commercial purchase card charge authorizes the third party (e.g., financial institution) that issued the purchase card to make immediate payment to the...

Identifying Effectiveness Criteria for Internet Payment Systems.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shon, Tae-Hwan; Swatman, Paula M. C.

1998-01-01

Examines Internet payment systems (IPS): third-party, card, secure Web server, electronic token, financial electronic data interchange (EDI), and micropayment based. Reports the results of a Delphi survey of experts identifying and classifying IPS effectiveness criteria and classifying types of IPS providers. Includes the survey invitation letter…

48 CFR 52.232-36 - Payment by Third Party.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

.... Documentation of each charge against the Government's account shall be provided to the Contracting Officer upon... applicable, the particular Governmentwide commercial purchase card to be used are identified elsewhere in this contract. (2) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card is not authorized as a method of payment...

16 CFR 437.3 - Severability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

..., stuffing envelopes from the purchaser's home. (d) Designated person means any person, other than the seller... be made directly or indirectly through a third party. A required payment does not include payments...: (1) Has a reasonable basis for its claim at the time the claim is made; (2) Has in its possession...

42 CFR 405.910 - Appointed representatives.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... receive any information related to the appeal, including the appeal decision. (e) Duration of appointment... the party and the appointed representative. (2) To initiate an appeal within the 1-year time frame... a beneficiary for purposes of making a claim for third party payment (as defined in 42 CFR 411.21...

The costs and financing of perinatal care in the United States.

PubMed Central

Long, S H; Marquis, M S; Harrison, E R

1994-01-01

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to estimate the aggregate annual costs of maternal and infant health care and to describe the flow of funds that finance that care. METHODS. Estimates of costs and financing based on household and provider surveys, third-party claims data, and hospital discharge data were combined into a single, best estimate. RESULTS. The total cost of perinatal care in 1989 was $27.8 billion, or $6850 per mother-infant pair. Payments made directly by patients or third parties for this care totaled $25.4 billion, or about 7% of personal health care spending by the nonaged population. Payments were less than costs because they did not include a value for direct delivery care or for bad debt and charity care, which accounted for $2.4 billion. Private insurance accounted for about 63% of total payments, and Medicaid accounted for 17% of the total. CONCLUSIONS. National health reform would provide windfall receipts to hospitals, which would receive payment for the considerable bad debt and charity care they provide. Reform might also provide short-term gains to providers as private payment rates are substituted for those of Medicaid. PMID:8092374

Billing third party payers for pharmaceutical care services.

PubMed

Poirier, S; Buffington, D E; Memoli, G A

1999-01-01

To describe the steps pharmacists must complete when seeking compensation from third party payers for pharmaceutical care services. Government publications; professional publications, including manuals and newsletters; authors' personal experience. Pharmacists in increasing numbers are meeting with success in getting reimbursed by third party payers for patient care activities. However, many pharmacists remain reluctant to seek compensation because they do not understand the steps involved. Preparatory steps include obtaining a provider/supplier number, procuring appropriate claim forms, developing data collection and documentation systems, establishing professional fees, creating a marketing plan, and developing an accounting system. To bill for specific patient care services, pharmacists need to collect the patient's insurance information, obtain a statement of medical necessity from the patient's physician, complete the appropriate claim form accurately, and submit the claim with supporting documentation to the insurer. Although many claims from pharmacists are rejected initially, pharmacists who work with third party payers to understand the reasons for denial of payment often receive compensation when claims are resubmitted. Pharmacists who follow these guidelines for billing third party payers for pharmaceutical care services should notice an increase in the number of paid claims.

45 CFR 156.1250 - Acceptance of certain third party payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

....1250 Section 156.1250 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER STANDARDS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, INCLUDING STANDARDS RELATED TO EXCHANGES Qualified Health Plan Issuer Responsibilities § 156.1250 Acceptance of certain third...

[Third-party payment system. Analysis of surveys performed in the province of Limbourg and in the department of Louvain].

PubMed

Hoffbauer, J; Serneels, F; Vanbelle, G

1990-01-01

Two inquiries were set up to analyse the attitude to and the use of the direct payment system. This system implies a direct payment of the dentist by the social assurance organisations. Because of the potential fraud, this system is very controversial. Both users and non-users suggested better controls simplified administration and a legal obligation to demand the franchise part of the fees.

14 CFR 1261.108 - Recovery from carriers, insurers, and other third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... offers a settlement which is less than the amount of the demand, the claimant shall consult with the... comply with these procedures may reduce or preclude payment of the claim. (b) Demand on carrier... responsible, the claimant shall make a written demand on such party, either before or after submitting a claim...

14 CFR 1261.108 - Recovery from carriers, insurers, and other third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... offers a settlement which is less than the amount of the demand, the claimant shall consult with the... comply with these procedures may reduce or preclude payment of the claim. (b) Demand on carrier... responsible, the claimant shall make a written demand on such party, either before or after submitting a claim...

42 CFR 447.45 - Timely claims payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... implement an automated claims processing and information retrieval system. (2) The agency's request for a... additional information from the provider of the service or from a third party. It includes a claim with...

42 CFR 447.45 - Timely claims payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... implement an automated claims processing and information retrieval system. (2) The agency's request for a... additional information from the provider of the service or from a third party. It includes a claim with...

42 CFR 447.45 - Timely claims payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... implement an automated claims processing and information retrieval system. (2) The agency's request for a... additional information from the provider of the service or from a third party. It includes a claim with...

42 CFR 447.45 - Timely claims payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... implement an automated claims processing and information retrieval system. (2) The agency's request for a... additional information from the provider of the service or from a third party. It includes a claim with...

45 CFR 156.50 - Financial support.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... contraceptive services on behalf of a third party administrator pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2)(ii) or 29... payments for contraceptive services pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2)(i) or (ii) or 29 CFR 2590.715... which the contraceptive services for which payments were made pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2) or...

45 CFR 156.50 - Financial support.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... contraceptive services on behalf of a third party administrator pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2)(ii) or 29... payments for contraceptive services pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2)(i) or (ii) or 29 CFR 2590.715... which the contraceptive services for which payments were made pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2713A(b)(2) or...

Paying to Get Paid.

PubMed

Sorrel, Amy Lynn

2015-12-01

Some health plans and third-party vendors that process plan payments are moving to virtual credit cards, without warning and without much explanation of fees or opt-out procedures. Physician practices don't have to accept the financial and administrative costs associated with virtual cards. TMA officials say doctors have a choice and the right to demand that their payers issue payments via direct deposit.

26 CFR 1.6050W-1 - Information reporting for payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... funds at an automated teller machine, or to obtain a cash advance or loan against the cardholder's... transactions with B exceeds 200 (as provided in paragraph (c)(4) of this section). Example 3. Automated clearinghouse network. A operates an automated clearinghouse (“ACH”) network that merely processes electronic...

26 CFR 1.6050W-1 - Information reporting for payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... funds at an automated teller machine, or to obtain a cash advance or loan against the cardholder's... transactions with B exceeds 200 (as provided in paragraph (c)(4) of this section). Example 3. Automated clearinghouse network. A operates an automated clearinghouse (“ACH”) network that merely processes electronic...

20 CFR 30.605 - What rights does the United States have upon payment of compensation under EEOICPA?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What rights does the United States have upon payment of compensation under EEOICPA? 30.605 Section 30.605 Employees' Benefits OFFICE OF WORKERS... OF 2000, AS AMENDED Special Provisions Third Party Liability § 30.605 What rights does the United...

48 CFR 52.232-36 - Payment by Third Party.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... during any period the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates that the Contractor has delinquent debt... at http://fms.treas.gov/debt/index.html. If the SAM subsequently indicates that the Contractor no...

48 CFR 52.232-36 - Payment by Third Party.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... during any period the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates that the Contractor has delinquent debt... at http://fms.treas.gov/debt/index.html. If the SAM subsequently indicates that the Contractor no...

Employee Assistance Program Cost Containment through the Utilization of Community-Based, Social Model Treatment Providers.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

de Miranda, John; Lampe, Marc

Statewide efforts by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to secure third-party payments for nonhospital alcoholism services gradually dissolved due to changes in political administration and overall priorities. San Mateo County, however, served as a demonstration county for the effort and has continued to explore third-party…

26 CFR 31.3505-1 - Liability of third parties paying or providing for wages.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... employer, M makes monthly vacation payments (of a sum equal to a certain percentage of the remuneration... writing with the district director, service center director, or compliance center director to extend the...

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; third party payment of qualified health plan premiums. Interim final rule with comment period.

PubMed

2014-03-19

This interim final rule requires issuers of qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-alone dental plans (SADPs), to accept premium and cost-sharing payments made on behalf of enrollees by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, other Federal and State government programs that provide premium and cost sharing support for specific individuals, and Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.

Professional Certification in Counseling Psychology.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fretz, Bruce R.; And Others

1980-01-01

Certification procedures protect consumers, but when licensing institutions become monopolistic, alternative paths to credentialing need to be considered. A series of articles examine third party payments, a changing job market and consumer protection concerns, all of which have had an impact on credentialing problems. (JAC)

Prediction of Change in Prescription Ingredient Costs and Co-payment Rates under a Reference Pricing System in South Korea.

PubMed

Heo, Ji Haeng; Rascati, Karen L; Lee, Eui-Kyung

2017-05-01

The reference pricing system (RPS) establishes reference prices within interchangeable reference groupings. For drugs priced higher than the reference point, patients pay the difference between the reference price and the total price. To predict potential changes in prescription ingredient costs and co-payment rates after implementation of an RPS in South Korea. Korean National Health Insurance claims data were used as a baseline to develop possible RPS models. Five components of a potential RPS policy were varied: reference groupings, reference pricing methods, co-pay reduction programs, manufacturer price reductions, and increased drug substitutions. The potential changes for prescription ingredient costs and co-payment rates were predicted for the various scenarios. It was predicted that transferring the difference (total price minus reference price) from the insurer to patients would reduce ingredient costs from 1.4% to 22.8% for the third-party payer (government), but patient co-payment rates would increase from a baseline of 20.4% to 22.0% using chemical groupings and to 25.0% using therapeutic groupings. Savings rates in prescription ingredient costs (government and patient combined) were predicted to range from 1.6% to 13.7% depending on various scenarios. Although the co-payment rate would increase, a 15% price reduction by manufacturers coupled with a substitution rate of 30% would result in a decrease in the co-payment amount (change in absolute dollars vs. change in rates). Our models predicted that the implementation of RPS in South Korea would lead to savings in ingredient costs for the third-party payer and co-payments for patients with potential scenarios. Copyright © 2017 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

A responsible method of making healthcare choices.

PubMed

Scandlen, Greg

2002-01-01

The essential problem in healthcare has never been fee-for-service. The problem is third-party payment that inevitably leads to excessive demand for services. Third-party payers will always try to limit the use and cost of services to reduce their exposure. The big question facing us in the next 10 years is who decides what gets paid for and what doesn't. Will it be employers, insurers, the government? Or it will it be consumers? Many employers have concluded that Americans are perfectly capable of expressing their preferences and choices in healthcare. But they need to understand that resources are limited and trade-offs are required.

75 FR 57045 - Parallel Review of Medical Products

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-09-17

... the public interest by reducing the time between FDA marketing approval or clearance decisions and CMS... diagnostics. Reducing the time between marketing approval or clearance and obtaining third party payment... applicable safety and effectiveness standards for commercial marketing. Next, the company seeks coverage from...

Contracting to improve your revenue cycle performance.

PubMed

Welter, Terri L; Semko, George A; Miller, Tony; Lauer, Roberta

2007-09-01

The following key drivers of commercial contract variability can have a material effect on your hospital's revenue cycle: Claim form variance. Benefit design. Contract complexity. Coding variance. Medical necessity. Precertification/authorization. Claim adjudication/appeal requirements. Additional documentation requirements. Timeliness of payment. Third-party payer activity.

TRlCARE Controls Over Claims Prepared by Third-Party Billing Agencies

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-12-31

of the HHS-excluded billing agencies to the TRICARE claims database and saw that payments were sent to the addresses of three billing agencies...contractors and subcontractors responsible for claims processing, including TriWest, Wisconsin Physicians Services, HealthNet, Palmetto Government

11 CFR 9004.2 - Pre-election payments for minor and new party candidates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 11 Federal Elections 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Pre-election payments for minor and new party... § 9004.2 Pre-election payments for minor and new party candidates. (a) Candidate of a minor party in the preceding election. An eligible candidate of a minor party is entitled to pre-election payments: (1) If he...

11 CFR 9004.2 - Pre-election payments for minor and new party candidates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 11 Federal Elections 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Pre-election payments for minor and new party... § 9004.2 Pre-election payments for minor and new party candidates. (a) Candidate of a minor party in the preceding election. An eligible candidate of a minor party is entitled to pre-election payments: (1) If he...

The Economics of Professional Journal Pricing.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Stoller, Michael A.; And Others

1996-01-01

Evaluates the literature on journal pricing that emphasizes three types of price discrimination practiced by publishers. Concludes that the monopoly power of commercial publishers and a third party payment system are the cause of increasing journal costs. Recommends incentives to journal users, adoption of equitable pricing systems, and employing…

Evaluating Independently Licensed Counselors' Articulation of Professional Identity Using Structural Coding

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Burns, Stephanie; Cruikshanks, Daniel R.

2017-01-01

Inconsistent counselor professional identity contributes to issues with licensure portability, parity in hiring practices, marketplace recognition in U.S. society and third-party payments for independently licensed counselors. Counselors could benefit from enhancing the counseling profession's identity as well as individual professional identities…

Developing a Third-Party Analytics Application Using Australia’s National Personal Health Records System: Case Study

PubMed Central

van Kasteren, Yasmin; Musiat, Peter; Kidd, Michael

2018-01-01

Background My Health Record (MyHR) is Australia’s national electronic health record (EHR) system. Poor usability and functionality have resulted in low utility, affecting enrollment and participation rates by both patients and clinicians alike. Similar to apps on mobile phone app stores, innovative third-party applications of MyHR platform data can enhance the usefulness of the platform, but there is a paucity of research into the processes involved in developing third-party applications that integrate and use data from EHR systems. Objective The research describes the challenges involved in pioneering the development of a patient and clinician Web-based software application for MyHR and insights resulting from this experience. Methods This research uses a case study approach, investigating the development and implementation of Actionable Intime Insights (AI2), a third-party application for MyHR, which translates Medicare claims records stored in MyHR into a clinically meaningful timeline visualization of health data for both patients and clinicians. This case study identifies the challenges encountered by the Personal Health Informatics team from Flinders University in the MyHR third-party application development environment. Results The study presents a nuanced understanding of different data types and quality of data in MyHR and the complexities associated with developing secondary-use applications. Regulatory requirements associated with utilization of MyHR data, restrictions on visualizations of data, and processes of testing third-party applications were encountered during the development of the application. Conclusions This study identified several processes, technical and regulatory barriers which, if addressed, can make MyHR a thriving ecosystem of health applications. It clearly identifies opportunities and considerations for the Australian Digital Health Agency and other national bodies wishing to encourage the development of new and innovative use cases for national EHRs. PMID:29691211

Developing a Third-Party Analytics Application Using Australia's National Personal Health Records System: Case Study.

PubMed

Bidargaddi, Niranjan; van Kasteren, Yasmin; Musiat, Peter; Kidd, Michael

2018-04-24

My Health Record (MyHR) is Australia's national electronic health record (EHR) system. Poor usability and functionality have resulted in low utility, affecting enrollment and participation rates by both patients and clinicians alike. Similar to apps on mobile phone app stores, innovative third-party applications of MyHR platform data can enhance the usefulness of the platform, but there is a paucity of research into the processes involved in developing third-party applications that integrate and use data from EHR systems. The research describes the challenges involved in pioneering the development of a patient and clinician Web-based software application for MyHR and insights resulting from this experience. This research uses a case study approach, investigating the development and implementation of Actionable Intime Insights (AI 2 ), a third-party application for MyHR, which translates Medicare claims records stored in MyHR into a clinically meaningful timeline visualization of health data for both patients and clinicians. This case study identifies the challenges encountered by the Personal Health Informatics team from Flinders University in the MyHR third-party application development environment. The study presents a nuanced understanding of different data types and quality of data in MyHR and the complexities associated with developing secondary-use applications. Regulatory requirements associated with utilization of MyHR data, restrictions on visualizations of data, and processes of testing third-party applications were encountered during the development of the application. This study identified several processes, technical and regulatory barriers which, if addressed, can make MyHR a thriving ecosystem of health applications. It clearly identifies opportunities and considerations for the Australian Digital Health Agency and other national bodies wishing to encourage the development of new and innovative use cases for national EHRs. ©Niranjan Bidargaddi, Yasmin van Kasteren, Peter Musiat, Michael Kidd. Originally published in JMIR Medical Informatics (http://medinform.jmir.org), 24.04.2018.

78 FR 12953 - TRICARE; TRICARE Sanction Authority for Third-Party Billing Agents

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2013-02-26

... that prepare or submit claims presented to TRICARE for payment. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective March 28, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann N. Fazzini, Medical Benefits and..., other Federal health care programs) against persons that violate the provisions provided in Sec. 402.1(e...

42 CFR 433.139 - Payment of claims.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... in paragraph (e) of this section, if the agency learns of the existence of a liable third party after... must seek recovery of reimbursement within 60 days after the end of the month it learns of the... the agency determines that recovery would not be cost effective in accordance with paragraph (f) of...

42 CFR 433.139 - Payment of claims.

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2013-10-01

... in paragraph (e) of this section, if the agency learns of the existence of a liable third party after... must seek recovery of reimbursement within 60 days after the end of the month it learns of the... the agency determines that recovery would not be cost effective in accordance with paragraph (f) of...

42 CFR 433.139 - Payment of claims.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... paragraph (e) of this section, if the agency learns of the existence of a liable third party after a claim... recovery of reimbursement within 60 days after the end of the month it learns of the existence of the... determines that recovery would not be cost effective in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section. (e...

42 CFR 433.139 - Payment of claims.

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2012-10-01

... in paragraph (e) of this section, if the agency learns of the existence of a liable third party after... must seek recovery of reimbursement within 60 days after the end of the month it learns of the... the agency determines that recovery would not be cost effective in accordance with paragraph (f) of...

42 CFR 433.139 - Payment of claims.

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2010-10-01

... paragraph (e) of this section, if the agency learns of the existence of a liable third party after a claim... recovery of reimbursement within 60 days after the end of the month it learns of the existence of the... determines that recovery would not be cost effective in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section. (e...

77 FR 50210 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1099-K

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2012-08-20

... 1099-K AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments... Form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Payments. DATES: Written comments should be received on or...: Form 1099-K. Abstract: This is a new form is in response to section 102 of Public Law 111-147, the...

77 FR 2500 - Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments-Uninsured Definition

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... Definition AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This... consistent with the definitions under 45 CFR Part 144 and 45 CFR Part 146, as well as individuals who have coverage based upon a legally liable third party payer. This regulatory definition was not the same as the...

37 CFR 380.23 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees and statements of account.

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2011-07-01

... waiver, including development of proxy usage data. The Proxy Fee shall be paid by the date specified in... Educational Webcasters based on proxy usage data in accordance with a methodology adopted by the Collective's... third-party Web hosting or service provider maintains equipment or software for a Noncommercial...

Peer Review: The CHAMPUS Program.

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Stricker, George

This paper examines the use of the peer review system in evaluating out-patient clinical services for a third-party payer seeking justification for payment of services. Peer review is defined as a process by which one professional, in an official capacity, makes a judgment about a co-professional in a matter involving professional functioning. The…

42 CFR 433.147 - Cooperation in establishing paternity and in obtaining medical support and payments and in...

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2010-10-01

... & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS STATE FISCAL ADMINISTRATION Third Party Liability Assignment of Rights to Benefits § 433.147 Cooperation in... must require the individual who assigns his or her rights to cooperate in— (1) Establishing paternity...

Outpatient Art Therapy with Multiple Personality Disorder: A Survey of Current Practice.

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Mills, Anne

1995-01-01

Reports findings of a 1993 questionnaire completed by 46 North American art therapists that focuses on the outpatient treatment of multiple personality disorder. Includes information on role in diagnosing, fees and third-party payment, and therapeutic activities. Treatment issues include pacing and containment, and managing the client's chronic…

Privacy preserving interactive record linkage (PPIRL).

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Kum, Hye-Chung; Krishnamurthy, Ashok; Machanavajjhala, Ashwin; Reiter, Michael K; Ahalt, Stanley

2014-01-01

Record linkage to integrate uncoordinated databases is critical in biomedical research using Big Data. Balancing privacy protection against the need for high quality record linkage requires a human-machine hybrid system to safely manage uncertainty in the ever changing streams of chaotic Big Data. In the computer science literature, private record linkage is the most published area. It investigates how to apply a known linkage function safely when linking two tables. However, in practice, the linkage function is rarely known. Thus, there are many data linkage centers whose main role is to be the trusted third party to determine the linkage function manually and link data for research via a master population list for a designated region. Recently, a more flexible computerized third-party linkage platform, Secure Decoupled Linkage (SDLink), has been proposed based on: (1) decoupling data via encryption, (2) obfuscation via chaffing (adding fake data) and universe manipulation; and (3) minimum information disclosure via recoding. We synthesize this literature to formalize a new framework for privacy preserving interactive record linkage (PPIRL) with tractable privacy and utility properties and then analyze the literature using this framework. Human-based third-party linkage centers for privacy preserving record linkage are the accepted norm internationally. We find that a computer-based third-party platform that can precisely control the information disclosed at the micro level and allow frequent human interaction during the linkage process, is an effective human-machine hybrid system that significantly improves on the linkage center model both in terms of privacy and utility.

Privacy preserving interactive record linkage (PPIRL)

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Kum, Hye-Chung; Krishnamurthy, Ashok; Machanavajjhala, Ashwin; Reiter, Michael K; Ahalt, Stanley

2014-01-01

Objective Record linkage to integrate uncoordinated databases is critical in biomedical research using Big Data. Balancing privacy protection against the need for high quality record linkage requires a human–machine hybrid system to safely manage uncertainty in the ever changing streams of chaotic Big Data. Methods In the computer science literature, private record linkage is the most published area. It investigates how to apply a known linkage function safely when linking two tables. However, in practice, the linkage function is rarely known. Thus, there are many data linkage centers whose main role is to be the trusted third party to determine the linkage function manually and link data for research via a master population list for a designated region. Recently, a more flexible computerized third-party linkage platform, Secure Decoupled Linkage (SDLink), has been proposed based on: (1) decoupling data via encryption, (2) obfuscation via chaffing (adding fake data) and universe manipulation; and (3) minimum information disclosure via recoding. Results We synthesize this literature to formalize a new framework for privacy preserving interactive record linkage (PPIRL) with tractable privacy and utility properties and then analyze the literature using this framework. Conclusions Human-based third-party linkage centers for privacy preserving record linkage are the accepted norm internationally. We find that a computer-based third-party platform that can precisely control the information disclosed at the micro level and allow frequent human interaction during the linkage process, is an effective human–machine hybrid system that significantly improves on the linkage center model both in terms of privacy and utility. PMID:24201028

Complex Home Care: Part II-Family Annual Income, Insurance Premium and Out-of- Pocket Expenses

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Piamjariyakul, Ubolrat; Yadrich, Donna Macan; Ross, Vicki M.; Smith, Carol E.; Clements, Faye; Williams, Arthur R.

2011-01-01

The goals of this study were to provide data on the annual family income and payment for health insurance coverage and out-of-pocket expenses that are not reimbursed by third-party payers for managing complex home care. Costs reported for annual insurance premiums varied widely as did costs of deductibles, co-payments, non-reimbursed supplies, travel, or child care. The mean total out-of-pocket non-reimbursed expenses averaged $17, 923 per year per family. This series of articles presents these financial costs in relation to complex home care outcomes. PMID:21158253

Conceptualizing juvenile prostitution as child maltreatment: findings from the National Juvenile Prostitution Study.

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Mitchell, Kimberly J; Finkelhor, David; Wolak, Janis

2010-02-01

Two studies were conducted to identify the incidence (Study 1) and characteristics (Study 2) of juvenile prostitution cases known to law enforcement agencies in the United States. Study 1 revealed a national estimate of 1,450 arrests or detentions (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1,287-1,614) in cases involving juvenile prostitution during a 1-year period. In Study 2, exploratory data were collected from a subsample of 138 cases from police records in 2005. The cases are broadly categorized into three main types: (a) third-party exploiters, (b) solo prostitution, and (c) conventional child sexual abuse (CSA) with payment. Cases were classified into three initial categories based on police orientation toward the juvenile: (a) juveniles as victims (53%), (b) juveniles as delinquents (31%), and (c) juvenile as both victims and delinquents (16%). When examining the status of the juveniles by case type, the authors found that all the juveniles in CSA with payment cases were treated as victims, 66% in third-party exploiters cases, and 11% in solo cases. Findings indicate law enforcement responses to juvenile prostitution are influential in determining whether such youth are viewed as victims of commercial sexual exploitation or as delinquents.

The insurance refund request: a legal analysis.

PubMed

Rollman, S O

1998-12-01

When an insurance payment is made erroneously to a healthcare provider and no contract between the insurer and provider addresses the issue of refunding such payments, the law relating to restitution generally applies. Restitution does not apply, however, to three exceptions that the courts have used to refuse claims by insurers for refunds of overpayments: the innocent third-party creditor exception, whereby the healthcare provider cannot be unjustly enriched by the overpayment, cannot have induced the mistaken payment, and cannot have known beforehand that the insurer was not obligated to pay; the material change in position exception, whereby the healthcare provider in good faith accepts an overpayment and so does not pursue other means of payment; and the assumption of the risk exception, which occurs when the insurer pays a claim without having complete information about it.

Integrated billing and accounts receivable management system needed to maximize payments and cope with managed care.

PubMed

Sanders, J; Wold, D; Sullivan, T

1999-01-01

The billing and accounts receivable management process in medical practices today has evolved into a multidisciplinary function. This function requires efficient, coordinated performance by physicians and all staff members, from the point of initial patient contact through aggressive follow-up on delinquent payments for services rendered. Offices with deficient or nonexistent billing and accounts receivable management systems typically experience collection ratios that are less than industry norms. They also experience poor cash flow and unnecessary overhead costs. To avoid costly inefficiencies and ensure that it maximizes payments from third-party payors and patients, a medical practice must have an integrated billing and accounts receivable management system that includes components outlined in this article.

Episodic payments (bundling): PART I.

PubMed

Jacofsky, D J

2017-10-01

Episodic, or bundled payments, is a concept now familiar to most in the healthcare arena, but the models are often misunderstood. Under a traditional fee-for-service model, each provider bills separately for their services which creates financial incentives to maximise volumes. Under a bundled payment, a single entity, often referred to as a convener (maybe the hospital, the physician group, or a third party) assumes the risk through a payer contract for all services provided within a defined episode of care, and receives a single (bundled) payment for all services provided for that episode. The time frame around the intervention is variable, but defined in advance, as are included and excluded costs. Timing of the actual payment in a bundle may either be before the episode occurs (prospective payment model), or after the end of the episode through a reconciliation (retrospective payment model). In either case, the defined costs over the defined time frame are borne by the convener. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:1280-5. ©2017 The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Does a global budget superimposed on fee-for-service payments mitigate hospitals' medical claims in Taiwan?

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Hsu, Pi-Fem

2014-12-01

Taiwan's global budgeting for hospital health care, in comparison to other countries, assigns a regional budget cap for hospitals' medical benefits claimed on the basis of fee-for-service (FFS) payments. This study uses a stays-hospitals-years database comprising acute myocardial infarction inpatients to examine whether the reimbursement policy mitigates the medical benefits claimed to a third-payer party during 2000-2008. The estimated results of a nested random-effects model showed that hospitals attempted to increase their medical benefit claims under the influence of initial implementation of global budgeting. The magnitudes of hospitals' responses to global budgeting were significantly attributed to hospital ownership, accreditation status, and market competitiveness of a region. The results imply that the regional budget cap superimposed on FFS payments provides only blunt incentive to the hospitals to cooperate to contain medical resource utilization, unless a monitoring mechanism attached with the payment system.

Bariatric surgery and the financial reimbursement cycle.

PubMed

Schoenthal, Anna R; Getzen, Thomas E

2005-01-01

Financial reimbursement for new health care services tends to progress through a predictable cycle. Initially, requests for payment are often honored in full based on the assumption that generous reimbursement is necessary to bring about an expansion of supply, and that pioneering providers have incurred losses while the technology was developed and disseminated. As total third-party payments escalate, concerns regarding the relationship between costs and price are pushed to the fore. Allegations of profiteering, overuse, and abuse spread. These concerns often lead to a set of externally imposed restrictions on payment, with limits placed first on prices, and then usually on quantities and/or aggregate totals as well. In this article, we examine how one new technology, bariatric surgery, is progressing through the reimbursement cycle. Key words: bariatric surgery, obesity, reimbursement.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017. Final rule.

PubMed

2016-03-08

This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also provides additional amendments regarding the annual open enrollment period for the individual market for the 2017 and 2018 benefit years; essential health benefits; cost sharing; qualified health plans; Exchange consumer assistance programs; network adequacy; patient safety; the Small Business Health Options Program; stand-alone dental plans; third-party payments to qualified health plans; the definitions of large employer and small employer; fair health insurance premiums; student health insurance coverage; the rate review program; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; exemptions and appeals; and other related topics.

Estimating pharmacy level prescription drug acquisition costs for third-party reimbursement.

PubMed

Kreling, D H; Kirk, K W

1986-07-01

Accurate payment for the acquisition costs of drug products dispensed is an important consideration in a third-party prescription drug program. Two alternative methods of estimating these costs among pharmacies were derived and compared. First, pharmacists were surveyed to determine the purchase discounts offered to them by wholesalers. A 10.00% modal and 11.35% mean discount resulted for 73 responding pharmacists. Second, cost-plus percents derived from gross profit margins of wholesalers were calculated and applied to wholesaler product costs to estimate pharmacy level acquisition costs. Cost-plus percents derived from National Median and Southwestern Region wholesaler figures were 9.27% and 10.10%, respectively. A comparison showed the two methods of estimating acquisition costs would result in similar acquisition cost estimates. Adopting a cost-plus estimating approach is recommended because it avoids potential pricing manipulations by wholesalers and manufacturers that would negate improvements in drug product reimbursement accuracy.

Legal and ethical implications of health care provider insurance risk assumption.

PubMed

Cox, Thomas

2010-01-01

From bedside to boardroom, nurses deal with the consequences of health care provider insurance risk assumption. Professional caregiver insurance risk refers to insurance risks assumed through contracts with third parties, federal and state Medicare and Medicaid program mandates, and the diagnosis-related groups and Prospective Payment Systems. This article analyzes the financial, legal, and ethical implications of provider insurance risk assumption by focusing on the degree to which patient benefits are reduced.

Estimating medical practice expenses from administering adult influenza vaccinations.

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Coleman, Margaret S; Fontanesi, John; Meltzer, Martin I; Shefer, Abigail; Fishbein, Daniel B; Bennett, Nancy M; Stryker, David

2005-01-04

Potential business losses incurred vaccinating adults against influenza have not been defined because of a lack of estimates for medical practice costs incurred delivering vaccines. We collected data on vaccination labor time and other associated expenses. We modeled estimates of per-vaccination medical practice business costs associated with delivering adult influenza vaccine in different sized practices. Per-shot costs ranged from USD 13.87 to USD 46.27 (2001 dollars). When compared with average Medicare payments of USD 11.71, per-shot losses ranged from US$ 2.16 to USD 34.56. More research is needed to determine less expensive delivery settings and/or whether third-party payers need to make higher payments for adult vaccinations.

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Iverson, Aaron

Ra Power Management (RPM) has developed a cloud based software platform that manages the financial and operational functions of third party financed solar projects throughout their lifecycle. RPM’s software streamlines and automates the sales, financing, and management of a portfolio of solar assets. The software helps solar developers automate the most difficult aspects of asset management, leading to increased transparency, efficiency, and reduction in human error. More importantly, our platform will help developers save money by improving their operating margins

Institutional Logics, Indie Software Developers and Platform Governance

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Qiu, Yixin

2013-01-01

This two-essay dissertation aims to study institutional logics in the context of Apple's independent third-party software developers. In essay 1, I investigate the embedded agency aspect of the institutional logics theory. It builds on the premise that logics constrain preferences, interests and behaviors of individuals and organizations, thereby…

Consumer use and response to online third-party raw DNA interpretation services.

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Wang, Catharine; Cahill, Tiernan J; Parlato, Andrew; Wertz, Blake; Zhong, Qiankun; Cunningham, Tricia Norkunas; Cummings, James J

2018-01-01

With the availability of raw DNA generated from direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing companies, there has been a proliferation of third-party online services that are available to interpret the raw data for both genealogy and/or health purposes. This study examines the current landscape and downstream clinical implications of consumer use of third-party services. Study participants were recruited online from social media platforms. A total of 321 survey respondents reported using third-party services for raw DNA interpretation. Participants were highly motivated to explore raw DNA for ancestral information (67%), individual health implications (62%), or both (40%). Participants primarily used one of seven companies to interpret raw DNA; 73% used more than one. Company choice was driven by the type of results offered (51%), price (45%), and online reviews (31%). Approximately 30% of participants shared results with a medical provider and 21% shared with more than one. Outcomes of sharing ranged from disinterest/discounting of the information to diagnosis of genetic conditions. Participants were highly satisfied with their decision to analyze raw DNA (M = 4.54/5), yet challenges in understanding interpretation results were reported irrespective of satisfaction ratings. Consumers face challenges in understanding the results and may seek out clinical assistance in interpreting their raw DNA results. © 2017 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Developing and Benchmarking Native Linux Applications on Android

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Batyuk, Leonid; Schmidt, Aubrey-Derrick; Schmidt, Hans-Gunther; Camtepe, Ahmet; Albayrak, Sahin

Smartphones get increasingly popular where more and more smartphone platforms emerge. Special attention was gained by the open source platform Android which was presented by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) hosting members like Google, Motorola, and HTC. Android uses a Linux kernel and a stripped-down userland with a custom Java VM set on top. The resulting system joins the advantages of both environments, while third-parties are intended to develop only Java applications at the moment.

Solar Asset Management Software

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Iverson, Aaron; Zviagin, George

Ra Power Management (RPM) has developed a cloud based software platform that manages the financial and operational functions of third party financed solar projects throughout their lifecycle. RPM’s software streamlines and automates the sales, financing, and management of a portfolio of solar assets. The software helps solar developers automate the most difficult aspects of asset management, leading to increased transparency, efficiency, and reduction in human error. More importantly, our platform will help developers save money by improving their operating margins.

The business of PET/CT.

PubMed

Halliday, Sue; Thrall, James H

2005-05-01

This chapter discusses how to market to and educate the referral community and third party payers about the benefits of the emerging PET/CT technology. Clearly, the fusion of PET and CT into one piece of equipment will present challenges for years to come. It is important for providers to be involved with all of the administrators, managers, referring and interpreting physicians, and the payer communities in their market to clearly understand individual payer business practices and to identify opportunities to educate and influence changes in payment and coverage policies.

Final Report Ra Power Management 1255 10-15-16 FINAL_Public

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Iverson, Aaron

Ra Power Management (RPM) has developed a cloud based software platform that manages the financial and operational functions of third party financed solar projects throughout their lifecycle. RPM’s software streamlines and automates the sales, financing, and management of a portfolio of solar assets. The software helps solar developers automate the most difficult aspects of asset management, leading to increased transparency, efficiency, and reduction in human error. More importantly, our platform will help developers save money by improving their operating margins

Evolution Model and Simulation of Profit Model of Agricultural Products Logistics Financing

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yang, Bo; Wu, Yan

2018-03-01

Agricultural products logistics financial warehousing business mainly involves agricultural production and processing enterprises, third-party logistics enterprises and financial institutions tripartite, to enable the three parties to achieve win-win situation, the article first gives the replication dynamics and evolutionary stability strategy between the three parties in business participation, and then use NetLogo simulation platform, using the overall modeling and simulation method of Multi-Agent, established the evolutionary game simulation model, and run the model under different revenue parameters, finally, analyzed the simulation results. To achieve the agricultural products logistics financial financing warehouse business to participate in tripartite mutually beneficial win-win situation, thus promoting the smooth flow of agricultural products logistics business.

77 FR 40302 - Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation; Internet Payment Platform

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2012-07-09

... Treasury Acquisition Regulation; Internet Payment Platform AGENCY: Office of the Procurement Executive... Treasury Acquisition Regulation (DTAR) to implement use of the Internet Payment Platform, a centralized... implement the Internet Payment Platform (IPP) no later than the end of fiscal year 2012; with all new...

Creating A Nationwide Nonpartisan Initiative for Family Caregivers in Political Party Platforms.

PubMed

Scribner, Ben; Lynn, Joanne; Walker, Victoria; Morgan, Les; Montgomery, Anne; Blair, Elizabeth; Baird, Davis; Goldschmidt, Barbara; Kirschenbaum, Naomi

2017-06-01

Policymakers have been slow to support family caregivers, and political agendas mostly fail to address the cost burdens, impact on employment and productivity, and other challenges in taking on long-term care tasks. This project set out to raise policymakers' awareness of family caregivers through proposals to Republican and Democratic party platforms during the 2016 political season. The Family Caregiver Platform Project (FCPP) reviewed the state party platform submission process for Democratic and Republican parties in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We built a website to make each process understandable by caregiver advocates. We designed model submissions to help volunteers tailor a proposal and recruited caregiver advocates participating in their state process. Finally, we mobilized a ground operation in many states and followed the progress of submissions in each state, as well as the formation of the national platforms. In 39 states, at least one party, Republican or Democrat, hosted a state party platform process. As of September 2016 FCPP volunteers submitted proposals to 29 state parties in 22 states. Family caregiver language was added to eight state party platforms, one state party resolution, two bipartisan legislative resolutions, and one national party platform. The FCPP generated a non-partisan grassroots effort to educate and motivate policymakers to address caregiving issues and solutions. Democratic party leaders provided more opportunities to connect with political leaders, with seven Democratic parties and one Republican party, addressing family caregiver issues in their party platforms. © 2017, Copyright the Authors Journal compilation © 2017, The American Geriatrics Society.

Moving beyond Blackboard: Using a Social Network as a Learning Management System

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Thacker, Christopher

2012-01-01

Web 2.0 is a paradigm of a participatory Internet, which has implications for the delivery of online courses. Instructors and students can now develop, distribute, and aggregate content through the use of third-party web applications, particularly social networking platforms, which combine to form a user-created learning management system (LMS).…

Use of Diagnosis-Related Groups by Non-Medicare Payers

PubMed Central

Carter, Grace M.; Jacobson, Peter D.; Kominski, Gerald F.; Perry, Mark J.

1994-01-01

Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital cases is based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). A wide variety of other third-party payers for hospital care have adapted elements of this system for their own use. The extent of DRG use varies considerably both by type of payer and by geographical area. Users include: 21 State Medicaid programs, 3 workers' compensation systems, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), more than one-half of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) member plans, several self-insured employers, and a few employer coalitions. We describe how each of these payers use DRGs. No single approach is dominant. Some payers negotiate specific prices for so many combinations of DRG and hospital that the paradigm that payment equals rate times weight does not apply. What has emerged appears to be a very flexible payment system in which the only constant is the use of DRGs as a measure of output. PMID:10142368

RVU costing applications.

PubMed

Berlin, M F; Faber, B P; Berlin, L M; Budzynski, M R

1997-11-01

Relative value unit (RVU) cost accounting which uses the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS), can be used to determine the cost to produce given services and determine appropriate physician fees. The calculations derived from RVU costing have additional applications, such as analyzing fee schedules, evaluating the profitability of third-party payer reimbursement, calculating a floor capitation rate, and allocating capitation payments within the group. The ability to produce this information can help group practice administrators determine ways to manage the cost of providing services, set more realistic fees, and negotiate more profitable contracts.

12 CFR 337.2 - Standby letters of credit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... repay money borrowed by or advanced to or for the account of the account party, or (2) to make payment... obligation. 1 The term similar arrangement includes the creation of an acceptance or similar undertaking. 1... issuer, which do not “guaranty” payment of a money obligation of the account party and which do not...

Third-Party Cooperation: How Reducing Material Involvement Enhances Contributions to the Public Good.

PubMed

Losecaat Vermeer, Annabel B; Heerema, Roeland L; Sanfey, Alan G

2016-03-01

Decisions to cooperate are often delegated to a third party. We examined whether cooperation differs when decisions are made for a third party compared with ourselves and specified which motives are important for third-party cooperation. Participants played multiple rounds of a public goods game (PGG). In Study 1, we varied personal involvement from high to low; participants played for themselves (Self), for themselves and a third party (Shared), and solely for a third party (Third Party). Participants contributed most when personal involvement was lowest (i.e., Third Party) and least when personal involvement was high (i.e., Self). Study 2 explored if social motives underlie third-party cooperation by comparing cooperation with social (human) and non-social (computer) group members. Reducing personal involvement in the PGG (i.e., Third Party) increased cooperation in social contexts compared with non-social contexts, indicating enhanced collective interest. Increased cooperation for a third party may result from taking the other's perspective, thereby increasing social norm preferences. © 2016 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Not Your Same Old Story: New Rules for Thematic Apperceptive Techniques (TATs).

PubMed

Jenkins, Sharon Rae

2017-01-01

Stories told about pictures have been used for both research and clinical practice since the beginning of modern personality assessment. However, with the growing science-practice gap, these thematic apperceptive techniques (TATs) have been used differently in those 2 venues. Scientific validation is presumptively general, but clinical application is idiographic and situation-specific. A bridge is needed. The manualized human-scored narrative analysis systems discussed here are valuable scientist-practitioner tools, but they require a validation literature to support further research publication, maintain their role in clinical training, and justify clinicians' reimbursement by third-party payers. To facilitate wider understanding of manualized TAT methodologies, this article addresses long-standing criticisms of TAT reliability and proposes some strategic solutions to the measurement error problem for both researchers and clinicians, including analyzing person-situation interactions, purposeful situation sampling for within-storyteller comparisons, and uses of small samples. The new rules for TATs include conceptual and methodological standards that researchers should aim to meet and report, reviewers should apply to manuscripts, and clinical assessors can use to analyze their own data and justify third-party payment.

Towards an Open, Distributed Software Architecture for UxS Operations

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Cross, Charles D.; Motter, Mark A.; Neilan, James H.; Qualls, Garry D.; Rothhaar, Paul M.; Tran, Loc; Trujillo, Anna C.; Allen, B. Danette

2015-01-01

To address the growing need to evaluate, test, and certify an ever expanding ecosystem of UxS platforms in preparation of cultural integration, NASA Langley Research Center's Autonomy Incubator (AI) has taken on the challenge of developing a software framework in which UxS platforms developed by third parties can be integrated into a single system which provides evaluation and testing, mission planning and operation, and out-of-the-box autonomy and data fusion capabilities. This software framework, named AEON (Autonomous Entity Operations Network), has two main goals. The first goal is the development of a cross-platform, extensible, onboard software system that provides autonomy at the mission execution and course-planning level, a highly configurable data fusion framework sensitive to the platform's available sensor hardware, and plug-and-play compatibility with a wide array of computer systems, sensors, software, and controls hardware. The second goal is the development of a ground control system that acts as a test-bed for integration of the proposed heterogeneous fleet, and allows for complex mission planning, tracking, and debugging capabilities. The ground control system should also be highly extensible and allow plug-and-play interoperability with third party software systems. In order to achieve these goals, this paper proposes an open, distributed software architecture which utilizes at its core the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standards, established by the Object Management Group (OMG), for inter-process communication and data flow. The design decisions proposed herein leverage the advantages of existing robotics software architectures and the DDS standards to develop software that is scalable, high-performance, fault tolerant, modular, and readily interoperable with external platforms and software.

49 CFR 599.506 - Notice of Violation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) The place to which, and the manner in which, payment is to be made; (7) A statement that the party may... without attachments) to the party or an employee of the party. (d) If a party submits a written request...

Framework Design of Unified Cross-Authentication Based on the Fourth Platform Integrated Payment

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Yong, Xu; Yujin, He

The essay advances a unified authentication based on the fourth integrated payment platform. The research aims at improving the compatibility of the authentication in electronic business and providing a reference for the establishment of credit system by seeking a way to carry out a standard unified authentication on a integrated payment platform. The essay introduces the concept of the forth integrated payment platform and finally put forward the whole structure and different components. The main issue of the essay is about the design of the credit system of the fourth integrated payment platform and the PKI/CA structure design.

Third-party punishers are rewarded, but third-party helpers even more so.

PubMed

Raihani, Nichola J; Bshary, Redouan

2015-04-01

Punishers can benefit from a tough reputation, where future partners cooperate because they fear repercussions. Alternatively, punishers might receive help from bystanders if their act is perceived as just and other-regarding. Third-party punishment of selfish individuals arguably fits these conditions, but it is not known whether third-party punishers are rewarded for their investments. Here, we show that third-party punishers are indeed rewarded by uninvolved bystanders. Third parties were presented with the outcome of a dictator game in which the dictator was either selfish or fair and were allocated to one of three treatments in which they could choose to do nothing or (1) punish the dictator, (2) help the receiver, or (3) choose between punishment and helping, respectively. A fourth player (bystander) then sees the third-party's decision and could choose to reward the third party or not. Third parties that punished selfish dictators were more likely to be rewarded by bystanders than third parties that took no action in response to a selfish dictator. However, helpful third parties were rewarded even more than third-party punishers. These results suggest that punishment could in principle evolve via indirect reciprocity, but also provide insights into why individuals typically prefer to invest in positive actions. © 2015 The Author(s).

45 CFR 234.60 - Protective, vendor and two-party payments for dependent children.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... grant is a threat to the health or safety of the child. (ii) States will establish criteria to determine if mismanagement exists. Under this provision, States may elect to use as one criterion a presumption..., and two-party payments must be placed in the file of the child involved. (3) Criteria will be...

13 CFR 120.926 - Referral fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.926 Referral fee. The CDC can receive a reasonable referral fee from the Third Party Lender if the CDC secured the Third Party Lender for the Borrower under a written contract between the CDC and the Third Party Lender. Both the CDC and the Third Party Lender are...

13 CFR 120.926 - Referral fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.926 Referral fee. The CDC can receive a reasonable referral fee from the Third Party Lender if the CDC secured the Third Party Lender for the Borrower under a written contract between the CDC and the Third Party Lender. Both the CDC and the Third Party Lender are...

13 CFR 120.926 - Referral fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.926 Referral fee. The CDC can receive a reasonable referral fee from the Third Party Lender if the CDC secured the Third Party Lender for the Borrower under a written contract between the CDC and the Third Party Lender. Both the CDC and the Third Party Lender are...

13 CFR 120.926 - Referral fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.926 Referral fee. The CDC can receive a reasonable referral fee from the Third Party Lender if the CDC secured the Third Party Lender for the Borrower under a written contract between the CDC and the Third Party Lender. Both the CDC and the Third Party Lender are...

13 CFR 120.926 - Referral fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.926 Referral fee. The CDC can receive a reasonable referral fee from the Third Party Lender if the CDC secured the Third Party Lender for the Borrower under a written contract between the CDC and the Third Party Lender. Both the CDC and the Third Party Lender are...

Architectural Implications of Cloud Computing

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-10-24

Public Cloud Infrastructure-as-a- Service (IaaS) Software -as-a- Service ( SaaS ) Cloud Computing Types Platform-as-a- Service (PaaS) Based on Type of...Twitter #SEIVirtualForum © 2011 Carnegie Mellon University Software -as-a- Service ( SaaS ) Model of software deployment in which a third-party...and System Solutions (RTSS) Program. Her current interests and projects are in service -oriented architecture (SOA), cloud computing, and context

Retail prescription drug spending in the National Health Accounts.

PubMed

Smith, Cynthia

2004-01-01

Recent rapid spending growth for retail drugs has largely arisen from increased use of new drugs, rather than from increasing prices of existing drugs. A sizable shift in the payment from consumers to third parties has also contributed to faster growth. Strategies such as negotiating for rebates and using tiered copayments have sought to slow spending growth but simultaneously have complicated the estimation of spending in the National Health Accounts (NHA). NHA estimates show that retail pharmaceuticals' share of health spending is not much different than it was in 1960, although its share of gross domestic product (GDP) has tripled.

Manipulating Morality: Third-Party Intentions Alter Moral Judgments by Changing Causal Reasoning.

PubMed

Phillips, Jonathan; Shaw, Alex

2015-08-01

The present studies investigate how the intentions of third parties influence judgments of moral responsibility for other agents who commit immoral acts. Using cases in which an agent acts under some situational constraint brought about by a third party, we ask whether the agent is blamed less for the immoral act when the third party intended for that act to occur. Study 1 demonstrates that third-party intentions do influence judgments of blame. Study 2 finds that third-party intentions only influence moral judgments when the agent's actions precisely match the third party's intention. Study 3 shows that this effect arises from changes in participants' causal perception that the third party was controlling the agent. Studies 4 and 5, respectively, show that the effect cannot be explained by changes in the distribution of blame or perceived differences in situational constraint faced by the agent. © 2014 Cognitive Science Society, Inc.

Compliance with prompt payment legislation: the initial experiences of New Jersey radiologists.

PubMed

Swayne, Lawrence C; Fask, Alan; Crewson, Philip E; Stelletell, Helen D; Fanburg, John D; Williams, Gary

2002-07-01

Prompt payment has emerged as a dominant issue in managed care reform, with 47 states passing laws or regulations requiring prompt remuneration for medical services. The New Jersey Prompt-Pay Act, effective on December 28, 1999, requires payment within 30 days of electronic submission and within 40 days for nonelectronic submission. This study was undertaken to assess compliance with the New Jersey Prompt-Pay Act for radiology claims submitted 1 and 5 months after implementation (7-11 months after passage of the statute). A retrospective prompt payment analysis was undertaken of all claims submitted in February and June 2000 to six major payers by a common third-party billing company on behalf of 11 radiology practices of various sizes, settings, and locations in New Jersey. A total of 33,537 claims were assigned to one of six time periods on the basis of timeliness of payment: less than or equal to 30 days, 31-40 days, 41-50 days, 51-60 days, 61-90 days, and greater than 90 days or a separate unpaid category after 170 days had elapsed. A detailed analysis of 3156 claims from one practice was performed to estimate a clean claims submission rate. The overall percentage of claims paid within 40 days was 70%. After 170 days, the overall percentage of paid claims was 93%. The annualized interest lost on delayed payments was $23,939 for the practice analyzed. Prompt payment for radiology services remains an elusive goal in New Jersey, despite passage and implementation of prompt payment legislation.

Who will pay for medical education in our teaching hospitals?

PubMed

Relman, A S

1984-10-05

Although most medical educators believe that education, research, and patient care are inseparable and essential to their academic mission, the educational component of this triad has never been given adequate, earmarked support. To fund educational programs, medical centers first relied on research grants and later on third-party payments intended for patient care. However, research money has long since ceased to be available for other purposes and recent federal cost containment measures have started to reduce payments for patient care. Teaching hospitals are threatened with loss of support not only for education, but for their capital improvements and care of the poor. Many institutions are now hoping to generate new income through business deals with for-profit health care corporations, but this effort probably will also fail and may compromise professional traditions. Teaching hospitals serve the public interest and will have to depend, at least in part, on public subsidy of their unavoidable extra costs.

Charge auditing from a nursing perspective.

PubMed

Obert, S J

1990-01-01

Many third-party payors, which include commercial health and auto insurance companies and workmen's compensation carriers, are requesting access to their clients' itemized patient statements and medical records for verifying accuracy of charges and documentation of services rendered. If even a portion of the payment is withheld until the audit is completed, slowing of cash flow results. A slow cash flow may ultimately have profound effects on the quality, or even availability, of patient care. Hospitals are finding it cost effective to have someone within their institution audit patient accounts and medical records to identify problem areas that may result in denial of payment. Nurses are being recruited to perform these audits because of their knowledge of documentation standards and patient account charging procedures. With this background, the nurse auditor is also able to assess educational needs of the nursing staff and work collaboratively with other departments to correct deficiencies.

49 CFR 260.29 - Third party consultants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Applications for Financial Assistance § 260.29 Third party consultants. Applicants may utilize independent third-party consultants to prepare a financial evaluation of... to process the application. We encourage the use of third party consultants. ...

49 CFR 260.29 - Third party consultants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Applications for Financial Assistance § 260.29 Third party consultants. Applicants may utilize independent third-party consultants to prepare a financial evaluation of... to process the application. We encourage the use of third party consultants. ...

49 CFR 260.29 - Third party consultants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Applications for Financial Assistance § 260.29 Third party consultants. Applicants may utilize independent third-party consultants to prepare a financial evaluation of... to process the application. We encourage the use of third party consultants. ...

49 CFR 260.29 - Third party consultants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Applications for Financial Assistance § 260.29 Third party consultants. Applicants may utilize independent third-party consultants to prepare a financial evaluation of... to process the application. We encourage the use of third party consultants. ...

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

McCracken, Brewster

Through funding from the Department of Energy’s Electricity Delivery and Reliability Office, Pecan Street Inc., in partnership with Austin Energy and Oncor, developed and tested third- party data access platforms and services for Green Button offerings and for other home energy use data providers. As more utilities seek to offer Green Button-compliant data to their customers, the question continually arises of how this data can be used to help customers better manage their energy use.

Commercial Building Energy Saver, API

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Hong, Tianzhen; Piette, Mary; Lee, Sang Hoon

2015-08-27

The CBES API provides Application Programming Interface to a suite of functions to improve energy efficiency of buildings, including building energy benchmarking, preliminary retrofit analysis using a pre-simulation database DEEP, and detailed retrofit analysis using energy modeling with the EnergyPlus simulation engine. The CBES API is used to power the LBNL CBES Web App. It can be adopted by third party developers and vendors into their software tools and platforms.

20 CFR 404.1928 - Effect of the alien non-payment provision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Effect of the alien non-payment provision... the alien non-payment provision. An agreement may provide that a person entitled to benefits under... party to the agreement, regardless of the alien non-payment provision (see § 404.460). ...

20 CFR 404.1928 - Effect of the alien non-payment provision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Effect of the alien non-payment provision... the alien non-payment provision. An agreement may provide that a person entitled to benefits under... party to the agreement, regardless of the alien non-payment provision (see § 404.460). ...

20 CFR 404.1928 - Effect of the alien non-payment provision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Effect of the alien non-payment provision... the alien non-payment provision. An agreement may provide that a person entitled to benefits under... party to the agreement, regardless of the alien non-payment provision (see § 404.460). ...

20 CFR 404.1928 - Effect of the alien non-payment provision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Effect of the alien non-payment provision... the alien non-payment provision. An agreement may provide that a person entitled to benefits under... party to the agreement, regardless of the alien non-payment provision (see § 404.460). ...

20 CFR 404.1928 - Effect of the alien non-payment provision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Effect of the alien non-payment provision... the alien non-payment provision. An agreement may provide that a person entitled to benefits under... party to the agreement, regardless of the alien non-payment provision (see § 404.460). ...

78 FR 44090 - Formaldehyde; Third-Party Certification Framework for the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-23

... Formaldehyde; Third-Party Certification Framework for the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products..., concerning a third-party certification framework for the formaldehyde standards for composite wood products... Environmental protection, Composite wood products, Formaldehyde, Reporting and recordkeeping, Third-party...

76 FR 69595 - Application of Third Party Testing Requirements; Reducing Third Party Testing Burdens

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-08

... subject to a third party testing requirement. Please identify specific technologies, except for those that... evaluate testing or screening technologies for consumer products (e.g., accuracy, precision, repeatability... than testing technologies? Should screening technologies be allowed only for third party conformity...

The Dark Side of Altruistic Third-Party Punishment

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Leibbrandt, Andreas; Lopez-Perez, Raul

2011-01-01

This article experimentally studies punishment from unaffected third parties in ten different games. The authors show that third-party punishment exhibits several features that are arguably undesirable. First, third parties punish strongly a decider if she chooses a socially efficient or a Pareto efficient allocation and becomes the richest party…

Use of Third-Party Credibility in Hostile Situations.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Gorney, Carole M.

A study analyzed the use of third-party credibility as a deliberate and systematic public relations strategy to regain credibility for an organization faced with public hostility. Four types of third-party usage are: citizen participation, outside investigation, adversarial advocacy, and employee dissemination. Third-party credibility as a public…

Molmil: a molecular viewer for the PDB and beyond.

PubMed

Bekker, Gert-Jan; Nakamura, Haruki; Kinjo, Akira R

2016-01-01

We have developed a new platform-independent web-based molecular viewer using JavaScript and WebGL. The molecular viewer, Molmil, has been integrated into several services offered by Protein Data Bank Japan and can be easily extended with new functionality by third party developers. Furthermore, the viewer can be used to load files in various formats from the user's local hard drive without uploading the data to a server. Molmil is available for all platforms supporting WebGL (e.g. Windows, Linux, iOS, Android) from http://gjbekker.github.io/molmil/. The source code is available at http://github.com/gjbekker/molmil under the LGPLv3 licence.

QGene 4.0, an extensible Java QTL-analysis platform.

PubMed

Joehanes, Roby; Nelson, James C

2008-12-01

Of many statistical methods developed to date for quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis, only a limited subset are available in public software allowing their exploration, comparison and practical application by researchers. We have developed QGene 4.0, a plug-in platform that allows execution and comparison of a variety of modern QTL-mapping methods and supports third-party addition of new ones. The software accommodates line-cross mating designs consisting of any arbitrary sequence of selfing, backcrossing, intercrossing and haploid-doubling steps that includes map, population, and trait simulators; and is scriptable. Software and documentation are available at http://coding.plantpath.ksu.edu/qgene. Source code is available on request.

Certification, Accreditation, and Credentialing for 503A Compounding Pharmacies.

PubMed

Pritchett, Jon; McCrory, Gary; Kraemer, Cheri; Jensen, Brenda; Allen, Loyd V

2018-01-01

The terms certification, accreditation, and credentialing are often used interchangeably when they apply to compounding-pharmacy qualifications, but they are not synonymous. The reasons for obtaining each, the requirements for each, and the benefits of each differ. Achieving such distinctions can negatively or positively affect the status of a pharmacy among peers and prescribers as well as a pharmacy's relationships with third-party payors. Changes in the third-party payor industry evolve constantly and, we suggest, will continue to do so. Compounding pharmacists must be aware of those changes to help ensure success in a highly competitive marketplace. To our knowledge at the time of this writing, there is no certification program for compounding pharmacists, although pharmacy technicians can achieve certification and may be required to do so by the state in which they practice (a topic beyond the scope of this article). For that reason, we primarily address accreditation and credentialing for 503A compounding pharmacies. In this article, the evolution of the third-party payment system for compounds is reviewed; the definitions of certification, accreditation, and credentialing are examined; and the benefits and recognition of obtaining accredited or credentialed status are discussed. Suggestions for selecting an appropriate agency that offers accreditation or credentialing, preparing for and undergoing an onsite survey, responding to findings, and maintaining a pharmacy practice that enables a successful survey outcome are presented. The personal experience of author CK during accreditation and credentialing is discussed, as is the role of a consultant (author BJ) in helping compounders prepare for the survey process. A list of agencies that offer accreditation and credentialing for compounding pharmacies is included for easy reference. Copyright© by International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, Inc.

How can PPOs control prices without violating antitrust laws?

PubMed

Fried, J M

1984-03-01

Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) have caused concern because they raise the question whether providers can establish mechanisms to control the price of medical care without violating antitrust laws. The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society that the practices of a physicians' organization which set fee schedules by majority vote constituted price fixing because "independent competing entrepreneurs" made the agreements. The decision implies that PPOs must carefully structure collective efforts to set prices in order to avoid unlawful agreement among competitors. To avoid antitrust exposure, hospitals may independently determine prices and contract individually with providers, or they may act as brokers for individual physicians, establishing fees and claims-processing procedures and then contracting with physicians who agree to these requirements. Setting fees independently may be difficult, however, since hospitals need to know what payment physicians will accept. Thus some physician involvement is probably inevitable. No antitrust liability results, however, if individual physicians are sampled in an information-gathering process but do not collectively set fees. In addition, a PPO that is structured as a partnership or other joint arrangement involving true risk sharing should withstand antitrust challenge. In recent business review letters, the Department of Justice approved two different PPO structures: A Hospital Corporation of America subsidiary would contract (nonexclusively) with providers, hospitals, and third party payers to treat the third party payers' beneficiaries at discounted rates. The charges would be negotiated individually with each physician and hospital. A management consultant firm would act as an intermediary between providers and third party payers, negotiating patient discounts but not participating in fee setting. A PPO need not be structured in every respect like these programs. Individual situations vary, and with sound antitrust advice, PPOs can avoid legal pitfalls.

Age differences in health care spending, fiscal year 1977.

PubMed

Gibson, R M; Fisher, C R

1979-01-01

This report of health care spending in fiscal year 1977 reveals that of the $142.6 billion spent by the Nation for personal health care in fiscal year 1977, 29 percent was spent for those aged 65 or older, 59 percent for those aged 19-64, and 13 percent for those below age 19. The average health bill reached $1,745 for the aged, $661 for the intermediate age group, and $253 for the young. Public funds financed 67 percent of the health expenses of the aged, with Medicare and Medicaid together accounting for 61 percent. More than two-thirds of the health expenses of the young and 71 percent of the expenses of those aged 19-64 were paid by private sources. Third-party payments met 68 percent of the health expenditures of all those under age 65.

78 FR 69603 - Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-11-20

... No. FDA-2011-N-0146] RIN 0910-AG66 Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies To... entitled ``Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to... proposed rule entitled ``Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety...

20 CFR 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... others and cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (ii) The value of third party in-kind.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

20 CFR 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... others and cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (ii) The value of third party in-kind.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

20 CFR 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... others and cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (ii) The value of third party in-kind.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

20 CFR 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... others and cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (ii) The value of third party in-kind.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

20 CFR 645.300 - What constitutes an allowable match?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... others and cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (ii) The value of third party in-kind.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

Nosy Neighbors: Third-Party Actors in Central American Conflicts

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede; Beardsley, Kyle

2004-01-01

Scholars argue that third parties make rational calculations and intervene to influence interstate dispute outcomes in favor of their own objectives. Third parties affect not only conflict outcomes but also escalation and duration. Theories of third-party involvement are applied to understand the dynamics of intrastate war. An analysis of event…

Interest rate swaps: financial tool of the '90s.

PubMed

Woodard, M A

1993-11-01

The implementation of prospective payment for capital costs makes it more necessary than ever for healthcare financial managers to be able to creatively balance capital costs with risk. A new financial management tool--the interest rate swap (a contractual agreement in which one party with a fixed interest rate payment liability and another party with a variable interest payment liability agree to trade those obligations)--is proving to be a solution for a growing number of hospital managers. This article describes the uses of interest rate swaps and discusses the variables to be considered when evaluating whether the benefits of an interest rate swap offset the additional risk.

Female third party lymphocytes are effective for immunotherapy of patients with unexplained primary recurrent spontaneous abortion: A retrospective analysis of outcomes.

PubMed

Liang, Xu; Qiu, Tian; Qiu, Lihua; Wang, Xipeng; Zhao, Aimin; Lin, Qide

2015-01-01

Allogeneic lymphocytes of paternal origin or supplied by a male third party have been used for the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion. Few studies, however, have examined the use of female third party lymphocytes. Our purpose was to determine whether female third party lymphocytes could be used for immunotherapy of women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. In this retrospective non-randomised cohort-controlled study, the medical records of patients with three or more spontaneous abortions who received immunotherapy with lymphocytes from their partner, a male third party or a female third party, as well as those who received no immunotherapy, from 1996 to 2012 were reviewed. All patients were negative for mixed lymphocyte culture reaction (MLR)-blocking antibodies. Immunotherapy was performed in 302 patients in two courses, while 53 patients received no immunotherapy. The pregnancy rates in patients who received lymphocytes from their partners, a male third party or a female third party, and in those not immunised, were 85.6%, 87.3%, 89.7%, and 79.3%, respectively (p = 0.523);the live birth rates were 87.3%, 75.8%, 84.6%, and 40.5%, respectively (p < 0.001). We conclude that female third party lymphocytes can be used for immunotherapy in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Punish the Perpetrator or Compensate the Victim? Gain vs. Loss Context Modulate Third-Party Altruistic Behaviors.

PubMed

Liu, Yingjie; Li, Lin; Zheng, Li; Guo, Xiuyan

2017-01-01

Third-party punishment and third-party compensation are primary responses to observed norms violations. Previous studies mostly investigated these behaviors in gain rather than loss context, and few study made direct comparison between these two behaviors. We conducted three experiments to investigate third-party punishment and third-party compensation in the gain and loss context. Participants observed two persons playing Dictator Game to share an amount of gain or loss, and the proposer would propose unfair distribution sometimes. In Study 1A, participants should decide whether they wanted to punish proposer. In Study 1B, participants decided to compensate the recipient or to do nothing. This two experiments explored how gain and loss contexts might affect the willingness to altruistically punish a perpetrator, or to compensate a victim of unfairness. Results suggested that both third-party punishment and compensation were stronger in the loss context. Study 2 directly compare third-party punishment and third-party compensation in the both contexts, by allowing participants choosing between punishment, compensation and keeping. Participants chose compensation more often than punishment in the loss context, and chose more punishments in the gain context. Empathic concern partly explained between-context differences of altruistic compensation and punishment. Our findings provide insights on modulating effect of context on third-party altruistic decisions.

40 CFR 307.30 - Requesting payment from the potentially responsible party.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... (CONTINUED) SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL... the potentially responsible party agree to a settlement involving a release from liability, the...

38 CFR 17.106 - VA collection rules; third-party payers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... a veteran who is also a beneficiary under the third-party payer's plan. VA's right to recover or... prosecute legal proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of the United States under 38 U.S... the terms and conditions of the third-party payer's plan. Patient care records will not be made...

38 CFR 17.106 - VA collection rules; third-party payers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... a veteran who is also a beneficiary under the third-party payer's plan. VA's right to recover or... prosecute legal proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of the United States under 38 U.S... the terms and conditions of the third-party payer's plan. Patient care records will not be made...

Controlled mutual quantum entity authentication with an untrusted third party

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kang, Min-Sung; Heo, Jino; Hong, Chang-Ho; Yang, Hyung-Jin; Han, Sang-Wook; Moon, Sung

2018-07-01

We propose a quantum control entity mutual authentication protocol that can be executed in environments involving an untrusted third party. In general, the third party, referred to as Charlie, can be an entity such as a telephone company, server, financial company, or login webpage for a portal service. Most communication protocols controlled by third parties are vulnerable to internal attacks. In this study, we present two solutions that make use of an entanglement correlation checking method and random numbers against an internal attack by an untrusted third party.

76 FR 71571 - Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting on FY 2013 Applications for New Medical Services and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-18

... Payments Under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... and technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to this meeting to present their comments, recommendations, and data regarding whether the...

Punish the Perpetrator or Compensate the Victim? Gain vs. Loss Context Modulate Third-Party Altruistic Behaviors

PubMed Central

Liu, Yingjie; Li, Lin; Zheng, Li; Guo, Xiuyan

2017-01-01

Third-party punishment and third-party compensation are primary responses to observed norms violations. Previous studies mostly investigated these behaviors in gain rather than loss context, and few study made direct comparison between these two behaviors. We conducted three experiments to investigate third-party punishment and third-party compensation in the gain and loss context. Participants observed two persons playing Dictator Game to share an amount of gain or loss, and the proposer would propose unfair distribution sometimes. In Study 1A, participants should decide whether they wanted to punish proposer. In Study 1B, participants decided to compensate the recipient or to do nothing. This two experiments explored how gain and loss contexts might affect the willingness to altruistically punish a perpetrator, or to compensate a victim of unfairness. Results suggested that both third-party punishment and compensation were stronger in the loss context. Study 2 directly compare third-party punishment and third-party compensation in the both contexts, by allowing participants choosing between punishment, compensation and keeping. Participants chose compensation more often than punishment in the loss context, and chose more punishments in the gain context. Empathic concern partly explained between-context differences of altruistic compensation and punishment. Our findings provide insights on modulating effect of context on third-party altruistic decisions. PMID:29234295

Third-party punishment increases cooperation in children through (misaligned) expectations and conditional cooperation.

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Lergetporer, Philipp; Angerer, Silvia; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela; Sutter, Matthias

2014-05-13

The human ability to establish cooperation, even in large groups of genetically unrelated strangers, depends upon the enforcement of cooperation norms. Third-party punishment is one important factor to explain high levels of cooperation among humans, although it is still somewhat disputed whether other animal species also use this mechanism for promoting cooperation. We study the effectiveness of third-party punishment to increase children's cooperative behavior in a large-scale cooperation game. Based on an experiment with 1,120 children, aged 7 to 11 y, we find that the threat of third-party punishment more than doubles cooperation rates, despite the fact that children are rarely willing to execute costly punishment. We can show that the higher cooperation levels with third-party punishment are driven by two components. First, cooperation is a rational (expected payoff-maximizing) response to incorrect beliefs about the punishment behavior of third parties. Second, cooperation is a conditionally cooperative reaction to correct beliefs that third party punishment will increase a partner's level of cooperation.

Looking Under the Hood of Third-Party Punishment Reveals Design for Personal Benefit.

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Krasnow, Max M; Delton, Andrew W; Cosmides, Leda; Tooby, John

2016-03-01

Third-party intervention, such as when a crowd stops a mugger, is common. Yet it seems irrational because it has real costs but may provide no personal benefits. In a laboratory analogue, the third-party-punishment game, third parties ("punishers") will often spend real money to anonymously punish bad behavior directed at other people. A common explanation is that third-party punishment exists to maintain a cooperative society. We tested a different explanation: Third-party punishment results from a deterrence psychology for defending personal interests. Because humans evolved in small-scale, face-to-face social worlds, the mind infers that mistreatment of a third party predicts later mistreatment of oneself. We showed that when punishers do not have information about how they personally will be treated, they infer that mistreatment of other people predicts mistreatment of themselves, and these inferences predict punishment. But when information about personal mistreatment is available, it drives punishment. This suggests that humans' punitive psychology evolved to defend personal interests. © The Author(s) 2016.

Third party laboratory data management: Perspective with respect to clinical data management.

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Johnson, Jasmin; Kanagali, Vishwanath; Prabu, D

2014-01-01

Third party lab vendor provides support for laboratory, biological samples analytics data, collected during the clinical trial. Third party laboratory data is considered to be very significant for the clinical trial data management process. Although outsourcing these services is considered to be advantageous for clinical trials, there are some risks involved. Hence, pharmaceutical companies proactively select, track and evaluate third party vendors on a regular basis before, during and after the completion of the contract. The data manager has a significant role to play in effective management of third party vendor data.

Third party laboratory data management: Perspective with respect to clinical data management

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Johnson, Jasmin; Kanagali, Vishwanath; Prabu, D.

2014-01-01

Third party lab vendor provides support for laboratory, biological samples analytics data, collected during the clinical trial. Third party laboratory data is considered to be very significant for the clinical trial data management process. Although outsourcing these services is considered to be advantageous for clinical trials, there are some risks involved. Hence, pharmaceutical companies proactively select, track and evaluate third party vendors on a regular basis before, during and after the completion of the contract. The data manager has a significant role to play in effective management of third party vendor data. PMID:24551587

Utilization of third-party in vitro fertilization in the United States.

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Kushnir, Vitaly A; Darmon, Sarah K; Shapiro, Alice J; Albertini, David F; Barad, David H; Gleicher, Norbert

2017-03-01

The use of in vitro fertilization that includes third-party in vitro fertilization is increasing. However, the relative contribution of third-party in vitro fertilization that includes the use of donor oocytes, sperm, or embryo and a gestational carrier to the birth cohort after in vitro fertilization is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of third-party in vitro fertilization to the in vitro fertilization birth cohort over the past decade. This retrospective analysis investigated 1,349,874 in vitro fertilization cycles that resulted in 421,525 live births and 549,367 liveborn infants in the United States from 2004-2013. Cycles were self-reported by fertility centers to a national registry: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies Clinic Outcome Reporting System. Third-party in vitro fertilization accounted for 217,030 (16.1%) of all in vitro fertilization cycles, 86,063 (20.4%) of all live births, and 115,024 (20.9%) of all liveborn infants. Overall, 39.7% of third-party in vitro fertilization cycles resulted in a live birth, compared with 29.6% of autologous in vitro fertilization cycles. Use of third-party in vitro fertilization increased with maternal age and accounted for 42.2% of all in vitro fertilization cycles and 75.3% of all liveborn infants among women >40 years old. Oocyte donation was the most common third-party in vitro fertilization technique, followed by sperm donation. Over the study period, annual cycle volume and live birth rates gradually increased for both autologous in vitro fertilization and third-party in vitro fertilization (P<.0001 for all). Live birth rates were the highest when multiple third-party in vitro fertilization modalities were used, followed by oocyte donation. Third-party in vitro fertilization use and efficacy have increased over the past decade, now comprising >20% of the total in vitro fertilization birth cohort. In women who are >40 years old, third-party in vitro fertilization has become the dominant treatment. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Digital Footprint of Neurological Surgeons.

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Kim, Christopher; Gupta, Raghav; Shah, Aakash; Madill, Evan; Prabhu, Arpan V; Agarwal, Nitin

2018-05-01

Patients are increasingly turning to online resources to inquire about individual physicians and to gather health information. However, little research exists studying the online presence of neurosurgeons across the country. This study aimed to characterize these online profiles and assess the scope of neurosurgeons' digital identities. Medicare-participating neurologic surgeons from the United States and Puerto Rico were identified using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Comparable Downloadable File. Each physician was characterized by his or her medical education, graduation year, city of practice, gender, and affiliation with an academic institution. Using a Google-based custom search tool, the top 10 search results for each physician were extracted and categorized as 1 of the following: 1) physician, hospital, or healthcare system controlled, 2) third-party or government controlled, 3) social media-based, 4) primary journal article, or 5) other. Among the physicians within the CMS database, 4751 self-identified as being neurosurgeons, yielding a total of 45,875 uniform resource locator search results pertinent to these physicians. Of the 4751 neurosurgeons, 2317 (48.8%) and 2434 (51.2%) were classified as academic and nonacademic neurosurgeons, respectively. At least 1 search result was obtained for every physician. Hospital, healthcare system, or physician-controlled websites (18,206; 39.7%) and third-party websites (17,122; 37.3%) were the 2 most commonly observed domain types. Websites belonging to social media platforms accounted for 4843 (10.6%) search results, and websites belonging to peer-reviewed academic journals accounted for 1888 (4.1%) search results. The frequency with which a third-party domain appeared as the first search result was higher for nonacademic neurosurgeons than for academic neurosurgeons. In general, neurosurgeons lacked a controllable online presence within their first page of Google Search results. Third-party physician rating websites constituted about half of the search results, and a relative lack of social media websites was apparent. Still, numerous opportunities exist for neurosurgeons to address this disparity. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Third-party reproductive assistance around the Mediterranean: comparing Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon.

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Inhorn, Marcia C; Patrizio, Pasquale; Serour, Gamal I

2010-12-01

The article examines religious and legal restrictions on third-party reproductive assistance in three Mediterranean countries: Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon. In Egypt, assisted reproduction treatments are permitted, but third parties are banned, as in the rest of the Sunni Islamic world. Italy became similar to Egypt with a 2004 law ending third-party reproductive assistance. In multisectarian Lebanon, however, the Sunni/Catholic ban on third-party reproductive assistance has been lifted, because of Shia rulings emanating from Iran. Today, third-party reproductive assistance is provided in Lebanon to both Muslims and Christians, unlike in neighbouring Egypt and Italy. Such comparisons point to the need for understanding the complex interactions between law, religion, local moralities and reproductive practices for global bioethics. Copyright © 2010 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

7 CFR 760.909 - Payment calculation.

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2014-01-01

... sustained by the contract grower with respect to the dead livestock. (d) The 2005 payment calculated under... this part); (2) For the loss of income from the dead livestock from the party who contracted with the...

7 CFR 760.909 - Payment calculation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... sustained by the contract grower with respect to the dead livestock. (d) The 2005 payment calculated under... this part); (2) For the loss of income from the dead livestock from the party who contracted with the...

7 CFR 760.909 - Payment calculation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... sustained by the contract grower with respect to the dead livestock. (d) The 2005 payment calculated under... this part); (2) For the loss of income from the dead livestock from the party who contracted with the...

29 CFR 1425.6 - Use of third-party mediation assistance.

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2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Use of third-party mediation assistance. 1425.6 Section 1425.6 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE MEDIATION ASSISTANCE IN THE FEDERAL SERVICE § 1425.6 Use of third-party mediation assistance. If the parties...

Using Data Mining to Detect Health Care Fraud and Abuse: A Review of Literature

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Joudaki, Hossein; Rashidian, Arash; Minaei-Bidgoli, Behrouz; Mahmoodi, Mahmood; Geraili, Bijan; Nasiri, Mahdi; Arab, Mohammad

2015-01-01

Inappropriate payments by insurance organizations or third party payers occur because of errors, abuse and fraud. The scale of this problem is large enough to make it a priority issue for health systems. Traditional methods of detecting health care fraud and abuse are time-consuming and inefficient. Combining automated methods and statistical knowledge lead to the emergence of a new interdisciplinary branch of science that is named Knowledge Discovery from Databases (KDD). Data mining is a core of the KDD process. Data mining can help third-party payers such as health insurance organizations to extract useful information from thousands of claims and identify a smaller subset of the claims or claimants for further assessment. We reviewed studies that performed data mining techniques for detecting health care fraud and abuse, using supervised and unsupervised data mining approaches. Most available studies have focused on algorithmic data mining without an emphasis on or application to fraud detection efforts in the context of health service provision or health insurance policy. More studies are needed to connect sound and evidence-based diagnosis and treatment approaches toward fraudulent or abusive behaviors. Ultimately, based on available studies, we recommend seven general steps to data mining of health care claims. PMID:25560347

Third-party punishment increases cooperation in children through (misaligned) expectations and conditional cooperation

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Lergetporer, Philipp; Angerer, Silvia; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela; Sutter, Matthias

2014-01-01

The human ability to establish cooperation, even in large groups of genetically unrelated strangers, depends upon the enforcement of cooperation norms. Third-party punishment is one important factor to explain high levels of cooperation among humans, although it is still somewhat disputed whether other animal species also use this mechanism for promoting cooperation. We study the effectiveness of third-party punishment to increase children’s cooperative behavior in a large-scale cooperation game. Based on an experiment with 1,120 children, aged 7 to 11 y, we find that the threat of third-party punishment more than doubles cooperation rates, despite the fact that children are rarely willing to execute costly punishment. We can show that the higher cooperation levels with third-party punishment are driven by two components. First, cooperation is a rational (expected payoff-maximizing) response to incorrect beliefs about the punishment behavior of third parties. Second, cooperation is a conditionally cooperative reaction to correct beliefs that third party punishment will increase a partner’s level of cooperation. PMID:24778231

School-located influenza vaccination with third-party billing: outcomes, cost, and reimbursement.

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Kempe, Allison; Daley, Matthew F; Pyrzanowski, Jennifer; Vogt, Tara; Fang, Hai; Rinehart, Deborah J; Morgan, Nicole; Riis, Mette; Rodgers, Sarah; McCormick, Emily; Hammer, Anne; Campagna, Elizabeth J; Kile, Deidre; Dickinson, Miriam; Hambidge, Simon J; Shlay, Judith C

2014-01-01

To assess rates of immunization; costs of conducting clinics; and reimbursements for a school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) program that billed third-party payers. SLIV clinics were conducted in 19 elementary schools in the Denver Public School district (September 2010 to February 2011). School personnel obtained parental consent, and a community vaccinator conducted clinics and performed billing. Vaccines For Children vaccine was available for eligible students. Parents were not billed for any fees. Data were collected regarding implementation costs and vaccine cost was calculated using published private sector prices. Reimbursement amounts were compared to costs. Overall, 30% of students (2784 of 9295) received ≥1 influenza vaccine; 39% (1079 of 2784) needed 2 doses and 80% received both. Excluding vaccine costs, implementation costs were $24.69 per vaccination. The percentage of vaccine costs reimbursed was 62% overall (82% from State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), 50% from private insurance). The percentage of implementation costs reimbursed was 19% overall (23% from private, 27% from Medicaid, 29% from SCHIP and 0% among uninsured). Overall, 25% of total costs (implementation plus vaccine) were reimbursed. A SLIV program resulted in vaccination of nearly one third of elementary students. Reimbursement rates were limited by 1) school restrictions on charging parents fees, 2) low payments for vaccine administration from public payers and 3) high rates of denials from private insurers. Some of these problems might be reduced by provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Study on Failure of Third-Party Damage for Urban Gas Pipeline Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation.

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Li, Jun; Zhang, Hong; Han, Yinshan; Wang, Baodong

2016-01-01

Focusing on the diversity, complexity and uncertainty of the third-party damage accident, the failure probability of third-party damage to urban gas pipeline was evaluated on the theory of analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy mathematics. The fault tree of third-party damage containing 56 basic events was built by hazard identification of third-party damage. The fuzzy evaluation of basic event probabilities were conducted by the expert judgment method and using membership function of fuzzy set. The determination of the weight of each expert and the modification of the evaluation opinions were accomplished using the improved analytic hierarchy process, and the failure possibility of the third-party to urban gas pipeline was calculated. Taking gas pipelines of a certain large provincial capital city as an example, the risk assessment structure of the method was proved to conform to the actual situation, which provides the basis for the safety risk prevention.

A comparison of costs of Medicare Part D prescriptions dispensed at retail and mail order pharmacies.

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Carroll, Norman V

2014-09-01

Plan sponsors encourage the use of mail order pharmacies because they believe mail order dispensing will lower their prescription drug costs. Health plans and pharmacy benefit management companies (PBMs) usually offer patients substantially lower copayments to incentivize them to use mail order pharmacies. A number of health plans and PBMs now require patients to use these pharmacies for maintenance prescriptions. To (a) compare costs for prescriptions dispensed through mail order and retail pharmacies in Medicare Part D plans and (b) examine whether mail order or retail pharmacies provided lower all third-party costs for each of the top 300 products; the relationship between whether a product was available generically and whether mail order or retail pharmacies provided lower prices; and the generic substitution rates at mail order and retail pharmacies. The sample for this study consisted of 2010 Medicare Part D prescription drug data for the 300 products with the highest sales at mail order pharmacies. The prescriptions included in the study were dispensed in the initial coverage limit phase of Part D by retail or mail order pharmacies to patients who were insured by Part D for 12 months in 2010, who received no Part D subsidies, and who were alive for the full year in 2010. Mean-per-unit costs were calculated for both mail order and retail prescriptions for each of the top 300 products. Products were defined by Medi-Span Generic Product Indentifier. Summary statistics for the overall costs of mail order and retail prescriptions were calculated as the weighted mean-per-unit costs of the top 300 products. The weighting factor for both mail order and retail prescriptions included both the mail order quantity dispensed per prescription and the number of prescriptions dispensed. Weighting both mail and retail prescriptions by mail order quantities dispensed and numbers of prescriptions ensured that the results reflected actual cost differences rather than differences in the mix or quantities of prescriptions dispensed. These calculations were made for total costs, costs covered by the Medicare Standard Benefit (MSB), costs paid by all third-party payers (including Medicare), and patient costs. The top 300 products accounted for 84.8% of mail order costs. Among all prescriptions in the sample--both mail order and retail--mail order prescriptions accounted for 7.8% of prescriptions dispensed and 14.1% of total spending. Comparison of 90-day or greater supplies indicated that costs per unit of medication for retail pharmacies were lower for total costs ($0.94 for retail pharmacies vs. $0.96 for mail order pharmacies), MSB costs ($0.59 for retail pharmacies vs. $0.63 for mail order pharmacies), and all third-party payer costs ($0.64 for retail pharmacies vs. $0.72 for mail order pharmacies), but higher for patient costs ($0.31 for retail pharmacies vs. $0.24 for mail order pharmacies). Retail pharmacies had lower all third-party payer costs for 244 products, while mail pharmacies had lower costs for 56 products. Retail pharmacies were more likely to have lower costs for products that included generic alternatives, while mail order pharmacies were more likely to have lower costs for products that included only branded drugs. Generic substitution rates were 91.4% for retail pharmacies versus 88.8% for mail order pharmacies. Results from secondary analyses that compared all prescriptions which met the inclusion criteria, regardless of days supply, and that compared exactly 90-day supplies, yielded similar results. Third-party payers, including Medicare, paid more for prescriptions dispensed at mail order pharmacies than for those dispensed at retail pharmacies in the Medicare Part D program. The higher payments appeared to result, for the most part, because of higher patient cost sharing at retail pharmacies. Further, total costs--including both third-party payer and patient payments--for 90-day and 90-day or greater supplies were lower at retail pharmacies than at mail pharmacies. These results suggest that, all other things being equal, Medicare Part D plan sponsors do not realize savings when patients use mail order pharmacies.

Quantifying the Twitter Influence of Third Party Commercial Entities versus Healthcare Providers in Thirteen Medical Conferences from 2011 - 2013.

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Desai, Tejas; Dhingra, Vibhu; Shariff, Afreen; Shariff, Aabid; Lerma, Edgar; Singla, Parteek; Kachare, Swapnil; Syed, Zoheb; Minhas, Deeba; Madanick, Ryan; Fang, Xiangming

Twitter channels are increasingly popular at medical conferences. Many groups, including healthcare providers and third party entities (e.g., pharmaceutical or medical device companies) use these channels to communicate with one another. These channels are unregulated and can allow third party commercial entities to exert an equal or greater amount of Twitter influence than healthcare providers. Third parties can use this influence to promote their products or services instead of sharing unbiased, evidence-based information. In this investigation we quantified the Twitter influence that third party commercial entities had in 13 major medical conferences. We analyzed tweets contained in the official Twitter hashtags of thirteen medical conferences from 2011 to 2013. We placed tweet authors into one of four categories based on their account profile: healthcare provider, third party commercial entity, none of the above and unknown. We measured Twitter activity by the number of tweet authors per category and the tweet-to-author ratio by category. We measured Twitter influence by the PageRank of tweet authors by category. We analyzed 51159 tweets authored by 8778 Twitter account holders in 13 conferences that were sponsored by 5 medical societies. A quarter of all authors identified themselves as healthcare providers, while only 18% could be identified as third party commercial entities. Healthcare providers had a greater tweet-to-author ratio than their third party commercial entity counterparts (8.98 versus 6.93 tweets). Despite having less authors and composing less tweets, third party commercial entities had a statistically similar PageRank as healthcare providers (0.761 versus 0.797). The Twitter influence of third party commercial entities (PageRank) is similar to that of healthcare providers. This finding is interesting because the number of tweets and third party commercial entity authors required to achieve this PageRank is far fewer than that needed by healthcare providers. Without safety mechanisms in place, the Twitter channels of medical conferences can devolve into a venue for the spread of biased information rather than evidence-based medical knowledge that is expected at live conferences. Continuing to measure the Twitter influence that third parties exert can help conference organizers develop reasonable guidelines for Twitter channel activity.

Quantifying the Twitter Influence of Third Party Commercial Entities versus Healthcare Providers in Thirteen Medical Conferences from 2011 – 2013

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Dhingra, Vibhu; Shariff, Afreen; Shariff, Aabid; Lerma, Edgar; Singla, Parteek; Kachare, Swapnil; Syed, Zoheb; Minhas, Deeba; Madanick, Ryan; Fang, Xiangming

2016-01-01

Introduction Twitter channels are increasingly popular at medical conferences. Many groups, including healthcare providers and third party entities (e.g., pharmaceutical or medical device companies) use these channels to communicate with one another. These channels are unregulated and can allow third party commercial entities to exert an equal or greater amount of Twitter influence than healthcare providers. Third parties can use this influence to promote their products or services instead of sharing unbiased, evidence-based information. In this investigation we quantified the Twitter influence that third party commercial entities had in 13 major medical conferences. Methods We analyzed tweets contained in the official Twitter hashtags of thirteen medical conferences from 2011 to 2013. We placed tweet authors into one of four categories based on their account profile: healthcare provider, third party commercial entity, none of the above and unknown. We measured Twitter activity by the number of tweet authors per category and the tweet-to-author ratio by category. We measured Twitter influence by the PageRank of tweet authors by category. Results We analyzed 51159 tweets authored by 8778 Twitter account holders in 13 conferences that were sponsored by 5 medical societies. A quarter of all authors identified themselves as healthcare providers, while only 18% could be identified as third party commercial entities. Healthcare providers had a greater tweet-to-author ratio than their third party commercial entity counterparts (8.98 versus 6.93 tweets). Despite having less authors and composing less tweets, third party commercial entities had a statistically similar PageRank as healthcare providers (0.761 versus 0.797). Conclusion The Twitter influence of third party commercial entities (PageRank) is similar to that of healthcare providers. This finding is interesting because the number of tweets and third party commercial entity authors required to achieve this PageRank is far fewer than that needed by healthcare providers. Without safety mechanisms in place, the Twitter channels of medical conferences can devolve into a venue for the spread of biased information rather than evidence-based medical knowledge that is expected at live conferences. Continuing to measure the Twitter influence that third parties exert can help conference organizers develop reasonable guidelines for Twitter channel activity. PMID:27668433

45 CFR 602.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

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2014-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

44 CFR 13.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

10 CFR 600.224 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 97.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

28 CFR 66.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

45 CFR 1157.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

45 CFR 602.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

21 CFR 1403.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 1183.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

44 CFR 13.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

24 CFR 85.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1157.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

29 CFR 97.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

29 CFR 97.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1183.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

28 CFR 66.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

20 CFR 437.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by other cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

21 CFR 1403.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

49 CFR 18.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1174.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

22 CFR 135.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 602.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

49 CFR 18.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

22 CFR 135.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 97.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

49 CFR 18.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

24 CFR 85.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

29 CFR 97.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1174.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

10 CFR 600.224 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

20 CFR 437.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by other cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

22 CFR 135.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

34 CFR 80.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

10 CFR 600.224 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

44 CFR 13.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

28 CFR 66.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

24 CFR 85.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1174.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

44 CFR 13.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 602.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

10 CFR 600.224 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

21 CFR 1403.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

34 CFR 80.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

44 CFR 13.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

22 CFR 135.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

24 CFR 85.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

34 CFR 80.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

10 CFR 600.224 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

34 CFR 80.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

28 CFR 66.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

45 CFR 1183.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

24 CFR 85.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1183.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 1174.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 1157.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

45 CFR 1174.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

21 CFR 1403.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

49 CFR 18.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 1157.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

45 CFR 1183.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

22 CFR 135.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

21 CFR 1403.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

34 CFR 80.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent feasible...

45 CFR 602.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 1157.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind... contributions counted towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

20 CFR 437.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by other cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

28 CFR 66.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... non-Federal grants or by others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

20 CFR 437.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... non-Federal grants or by other cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third... values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost sharing or matching... records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To the extent...

Age differences in health care spending, fiscal year 1976.

PubMed

Gibson, R M; Mueller, M S; Fisher, C R

1977-08-01

Of the $120.4 billion spent by the Nation for personal health care in fiscal year 1976, 29% was spent for those aged 65 or older, 15% for those under age 19, and the remaining 56% for those aged 19-64. The average health bill reached $1,521 for the aged, $547 for the intermediate age group, and $249 for the young. Public funds financed 68% of the health expenses of the aged with Medicare and Medicaid together accounting for 59%. Private sources paid 74% of the health expenses of the young and 70% of the expenses of those aged 19-64. Third-party payments met 65% of the health expenditures of all those under age 65.

Saving billions of dollars--and physicians' time--by streamlining billing practices.

PubMed

Blanchfield, Bonnie B; Heffernan, James L; Osgood, Bradford; Sheehan, Rosemary R; Meyer, Gregg S

2010-06-01

The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive, and inefficient. Physicians end up using nearly 12 percent of their net patient service revenue to cover the costs of excessive administrative complexity. A single transparent set of payment rules for multiple payers, a single claim form, and standard rules of submission, among other innovations, would reduce the burden on the billing offices of physician organizations. On a national scale, our hypothetical modeling of these changes would translate into $7 billion of savings annually for physician and clinical services. Four hours of professional time per physician and five hours of practice support staff time could be saved each week.

What impact do prescription drug charges have on efficiency and equity? Evidence from high-income countries

PubMed Central

Gemmill, Marin C; Thomson, Sarah; Mossialos, Elias

2008-01-01

As pharmaceutical expenditure continues to rise, third-party payers in most high-income countries have increasingly shifted the burden of payment for prescription drugs to patients. A large body of literature has examined the relationship between prescription charges and outcomes such as expenditure, use, and health, but few reviews explicitly link cost sharing for prescription drugs to efficiency and equity. This article reviews 173 studies from 15 high-income countries and discusses their implications for important issues sometimes ignored in the literature; in particular, the extent to which prescription charges contain health care costs and enhance efficiency without lowering equity of access to care. PMID:18454849

48 CFR 613.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 613.305 Section 613.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 613.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 613.305 Section 613.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 1313.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 1313.305 Section 1313.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 1313.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 1313.305 Section 1313.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 1313.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 1313.305 Section 1313.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 13.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 13.305 Section 13.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Methods 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 613.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 613.305 Section 613.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 613.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 613.305 Section 613.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 13.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 13.305 Section 13.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Methods 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 1313.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 1313.305 Section 1313.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 13.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 13.305 Section 13.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Methods 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 13.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 13.305 Section 13.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Methods 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 613.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 613.305 Section 613.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 1313.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 1313.305 Section 1313.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 13.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 13.305 Section 13.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION... Methods 13.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

Outcomes and intentions in children's, adolescents', and adults' second- and third-party punishment behavior.

PubMed

Gummerum, Michaela; Chu, Maria T

2014-10-01

Theories of morality maintain that punishment supports the emergence and maintenance of moral behavior. This study investigated developmental differences in the role of outcomes and the violator's intentions in second-party punishment (where punishers are victims of a violation) and third-party punishment (where punishers are unaffected observers of a violation). Four hundred and forty-three adults and 8-, 12-, and 15-year-olds made choices in mini-ultimatum games and newly-developed mini-third-party punishment games, which involved actual incentives rather than hypothetical decisions. Adults integrated outcomes and intentions in their second- and third-party punishment, whereas 8-year-olds consistently based their punishment on the outcome of the violation. Adolescents integrated outcomes and intentions in second- but not third-party punishment. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Study on quantitative risk assessment model of the third party damage for natural gas pipelines based on fuzzy comprehensive assessment

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Qiu, Zeyang; Liang, Wei; Wang, Xue; Lin, Yang; Zhang, Meng

2017-05-01

As an important part of national energy supply system, transmission pipelines for natural gas are possible to cause serious environmental pollution, life and property loss in case of accident. The third party damage is one of the most significant causes for natural gas pipeline system accidents, and it is very important to establish an effective quantitative risk assessment model of the third party damage for reducing the number of gas pipelines operation accidents. Against the third party damage accident has the characteristics such as diversity, complexity and uncertainty, this paper establishes a quantitative risk assessment model of the third party damage based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation (FCE). Firstly, risk sources of third party damage should be identified exactly, and the weight of factors could be determined via improved AHP, finally the importance of each factor is calculated by fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model. The results show that the quantitative risk assessment model is suitable for the third party damage of natural gas pipelines and improvement measures could be put forward to avoid accidents based on the importance of each factor.

28 CFR 115.254 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.254 Section 115.254 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Community Confinement Facilities Reporting § 115.254 Third-party reporting. The...

28 CFR 115.254 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.254 Section 115.254 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Community Confinement Facilities Reporting § 115.254 Third-party reporting. The...

28 CFR 115.254 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.254 Section 115.254 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Community Confinement Facilities Reporting § 115.254 Third-party reporting. The...

Gamete and Embryo Donation and Surrogacy in Australia: The Social Context and Regulatory Framework

PubMed Central

Hammarberg, Karin; Johnson, Louise; Petrillo, Tracey

2011-01-01

The social and legal acceptability of third-party reproduction varies around the world. In Australia, gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy are permitted within the regulatory framework set out by federal and state governments. The aim of this paper is to describe the social context and regulatory framework for third-party reproduction in Australia. This is a review of current laws and regulations related to third-party reproduction in Australia. Although subtle between-state differences exist, third-party reproduction is by and large a socially acceptable and legally permissible way to form a family throughout Australia. The overarching principles that govern the practice of third-party reproduction are altruism; the right of donorconceived people to be informed of their biological origins; and the provision of comprehensive counselling about the social, psychological, physical, ethical, financial and legal implications of third-party reproduction to those considering donating or receiving gametes or embryos and entering surrogacy arrangements. These principles ensure that donors are not motivated by financial gain, donor offspring can identify and meet with the person or persons who donated gametes or embryos, and prospective donors and recipients are aware of and have carefully considered the potential consequences of third-party reproduction. Australian state laws and federal guidelines prohibit commercial and anonymous third-party reproduction; mandate counselling of all parties involved in gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy arrangements; and require clinics to keep records with identifying and non- identifying information about the donor/s to allow donor-conceived offspring to trace their biological origins. PMID:24851179

Gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy in australia: the social context and regulatory framework.

PubMed

Hammarberg, Karin; Johnson, Louise; Petrillo, Tracey

2011-01-01

The social and legal acceptability of third-party reproduction varies around the world. In Australia, gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy are permitted within the regulatory framework set out by federal and state governments. The aim of this paper is to describe the social context and regulatory framework for third-party reproduction in Australia. This is a review of current laws and regulations related to third-party reproduction in Australia. Although subtle between-state differences exist, third-party reproduction is by and large a socially acceptable and legally permissible way to form a family throughout Australia. The overarching principles that govern the practice of third-party reproduction are altruism; the right of donorconceived people to be informed of their biological origins; and the provision of comprehensive counselling about the social, psychological, physical, ethical, financial and legal implications of third-party reproduction to those considering donating or receiving gametes or embryos and entering surrogacy arrangements. These principles ensure that donors are not motivated by financial gain, donor offspring can identify and meet with the person or persons who donated gametes or embryos, and prospective donors and recipients are aware of and have carefully considered the potential consequences of third-party reproduction. Australian state laws and federal guidelines prohibit commercial and anonymous third-party reproduction; mandate counselling of all parties involved in gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy arrangements; and require clinics to keep records with identifying and non- identifying information about the donor/s to allow donor-conceived offspring to trace their biological origins.

7 CFR 1782.19 - Third party agreements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Director may authorize third party operation, maintenance, and management of an Agency financed facility. The borrower's attorney must review the contract, management agreement, written lease, or other third party agreement and issue an opinion to the Agency as to their legal sufficiency. The borrower shall...

28 CFR 115.154 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.154 Section 115.154 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Lockups Reporting § 115.154 Third-party reporting. The agency shall establish a...

28 CFR 115.154 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.154 Section 115.154 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Lockups Reporting § 115.154 Third-party reporting. The agency shall establish a...

28 CFR 115.154 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.154 Section 115.154 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Lockups Reporting § 115.154 Third-party reporting. The agency shall establish a...

28 CFR 115.354 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.354 Section 115.354 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Juvenile Facilities Reporting § 115.354 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

28 CFR 115.354 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.354 Section 115.354 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Juvenile Facilities Reporting § 115.354 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

28 CFR 115.354 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.354 Section 115.354 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Juvenile Facilities Reporting § 115.354 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

49 CFR 260.29 - Third party consultants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Applications for Financial Assistance § 260.29 Third party consultants. Applicants may utilize independent third-party consultants to prepare a financial evaluation of... assist FRA in the evaluation of the application and would significantly reduce the time necessary for FRA...

48 CFR 213.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 213.305 Section 213.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION... PROCEDURES Simplified Acquisition Methods 213.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 213.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 213.305 Section 213.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION... PROCEDURES Simplified Acquisition Methods 213.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 213.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 213.305 Section 213.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION... PROCEDURES Simplified Acquisition Methods 213.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 213.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 213.305 Section 213.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION... PROCEDURES Simplified Acquisition Methods 213.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 213.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 213.305 Section 213.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE ACQUISITION... PROCEDURES Simplified Acquisition Methods 213.305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. ...

48 CFR 3027.306 - Licensing background patent rights to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... patent rights to third parties. 3027.306 Section 3027.306 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights under Government Contracts 3027.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties. (b) The CPO shall make the required determinations and notifications...

Study on Failure of Third-Party Damage for Urban Gas Pipeline Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation

PubMed Central

Li, Jun; Zhang, Hong; Han, Yinshan; Wang, Baodong

2016-01-01

Focusing on the diversity, complexity and uncertainty of the third-party damage accident, the failure probability of third-party damage to urban gas pipeline was evaluated on the theory of analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy mathematics. The fault tree of third-party damage containing 56 basic events was built by hazard identification of third-party damage. The fuzzy evaluation of basic event probabilities were conducted by the expert judgment method and using membership function of fuzzy set. The determination of the weight of each expert and the modification of the evaluation opinions were accomplished using the improved analytic hierarchy process, and the failure possibility of the third-party to urban gas pipeline was calculated. Taking gas pipelines of a certain large provincial capital city as an example, the risk assessment structure of the method was proved to conform to the actual situation, which provides the basis for the safety risk prevention. PMID:27875545

The impact of payer-specific hospital case mix on hospital costs and revenues for third-party patients.

PubMed

Lee, Keon-Hyung; Roh, M P H Chul-Young

2007-02-01

Competition among hospitals and managed care have forced hospital industry to be more efficient. With higher degrees of hospital competition and managed care penetration, hospitals have argued that the rate of increase in hospital cost is greater than the rate of increase in hospital revenue. By developing a payer-specific case mix index (CMI) for third-party patients, this paper examined the effect of hospital case mix on hospital cost and revenue for third-party patients in California using the hospital financial and utilization data covering 1986-1998. This study found that the coefficients for CMIs in the third-party hospital revenue model were greater than those in the hospital cost model until 1995. Since 1995, however, the coefficients for CMIs in the third-party hospital revenue model have been less than those in hospital cost models. Over time, the differences in coefficients for CMIs in hospital revenue and cost models for third-party patients have become smaller and smaller although those differences are statistically insignificant.

DSHEA's third-party literature exemption; mail order sales, direct marketing, and Internet use.

PubMed

Raubicheck, C J

1999-01-01

This article examines ways in which marketers of dietary supplements can make use of the "third-party literature" section of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). This provision permits persons or entities, other than manufacturers or distributors, to distribute to consumers certain publications in connection with the sale of particular supplements. These publications may include statements about the therapeutic benefits of such products without subjecting the products to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as unapproved new drugs. Specifically, this article addresses the following: Can a dietary supplement manufacturer or distributor send third-party literature about a dietary supplement to a customer in a mail order sales transaction? Can third-party literature be disseminated by mail with dietary supplement catalogues only? Can third-party literature be disseminated by sales representatives engaged in direct marketing of dietary supplements? Can third-party literature appear on the Internet? The answer appears to be affirmative in each of these situations.

Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Harsh Choices For Interventional Pain Management Physicians.

PubMed

Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Helm Ii, Standiford; Benyamin, Ramsin M; Hirsch, Joshua A

2016-01-01

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) was created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to improve the health of all Americans by providing incentives and policies to improve patient health outcomes. MIPS combines 3 existing programs, Meaningful Use (MU), now called Advancing Care Information (ACI), contributing 25% of the composite score; Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), changed to Quality, contributing 50% of the composite score; and Value-based Payment (VBP) system to Resource Use or cost, contributing 10% of the composite score. Additionally, Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA), contributing 15% of the composite score, create multiple strategic goals to design incentives that drive movement toward delivery system reform principles with inclusion of Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Under the present proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has estimated approximately 30,000 to 90,000 providers from a total of over 761,000 providers will be exempt from MIPS. About 87% of solo practitioners and 70% of practitioners in groups of less than 10 will be subjected to negative payments or penalties ranging from 4% to 9%. In addition, MIPS also will affect a provider's reputation by making performance measures accessible to consumers and third-party physician rating Web sites.The MIPS composite performance scoring method, at least in theory, utilizes weights for each performance category, exceptional performance factors to earn bonuses, and incorporates the special circumstances of small practices.In conclusion, MIPS has the potential to affect practitioners negatively. Interventional Pain Medicine practitioners must understand the various MIPS measures and how they might participate in order to secure a brighter future. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, merit-based incentive payment system, quality performance measures, resource use, clinical practice improvement activities, advancing care information performance category.

78 FR 25353 - Proposed Guidance on Deposit Advance Products; Withdrawal of Proposed Guidance on Deposit-Related...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-30

... existing customer relationships. \\5\\ See OCC Bulletin, 2001-47, ``Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management Principles for Third-Party Relationships'' (November 1 2001). Compliance and Consumer Protection... protection statutes, management's oversight, and relationships with third parties will also be assessed...

28 CFR 115.54 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.54 Section 115.54 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Adult Prisons and Jails Reporting § 115.54 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

28 CFR 115.54 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.54 Section 115.54 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Adult Prisons and Jails Reporting § 115.54 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

28 CFR 115.54 - Third-party reporting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Third-party reporting. 115.54 Section 115.54 Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT NATIONAL STANDARDS Standards for Adult Prisons and Jails Reporting § 115.54 Third-party reporting. The agency shall...

48 CFR 13.305-2 - Agency responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...-2 Agency responsibilities. Each agency using imprest funds and third party drafts shall— (a) Periodically review and determine whether there is a continuing need for each fund or third party draft account... action to have imprest funds or third party draft accounts adjusted to a level commensurate with...

28 CFR 513.35 - Accounting/nonaccounting of disclosures to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Accounting/nonaccounting of disclosures... and Procedures § 513.35 Accounting/nonaccounting of disclosures to third parties. Accounting/nonaccounting of disclosures to third parties shall be made in accordance with Department of Justice regulations...

49 CFR 236.1017 - Independent third party Verification and Validation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Independent third party Verification and Validation. 236.1017 Section 236.1017 Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued... Validation. (a) The PTCSP must be supported by an independent third-party assessment when the Associate...

49 CFR 236.1017 - Independent third party Verification and Validation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Independent third party Verification and Validation. 236.1017 Section 236.1017 Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued... Validation. (a) The PTCSP must be supported by an independent third-party assessment when the Associate...

49 CFR 236.1017 - Independent third party Verification and Validation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Independent third party Verification and Validation. 236.1017 Section 236.1017 Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued... Validation. (a) The PTCSP must be supported by an independent third-party assessment when the Associate...

49 CFR 236.1017 - Independent third party Verification and Validation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Independent third party Verification and Validation. 236.1017 Section 236.1017 Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued... Validation. (a) The PTCSP must be supported by an independent third-party assessment when the Associate...

48 CFR 27.306 - Licensing background patent rights to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... patent rights to third parties. 27.306 Section 27.306 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights under Government Contracts 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties. (a) A contract with a small...

48 CFR 27.306 - Licensing background patent rights to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... patent rights to third parties. 27.306 Section 27.306 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS Patent Rights under Government Contracts 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties. (a) A contract with a small...

JOURNAL CLUB: Radiologists' Online Identities: What Patients Find When They Search Radiologists by Name.

PubMed

Vijayasarathi, Arvind; Loehfelm, Thomas; Duszak, Richard; Hawkins, C Matthew

2016-11-01

Patients are increasingly seeking online information regarding their health and their health care providers. Concurrently, more patients are accessing their electronic medical records, including their radiology reports, via online portals. Thus, this study aims to characterize what patients find when they search for radiologists online. All Medicare-participating U.S. radiologists were identified using the Physician Compare National Downloadable File dataset obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Using a custom application, the top 10 Google search results for each radiologist in the national dataset were retrieved, and 90.5% of website domains with more than one occurrence were categorized as follows: physician or institution controlled, third party-controlled physician information systems, social media, or other. Aggregate and subgroup analyses were performed. Of all U.S. health care providers recognized by CMS, 30,601 self-identified as radiologists. There was at least one search result for 30,600 radiologists (99.997%), for a total of 305,795 websites. Of all the domains, 69.8% were third party-controlled physician information systems, 17.7% were physician or institution controlled, 1.0% were social media platforms, 2.1% were other, and 9.5% were not classified. Nine of the top 10 most commonly encountered domains were commercially controlled third-party physician information systems. Most U.S. radiologists lack self-controlled online content within the first page of Google search results. Opportunities exist for individual radiologists, radiology groups, academic departments, and professional societies to amend their online presence, control the content patients discover, and improve the visibility of the field at large.

Negotiating the sale and purchase of landfill gas

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Opdahl, C.D.

1995-08-01

This paper discusses many of the business and legal issues which may be encountered in negotiating an agreement for the sale and purchase of landfill gas. A landfill gas sale and purchase contract is really three different agreements wrapped up into one. First, it is a purchase agreement. As a purchase agreement it specifies the parties` obligations about the quantity and quality of the commodity being purchased and sold. It also sets forth the price to be paid for the commodity, payment terms, warranty provisions, indemnification obligations and other matters commonly found in purchase and sale transactions. Second, a landfillmore » gas sale and purchase agreement is a construction agreement. As a construction agreement it obligates the parties to each construct a facility, one facility to collect the gas and the other to generate electricity from consumption of the gas. It also should require the construction of the projects in accordance with approved plans and specifications, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances. Third, a landfill gas sale and purchase agreement is a lease or easement agreement. As a lease or easement agreement it requires one party to grant use of a portion of its property to the other party. Also, it sets out the circumstances which will allow landowner to extinguish the right to use or occupy its property, as well as any rights of the land user to maintain or have rights to access to the property and any rights of first refusal. In certain instances it might provide for the grant of security interests as to one of the party`s assets or the entire facility. This paper discusses how these three types of agreements are combined in a single agreement.« less

78 FR 57320 - Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act: Proposed Rules on Foreign Supplier...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-09-18

...: Proposed Rules on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs and the Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors... Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies would strengthen the quality, objectivity, and... public can review the proposals on FSVP and the Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/ Certification...

78 FR 49988 - Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act: Proposed Rules on Foreign Supplier...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-16

...: Proposed Rules on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs and the Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors... Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies would strengthen the quality, objectivity, and... that the public can review the proposals on FSVP and the Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors...

6 CFR 27.410 - Third party actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Third party actions. 27.410 Section 27.410 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS Other § 27.410 Third party actions. (a) Nothing in this part shall confer upon any person except...

6 CFR 27.410 - Third party actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Third party actions. 27.410 Section 27.410 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS Other § 27.410 Third party actions. (a) Nothing in this part shall confer upon any person except...

6 CFR 27.410 - Third party actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Third party actions. 27.410 Section 27.410 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS Other § 27.410 Third party actions. (a) Nothing in this part shall confer upon any person except...

6 CFR 27.410 - Third party actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Third party actions. 27.410 Section 27.410 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS Other § 27.410 Third party actions. (a) Nothing in this part shall confer upon any person except...

6 CFR 27.410 - Third party actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Third party actions. 27.410 Section 27.410 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS Other § 27.410 Third party actions. (a) Nothing in this Part shall confer upon any person except...

48 CFR 2813.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 2813.305 Section 2813.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. Regulations governing the operation and procedures of the...

48 CFR 2813.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Imprest funds and third party drafts. 2813.305 Section 2813.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. Regulations governing the operation and procedures of the...

48 CFR 2813.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 2813.305 Section 2813.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. Regulations governing the operation and procedures of the...

48 CFR 2813.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 2813.305 Section 2813.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. Regulations governing the operation and procedures of the...

48 CFR 2813.305 - Imprest funds and third party drafts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Imprest funds and third party drafts. 2813.305 Section 2813.305 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....305 Imprest funds and third party drafts. Regulations governing the operation and procedures of the...

38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

36 CFR § 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

38 CFR 43.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

7 CFR 3016.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

41 CFR 105-71.124 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

32 CFR 33.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

43 CFR 12.64 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

40 CFR 31.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

36 CFR 1207.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... others cash donations from non-Federal third parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions... towards other Federal costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

75 FR 42311 - Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products; Vinyl Plastic Film: Requirements for...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-21

... Testing for Certain Children's Products; Vinyl Plastic Film: Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party... relating to vinyl plastic film. The Commission is issuing this notice of requirements pursuant to the.... Comments should be captioned ``Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products; Vinyl Plastic Film...

13 CFR 120.920 - Required participation by the Third Party Lender.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Required participation by the Third Party Lender. 120.920 Section 120.920 Business Credit and Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS LOANS Development Company Loan Program (504) Third Party Loans § 120.920 Required participation by...

14 CFR 1212.402 - Disclosure to third parties of disputed records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Disclosure to third parties of disputed records. 1212.402 Section 1212.402 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PRIVACY ACT-NASA REGULATIONS Appeals and Related Matters § 1212.402 Disclosure to third parties of...

14 CFR 1212.402 - Disclosure to third parties of disputed records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true Disclosure to third parties of disputed records. 1212.402 Section 1212.402 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PRIVACY ACT-NASA REGULATIONS Appeals and Related Matters § 1212.402 Disclosure to third parties of...

78 FR 51696 - Formaldehyde; Third-Party Certification Framework for the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-21

... Formaldehyde; Third-Party Certification Framework for the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products..., concerning a third-party certification framework for the formaldehyde standards for composite wood products... INFORMATION CONTACT. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 770 Environmental protection, Composite wood products...

78 FR 23545 - Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request: Third Party Conformity...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-19

... evaluate whether third party conformity assessment bodies meet the requirements to test for compliance to... background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT...: A. Background The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires third party...

77 FR 13069 - Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation; Internet Payment Platform; Correction

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-05

...This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking, which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 23, 2012 (77 FR 10714), relating to the Internet Payment Platform.

7 CFR 97.178 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... VARIETY AND PROTECTION Fees and Charges § 97.178 Refunds. Money paid by mistake or excess payments shall be refunded, but a mere change of plans after the payment of money, as when a party decides to... of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections...

20 CFR 10.424 - May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... of age. In this situation, absent the appointment of a guardian or other party to manage the... guardian or other party has been appointed by a court or administrative body authorized to do so to manage...

20 CFR 10.424 - May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... of age. In this situation, absent the appointment of a guardian or other party to manage the... guardian or other party has been appointed by a court or administrative body authorized to do so to manage...

20 CFR 10.424 - May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... of age. In this situation, absent the appointment of a guardian or other party to manage the... guardian or other party has been appointed by a court or administrative body authorized to do so to manage...

22 CFR 1101.8 - Disclosure of records to third-parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Disclosure of records to third-parties. 1101.8 Section 1101.8 Foreign Relations INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, UNITED STATES SECTION PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 1101.8 Disclosure of records to third-parties. (a) The...

10 CFR 1705.09 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1705.09 Section 1705.09 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD PRIVACY ACT § 1705.09 Disclosure of records to third parties. Records subject to the Privacy Act that are requested by any person other than the...

15 CFR 24.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 92.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

14 CFR 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 1470.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 92.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 1470.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

13 CFR 143.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 1470.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 92.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

14 CFR 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 92.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

45 CFR 92.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

15 CFR 24.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

13 CFR 143.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

13 CFR 143.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

13 CFR 143.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

15 CFR 24.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

14 CFR 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

15 CFR 24.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

14 CFR 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 1470.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

29 CFR 1470.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

13 CFR 143.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost sharing or.... Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count towards satisfying a cost... contractors. These records must show how the value placed on third party in-kind contributions was derived. To...

22 CFR 1101.8 - Disclosure of records to third-parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2012-04-01 2009-04-01 true Disclosure of records to third-parties. 1101.8 Section 1101.8 Foreign Relations INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, UNITED STATES SECTION PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 1101.8 Disclosure of records to third-parties. (a) The...

10 CFR 1705.09 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1705.09 Section 1705.09 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD PRIVACY ACT § 1705.09 Disclosure of records to third parties. Records subject to the Privacy Act that are requested by any person other than the...

10 CFR 1705.09 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1705.09 Section 1705.09 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD PRIVACY ACT § 1705.09 Disclosure of records to third parties. Records subject to the Privacy Act that are requested by any person other than the...

49 CFR 383.75 - Third party testing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) Third party tests. A State may authorize a third party tester to administer the skills tests as specified in subparts G and H of this part, if the following conditions are met: (1) The skills tests given... version of the skills tests, the same written instructions for test applicants, and the same scoring...

10 CFR 1705.09 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1705.09 Section 1705.09 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD PRIVACY ACT § 1705.09 Disclosure of records to third parties. Records subject to the Privacy Act that are requested by any person other than the...

10 CFR 1705.09 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1705.09 Section 1705.09 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD PRIVACY ACT § 1705.09 Disclosure of records to third parties. Records subject to the Privacy Act that are requested by any person other than the...

34 CFR 682.416 - Requirements for third-party servicers and lenders contracting with third-party servicers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Department of Education (Continued) OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Programs by a Guaranty... 34 Education 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Requirements for third-party servicers and lenders...

Does dishonesty really invite third-party punishment? Results of a more stringent test.

PubMed

Konishi, Naoki; Ohtsubo, Yohsuke

2015-05-01

Many experiments have demonstrated that people are willing to incur cost to punish norm violators even when they are not directly harmed by the violation. Such altruistic third-party punishment is often considered an evolutionary underpinning of large-scale human cooperation. However, some scholars argue that previously demonstrated altruistic third-party punishment against fairness-norm violations may be an experimental artefact. For example, envy-driven retaliatory behaviour (i.e. spite) towards better-off unfair game players may be misidentified as altruistic punishment. Indeed, a recent experiment demonstrated that participants ceased to inflict third-party punishment against an unfair player once a series of key methodological problems were systematically controlled for. Noticing that a previous finding regarding apparently altruistic third-party punishment against honesty-norm violations may have been subject to methodological issues, we used a different and what we consider to be a more sound design to evaluate these findings. Third-party punishment against dishonest players withstood this more stringent test. © 2015 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.

77 FR 10714 - Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation; Internet Payment Platform

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-02-23

...The Department of the Treasury is proposing to amend the Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation (DTAR) to implement use of the Internet Payment Platform, a centralized electronic invoicing and payment information system, and to change the definition of bureau to reflect the consolidation on July 21, 2011 of the Office of Thrift Supervision with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Third-party social evaluations of humans by monkeys and dogs.

PubMed

Anderson, James R; Bucher, Benoit; Chijiiwa, Hitomi; Kuroshima, Hika; Takimoto, Ayaka; Fujita, Kazuo

2017-11-01

Developmental psychologists are increasingly interested in young children's evaluations of individuals based on third-party interactions. Studies have shown that infants react negatively to agents who display harmful intentions toward others, and to those who behave unfairly. We describe experimental studies of capuchin monkeys' and pet dogs' differential reactions to people who are helpful or unhelpful in third-party contexts, and monkeys' responses to people who behave unfairly in exchanges of objects with a third party. We also present evidence that capuchin monkeys monitor the context of failures to help and violations of reciprocity, and that intentionality is one factor underlying their social evaluations of individuals whom they see interacting with others. We conclude by proposing some questions for studies of nonhuman species' third party-based social evaluations. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Getting to go in managed care.

PubMed

Wolford, G R; Brown, M; McCool, B P

1993-11-01

The challenge for leadership and the required changes are great. Our personal limitations include a limited view of the world and the threat of an overwhelming risk if one gets too far out on the limb. "Getting to go" will open up new and strange territories that will provide opportunity and failure for leaders. Capable leaders will pursue the opportunity. Threatened leaders will resist the change. For those leaders who feel that the managed care existing today provides the most cost-effective, quality outcome for the individual, his or her sponsor in the community, they will go no further. Unfortunately for many of us, managed care means a third party trying to micromanage patients (deductions, authorizations, and so on), employers (claims, incentives, and so forth), and providers (approvals, forums, payment, tricks, and the like). Providers need to go ahead and master efficient care. We owe that to the community and the third party nightmare of administrative overkill must be laid to rest. For those healthcare leaders who believe that managed care as a system focused on improving the health status of our communities is superior to our existing system, their individual goals and leadership focus must be changed accordingly. We cannot sit by idly and wait for the system to change us. Instead our obligation is to lead our organizations toward a new era in health care.

DRG benchmarking study establishes national coding norms.

PubMed

Vaul, J H

1998-05-01

With the increase in fraud and abuse investigations, healthcare financial managers should examine their organization's medical record coding procedures. The Federal government and third-party payers are looking specifically for improper billing of outpatient services, unbundling of procedures to increase payment, assigning higher-paying DRG codes for inpatient claims, and other abuses. A recent benchmarking study of Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data has established national norms for hospital coding and case mix based on DRGs and has revealed the majority of atypical coding cases fall into six DRG pairs. Organizations with a greater percentage of atypical cases--those more likely to be scrutinized by Federal investigators--will want to conduct suitable review and be sure appropriate documentation exists to justify the coding.

Regulating payment for home care companionship services: legal authority and public policy.

PubMed

Kapp, Marshall B

2008-01-01

On June 11, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Long Island Care at Home Ltd. v. Coke that upheld a federal regulation exempting employees of third-party agencies who provide home-based "companionship services" to disabled persons from the protections of the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. This article discusses the legal issues argued in the case and the legal rationales for the court's decision. The article then identifies the important public policy questions involving the maintenance of a sufficient, competent home care workforce that were left unanswered by the legal ruling and outlines some of the pragmatic implications of potential responses to these public policy questions.

Effects and outcomes of third-party reproduction: parents.

PubMed

Greenfeld, Dorothy A

2015-09-01

Third-party reproduction has introduced a host of changing family constellations. Research has shown that children conceived through third-party reproduction are doing well psychologically and developmentally, but what about their parents? How have they coped with the transition to third-party reproduction? Has the experience impacted their marital stability or the quality of their parenting? This review will address parents of children conceived through oocyte donation, parents of children conceived through gestational surrogacy, and gay male parents of children conceived through oocyte donation and gestational surrogacy. Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

31 CFR 210.9 - Parties to the reclamation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN THE... § 210.10(e). (b) The Federal Government. In processing reclamations pursuant to this subpart, the Service shall act pursuant to the direction of the agency that certified the benefit payment(s) being...

Third party involvement in barroom conflicts.

PubMed

Parks, Michael J; Osgood, D Wayne; Felson, Richard B; Wells, Samantha; Graham, Kathryn

2013-01-01

This study examines the effect of situational variables on whether third parties intervene in conflicts in barroom settings, and whether they are aggressive or not when they intervene. Based on research on bystander intervention in emergencies, we hypothesized that third parties would be most likely to become involved in incidents with features that convey greater danger of serious harm. The situational variables indicative of danger were severity of aggression, whether the aggression was one-sided or mutual, gender, and level of intoxication of the initial participants in the conflict. Analyses consist of cross-tabulations and three-level Hierarchical Logistic Models (with bar, evening, and incidents as levels) for 860 incidents of verbal and physical aggression from 503 nights of observation in 87 large bars and clubs in Toronto, Canada. Third party involvement was more likely during incidents in which: (1) the aggression was more severe; (2) the aggression was mutual (vs. one-sided) aggression; (3) only males (vs. mixed gender) were involved; and (4) participants were more intoxicated. These incident characteristics were stronger predictors of non-aggressive third party involvement than aggressive third party involvement. The findings suggest that third parties are indeed responding to the perceived danger of serious harm. Improving our knowledge about this aspect of aggressive incidents is valuable for developing prevention and intervention approaches designed to reduce aggression in bars and other locations. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Third Party Involvement in Barroom Conflicts

PubMed Central

Parks, Michael J.; Osgood, D. Wayne; Felson, Richard B.; Wells, Samantha; Graham, Kathryn

2014-01-01

This study examines the effect of situational variables on whether third parties intervene in conflicts in barroom settings, and whether they are aggressive or not when they intervene. Based on research on bystander intervention in emergencies, we hypothesized that third parties would be most likely to become involved in incidents with features that convey greater danger of serious harm. The situational variables indicative of danger were severity of aggression, whether the aggression was one-sided or mutual, gender, and level of intoxication of the initial participants in the conflict. Analyses consist of cross-tabulations and three-level Hierarchical Logistic Models (with bar, evening, and incidents as levels) for 860 incidents of verbal and physical aggression from 503 nights of observation in 87 large bars and clubs in Toronto, Canada. Third party involvement was more likely during incidents in which: (1) the aggression was more severe; (2) the aggression was mutual (vs. one-sided) aggression; (3) only males (vs. mixed gender) were involved; and (4) participants were more intoxicated. These incident characteristics were stronger predictors of nonaggressive third party involvement than aggressive third party involvement. The findings suggest that third parties are indeed responding to the perceived danger of serious harm. Improving our knowledge about this aspect of aggressive incidents is valuable for developing prevention and intervention approaches designed to reduce aggression in bars and other locations. PMID:23494773

11 CFR 104.17 - Reporting of allocable expenses by party committees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... contribution, independent expenditure, or coordinated expenditure attributed to each candidate. If a payment...) Expenses allocated among candidates. A national party committee making an expenditure on behalf of more than one clearly identified candidate for Federal office must report the allocation between or among...

The evolving role of third parties in the hospital physician relationship.

PubMed

Burns, Lawton R; Nash, David B; Wholey, Douglas R

2007-01-01

Hospital-physician relationships (HPRs) are a key concern for both parties. Hospital interest has been driven historically by the desire for the physician's clinical business, the need to combat managed care, and now the threats posed by single specialty hospitals, medical device vendors, and consumerism. Physician interest has been driven by fears of managed care and desires for new sources of revenue. The dyadic relationships between hospitals and physicians are thus motivated and influenced by the role of third parties. This article analyzes the history of HPRs and the succession of third parties. The analysis illustrates that the role of third parties has shifted from a unifying one to one that divides hospitals and physicians. This shift presents both opportunities and problems.

Access to high-tech health care. Ethics.

PubMed

Merrill, J M

1991-03-15

Access to health care has always been limited by personal and social economics. Poverty remains one element that correlates with poor prognosis in all varieties of cancer. Prior to becoming standard therapy, elements of high-tech health care are often widely available as research protocols, participation in which is generally available without considerations of insurance coverage or personal wealth. Any person may still volunteer participation in research protocols and thereby partake in high-tech advances even before these become standard therapy. However, recent developments in the conduct of research now may limit participation. Medicare and third party insurance payers proscribe payment for research project care and always have. Recently, more than ever before, reimbursements to physicians and health care institutions have been more closely scrutinized to reject all payment in research settings. In situations in which cost and availability of the new technology, whether machine or drug, limit participation, research entrepreneurs have made research participation available to only those who can pay for it. These and similar developments threaten to limit access to high-tech health care and to actually impede cancer research.

Abstention in dynamical models of spatial voting

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Stadler, B. M. R.

2000-12-01

We consider a model of platform adaptation in spatial voting focussing on the effect of abstention on the stability of the mean voter equilibrium. Two distinct approaches for modeling abstention are explored: (1) voters abstain if party platforms are very much similar to each other and (2) voters abstain if both party platforms are far away from their ideal points.

Enacting Third-Party Certification: A Case Study of Science and Politics in Organic Shrimp Certification

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Konefal, Jason; Hatanaka, Maki

2011-01-01

As third-party certification has become a prominent governance mechanism, conflicting understandings of it have emerged. Proponents advance third-party certification as a technical and objective governance mechanism, while critics argue that politics and relations of power characterize it. We reject this dichotomization both in terms of how TPC is…

78 FR 19713 - Possible Role of Independent Third Parties in Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-02

... tobacco product research could be subject to third-party governance? For example, could it be applied to... governance? For example, should both the design and conduct of research studies be subject to third-party... more key functions, including the design and conduct of research, the oversight of specific studies...

10 CFR 1304.110 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1304.110 Section 1304.110 Energy NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 1304.110 Disclosure of records to third parties. (a) The Board will not disclose any record that is contained in a system of...

10 CFR 1304.110 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1304.110 Section 1304.110 Energy NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 1304.110 Disclosure of records to third parties. (a) The Board will not disclose any record that is contained in a system of...

10 CFR 1304.110 - Disclosure of records to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Disclosure of records to third parties. 1304.110 Section 1304.110 Energy NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 1304.110 Disclosure of records to third parties. (a) The Board will not disclose any record that is contained in a system of...

16 CFR 801.30 - Tender offers and acquisitions of voting securities and non-corporate interests from third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. 801.30 Section 801.30 Commercial Practices FEDERAL... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. (a) This section applies to: (1) Acquisitions on a national securities exchange or through an interdealer quotation system registered with the United States...

16 CFR 801.30 - Tender offers and acquisitions of voting securities and non-corporate interests from third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. 801.30 Section 801.30 Commercial Practices FEDERAL... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. (a) This section applies to: (1) Acquisitions on a national securities exchange or through an interdealer quotation system registered with the United States...

16 CFR 801.30 - Tender offers and acquisitions of voting securities and non-corporate interests from third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. 801.30 Section 801.30 Commercial Practices FEDERAL... securities and non-corporate interests from third parties. (a) This section applies to: (1) Acquisitions on a national securities exchange or through an interdealer quotation system registered with the United States...

Imitative Learning from a Third-Party Interaction: Relations with Self-Recognition and Perspective Taking

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Herold, Katherine H.; Akhtar, Nameera

2008-01-01

Young children's ability to learn something new from a third-party interaction may be related to the ability to imagine themselves in the third-party interaction. This imaginative ability presupposes an understanding of self-other equivalence, which is manifested in an objective understanding of the self and an understanding of others' subjective…

49 CFR Appendix F to Part 236 - Minimum Requirements of FRA Directed Independent Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety Verification and Validation F Appendix F to Part 236... Safety Verification and Validation (a) This appendix provides minimum requirements for mandatory independent third-party assessment of PTC system safety verification and validation pursuant to subpart H or I...

49 CFR Appendix F to Part 236 - Minimum Requirements of FRA Directed Independent Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety Verification and Validation F Appendix F to Part 236... Safety Verification and Validation (a) This appendix provides minimum requirements for mandatory independent third-party assessment of PTC system safety verification and validation pursuant to subpart H or I...

49 CFR Appendix F to Part 236 - Minimum Requirements of FRA Directed Independent Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety Verification and Validation F Appendix F to Part 236... Safety Verification and Validation (a) This appendix provides minimum requirements for mandatory independent third-party assessment of PTC system safety verification and validation pursuant to subpart H or I...

49 CFR Appendix F to Part 236 - Minimum Requirements of FRA Directed Independent Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Third-Party Assessment of PTC System Safety Verification and Validation F Appendix F to Part 236... Safety Verification and Validation (a) This appendix provides minimum requirements for mandatory independent third-party assessment of PTC system safety verification and validation pursuant to subpart H or I...

[Is the legally responsible party indeed responsible? An ethical-legal question on the term].

PubMed

Fontana-Rosa, Júlio César; Oliveira, Reinaldo Ayer de

2008-01-01

The authors discuss the legal and ethical meaning of the expression "Third-Party Consent" by questioning its limits. It is indeed shown that it does not satisfactorily meet what is called third-party consent because this would require legal endorsement by legal codes and norms which, in fact does not occur. As such, the expression "third-party consent", whenever used, may not provide the professional with the normative, ethical and legal support needed for professional performance.

Computational Substrates of Social Norm Enforcement by Unaffected Third Parties

PubMed Central

Zhong, Songfa; Chark, Robin; Hsu, Ming; Chew, Soo Hong

2016-01-01

Enforcement of social norms by impartial bystanders in the human species reveals a possibly unique capacity to sense and to enforce norms from a third party perspective. Such behavior, however, cannot be accounted by current computational models based on an egocentric notion of norms. Here, using a combination of model-based fMRI and third party punishment games, we show that brain regions previously implicated in egocentric norm enforcement critically extend to the important case of norm enforcement by unaffected third parties. Specifically, we found that responses in the ACC and insula cortex were positively associated with detection of distributional inequity, while those in the anterior DLPFC were associated with assessment of intentionality to the violator. Moreover, during sanction decisions, the subjective value of sanctions modulated activity in both vmPFC and rTPJ. These results shed light on the neurocomputational underpinnings of third party punishment and evolutionary origin of human norm enforcement. PMID:26825438

No third-party punishment in chimpanzees

PubMed Central

Riedl, Katrin; Jensen, Keith; Call, Josep; Tomasello, Michael

2012-01-01

Punishment can help maintain cooperation by deterring free-riding and cheating. Of particular importance in large-scale human societies is third-party punishment in which individuals punish a transgressor or norm violator even when they themselves are not affected. Nonhuman primates and other animals aggress against conspecifics with some regularity, but it is unclear whether this is ever aimed at punishing others for noncooperation, and whether third-party punishment occurs at all. Here we report an experimental study in which one of humans' closest living relatives, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), could punish an individual who stole food. Dominants retaliated when their own food was stolen, but they did not punish when the food of third-parties was stolen, even when the victim was related to them. Third-party punishment as a means of enforcing cooperation, as humans do, might therefore be a derived trait in the human lineage. PMID:22927412

7 CFR 1493.530 - Miscellaneous provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC... exporter may assign the proceeds which are, or may become, payable by CCC under a payment guarantee or the..., unless approved in advance by CCC, be: (i) Made to one party acting for two or more parties; or (ii...

7 CFR 1493.530 - Miscellaneous provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROGRAMS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC Supplier Credit Guarantee... proceeds which are, or may become, payable by CCC under a payment guarantee or the right to such proceeds... in advance by CCC, be: (i) Made to one party acting for two or more parties; or (ii) Subject to...

7 CFR 1493.530 - Miscellaneous provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROGRAMS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC Supplier Credit Guarantee... proceeds which are, or may become, payable by CCC under a payment guarantee or the right to such proceeds... in advance by CCC, be: (i) Made to one party acting for two or more parties; or (ii) Subject to...

7 CFR 1493.530 - Miscellaneous provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROGRAMS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC Supplier Credit Guarantee... proceeds which are, or may become, payable by CCC under a payment guarantee or the right to such proceeds... in advance by CCC, be: (i) Made to one party acting for two or more parties; or (ii) Subject to...

7 CFR 1493.530 - Miscellaneous provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... OF AGRICULTURE LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS CCC EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS CCC... exporter may assign the proceeds which are, or may become, payable by CCC under a payment guarantee or the..., unless approved in advance by CCC, be: (i) Made to one party acting for two or more parties; or (ii...

37 CFR 1.948 - Limitations on submission of prior art by third party requester following the order for inter...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... prior art by third party requester following the order for inter partes reexamination. 1.948 Section 1... Responses (before the Examiner) in Inter Partes Reexamination § 1.948 Limitations on submission of prior art... partes reexamination order, the third party requester may only cite additional prior art as defined under...

37 CFR 1.948 - Limitations on submission of prior art by third party requester following the order for inter...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... prior art by third party requester following the order for inter partes reexamination. 1.948 Section 1... Responses (before the Examiner) in Inter Partes Reexamination § 1.948 Limitations on submission of prior art... partes reexamination order, the third party requester may only cite additional prior art as defined under...

77 FR 65596 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-29

... to offer remote multi-cast ITCH Wave Ports for clients co-located at other third party data centers... delivery of third party market data to market center clients via a wireless network using millimeter wave... Multi- cast ITCH Wave Ports for clients co-located at other third-party data centers, through which...

Can Third-Party Help Improve Data Quality in Research Interviews? A Natural Experiment in a Hard-to-Study Population

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Quetulio-Navarra, Melissa; van der Vaart, Wander; Niehof, Anke

2015-01-01

In some survey research settings, it may be not attainable or optimal to interview individual respondents without involving bystanders or third parties in the interview. Due to complex living circumstances or group culture, respondents may be helped by others in answering questions. However, this involvement of third parties raises questions about…

The Impact of Third-Party Information on Trust: Valence, Source, and Reliability

PubMed Central

2016-01-01

Economic exchange between strangers happens extremely frequently due to the growing number of internet transactions. In trust situations like online transactions, a trustor usually does not know whether she encounters a trustworthy trustee. However, the trustor might form beliefs about the trustee's trustworthiness by relying on third-party information. Different kinds of third-party information can vary dramatically in their importance to the trustor. We ran a factorial design to study how the different characteristics of third-party information affect the trustor’s decision to trust. We systematically varied unregulated third-party information regarding the source (friend or a stranger), the reliability (gossip or experiences), and the valence (positive or negative) of the information. The results show that negative information is more salient for withholding trust than positive information is for placing trust. If third-party information is positive, experience of a friend has the strongest effect on trusting followed by friend’s gossip. Positive information from a stranger does not matter to the trustor. With respect to negative information, the data show that even the slightest hint of an untrustworthy trustee leads to significantly less placed trust irrespective of the source or the reliability of the information. PMID:26882013

Provenance based data integrity checking and verification in cloud environments

PubMed Central

Haq, Inam Ul; Jan, Bilal; Khan, Fakhri Alam; Ahmad, Awais

2017-01-01

Cloud computing is a recent tendency in IT that moves computing and data away from desktop and hand-held devices into large scale processing hubs and data centers respectively. It has been proposed as an effective solution for data outsourcing and on demand computing to control the rising cost of IT setups and management in enterprises. However, with Cloud platforms user’s data is moved into remotely located storages such that users lose control over their data. This unique feature of the Cloud is facing many security and privacy challenges which need to be clearly understood and resolved. One of the important concerns that needs to be addressed is to provide the proof of data integrity, i.e., correctness of the user’s data stored in the Cloud storage. The data in Clouds is physically not accessible to the users. Therefore, a mechanism is required where users can check if the integrity of their valuable data is maintained or compromised. For this purpose some methods are proposed like mirroring, checksumming and using third party auditors amongst others. However, these methods use extra storage space by maintaining multiple copies of data or the presence of a third party verifier is required. In this paper, we address the problem of proving data integrity in Cloud computing by proposing a scheme through which users are able to check the integrity of their data stored in Clouds. In addition, users can track the violation of data integrity if occurred. For this purpose, we utilize a relatively new concept in the Cloud computing called “Data Provenance”. Our scheme is capable to reduce the need of any third party services, additional hardware support and the replication of data items on client side for integrity checking. PMID:28545151

Provenance based data integrity checking and verification in cloud environments.

PubMed

Imran, Muhammad; Hlavacs, Helmut; Haq, Inam Ul; Jan, Bilal; Khan, Fakhri Alam; Ahmad, Awais

2017-01-01

Cloud computing is a recent tendency in IT that moves computing and data away from desktop and hand-held devices into large scale processing hubs and data centers respectively. It has been proposed as an effective solution for data outsourcing and on demand computing to control the rising cost of IT setups and management in enterprises. However, with Cloud platforms user's data is moved into remotely located storages such that users lose control over their data. This unique feature of the Cloud is facing many security and privacy challenges which need to be clearly understood and resolved. One of the important concerns that needs to be addressed is to provide the proof of data integrity, i.e., correctness of the user's data stored in the Cloud storage. The data in Clouds is physically not accessible to the users. Therefore, a mechanism is required where users can check if the integrity of their valuable data is maintained or compromised. For this purpose some methods are proposed like mirroring, checksumming and using third party auditors amongst others. However, these methods use extra storage space by maintaining multiple copies of data or the presence of a third party verifier is required. In this paper, we address the problem of proving data integrity in Cloud computing by proposing a scheme through which users are able to check the integrity of their data stored in Clouds. In addition, users can track the violation of data integrity if occurred. For this purpose, we utilize a relatively new concept in the Cloud computing called "Data Provenance". Our scheme is capable to reduce the need of any third party services, additional hardware support and the replication of data items on client side for integrity checking.

Third-party CD4+ invariant natural killer T cells protect from murine GVHD lethality

PubMed Central

Schneidawind, Dominik; Baker, Jeanette; Pierini, Antonio; Buechele, Corina; Luong, Richard H.; Meyer, Everett H.

2015-01-01

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is driven by extensive activation and proliferation of alloreactive donor T cells causing significant morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a potent immunoregulatory T-cell subset in both humans and mice. Here, we explored the role of adoptively transferred third-party CD4+ iNKT cells for protection from lethal GVHD in a murine model of allogeneic HCT across major histocompatibility barriers. We found that low numbers of CD4+ iNKT cells from third-party mice resulted in a significant survival benefit with retained graft-versus-tumor effects. In vivo expansion of alloreactive T cells was diminished while displaying a T helper cell 2-biased phenotype. Notably, CD4+ iNKT cells from third-party mice were as protective as CD4+ iNKT cells from donor mice although third-party CD4+ iNKT cells were rejected early after allogeneic HCT. Adoptive transfer of third-party CD4+ iNKT cells resulted in a robust expansion of donor CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) that were required for protection from lethal GVHD. However, in vivo depletion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells abrogated both Treg expansion and protection from lethal GVHD. Despite the fact that iNKT cells are a rare cell population, the almost unlimited third-party availability and feasibility of in vitro expansion provide the basis for clinical translation. PMID:25795920

Third-Party Evaluation: A Review of Dietary Supplements Dispensed by Military Treatment Facilities From 2007 to 2011.

PubMed

Jones, Donnamaria R; Kasper, Korey B; Deuster, Patricia A

2015-07-01

Third-party certification/verification of dietary supplements (DS), although not mainstream, is one way to help ensure high-quality products. In the medical setting, physicians may prescribe DS to correct a deficiency or improve a health care outcome, and they want products of a certain standard of quality, free of adulteration/contamination. We reviewed DS dispensed from all Department of Defense military treatment facilities over a 5-year period to determine which products had been third-party reviewed and certified/verified. By using product name, manufacturer, and/or National Drug Codes, we examined product listings on the websites of three independent-evaluating organizations. Over 1.5 million dietary supplement prescriptions consisting of 753 different products were dispensed from 2007 through 2011. Less than 3.6% of the products examined were third-party certified/verified by any of the three most well-known evaluation organizations: 19 were verified by United States Pharmacopeial Convention; 9 products were reviewed and 8 certified by ConsumerLab; and none of the products were certified by NSF International. Most DS dispensed by military treatment facilities are not reviewed by a third party. This is not unexpected, as third party certification is not yet mainstream. However, one way to reduce potential hazards and exposure to unsafe products is to encourage use of supplements that have third-party certification/verification. Reprint & Copyright © 2015 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

30 CFR 285.528 - May I use a third-party guaranty to meet the financial assurance requirement for lease or grant...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false May I use a third-party guaranty to meet the... MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATE USES OF... Requirements for Financial Assurance Instruments § 285.528 May I use a third-party guaranty to meet the...

49 CFR 1007.6 - Disclosure to third parties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 8 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Disclosure to third parties. 1007.6 Section 1007.6... § 1007.6 Disclosure to third parties. (a) The Board shall not disclose to any agency or to any person by... Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). (4) Disclosure is for a routine use as defined in § 1007.2 of these rules and...

7 CFR 760.909 - Payment calculation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... based on 26 percent of the average fair market value of the livestock. (c) The 2005-2007 LIP national payment rate for eligible livestock contract growers is based on 26 percent of the average income loss... this part); (2) For the loss of income from the dead livestock from the party who contracted with the...

7 CFR 760.909 - Payment calculation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... based on 26 percent of the average fair market value of the livestock. (c) The 2005-2007 LIP national payment rate for eligible livestock contract growers is based on 26 percent of the average income loss... this part); (2) For the loss of income from the dead livestock from the party who contracted with the...

77 FR 70163 - Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting on FY 2014 Applications for New Medical Services and...

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2012-11-23

... services and technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to this meeting to present their comments, recommendations, and data regarding whether... technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). In addition, section 1886(d)(5)(K...

31 CFR 535.568 - Certain standby letters of credit and performance bonds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... credit and performance bonds. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payment into a blocked... demand for payment under a standby letter of credit, it shall promptly notify the person for whose... blocked account and reimbursement therefor by the account party. (c) Where there is outstanding a demand...

11 CFR 106.5 - Allocation of expenses between federal and non-federal activities by national party committees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...; (ii) Percentages to be allocated for administrative expenses and costs of generic voter drives by... drives, and of fundraising costs by national party committees; and (iv) Procedures for payment of... one committee through such program or event; and (iii) [Reserved] (iv) Generic voter drives including...

11 CFR 106.5 - Allocation of expenses between federal and non-federal activities by national party committees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...; (ii) Percentages to be allocated for administrative expenses and costs of generic voter drives by... drives, and of fundraising costs by national party committees; and (iv) Procedures for payment of... one committee through such program or event; and (iii) [Reserved] (iv) Generic voter drives including...

11 CFR 106.5 - Allocation of expenses between federal and non-federal activities by national party committees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...; (ii) Percentages to be allocated for administrative expenses and costs of generic voter drives by... drives, and of fundraising costs by national party committees; and (iv) Procedures for payment of... one committee through such program or event; and (iii) [Reserved] (iv) Generic voter drives including...

Advising Students or Practicing Law: The Formation of Implied Attorney-Client Relationships with Students

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sheridan, Patricia M.

2014-01-01

An attorney-client relationship is traditionally created when both parties formally enter into an express agreement regarding the terms of representation and the payment of fees. There are certain circumstances, however, where the attorney-client relationship can be implied from the parties' conduct. An implied attorney-client relationship may…

National Community Solar Platform

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Rupert, Bart

This project was created to provide a National Community Solar Platform (NCSP) portal known as Community Solar Hub, that is available to any entity or individual who wants to develop community solar. This has been done by providing a comprehensive portal to make CEC’s solutions, and other proven community solar solutions, externally available for everyone to access – making the process easy through proven platforms to protect subscribers, developers and utilities. The successful completion of this project provides these tools via a web platform and integration APIs, a wide spectrum of community solar projects included in the platform, multiple groupsmore » of customers (utilities, EPCs, and advocates) using the platform to develop community solar, and open access to anyone interested in community solar. CEC’s Incubator project includes web-based informational resources, integrated systems for project information and billing systems, and engagement with customers and users by community solar experts. The combined effort externalizes much of Clean Energy Collective’s industry-leading expertise, allowing third parties to develop community solar without duplicating expensive start-up efforts. The availability of this platform creates community solar projects that are cheaper to build and cheaper to participate in, furthering the goals of DOE’s SunShot Initiative. Final SF 425 Final SF 428 Final DOE F 2050.11 Final Report Narrative« less

Third Party Interaction in the Medical Context: Code-switching and Control

PubMed Central

Vickers, Caroline H.; Goble, Ryan; Deckert, Sharon K.

2015-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to examine the micro-interactional co-construction of power within Spanish language concordant medical consultations in California involving a third party family member. Findings indicate the third party instigates code-switching to English on the part of medical providers, a language that the patient does not understand, rendering the patient a non-participant in the medical consultation. In these consultations involving a third party family member, monolingual Spanish-speaking patients are stripped of control in ways that are similar to other powerless groups in medical consultations. Implications include the need to further examine how micro-level interactions reproduce societal ideologies and shape policy on the ground. PMID:27667896

Antitrust law and collective physician negotiations with third parties: the relative value guide object lesson.

PubMed

Pfizenmayer, R F

1982-01-01

This article examines the role of collective physician participation in the third-party reimbursement system. It critiques the Havighurst-Kissam analysis of the antitrust implications of professionally-developed relative value guides and, using lessons derived from the only litigated case on relative value guides, argues that collective physician input into third-party reimbursement plans can be made in a manner which is consistent with the antitrust law as and cost-containment policy objectives. In particular, collective "negotiations" by organized physicians with third parties, unaccompanied by fee agreements among physicians or by actual or threatened physician boycotts, are found to be procompetitive and hence permissible under the rule of reason.

Medicaid Eligibility

MedlinePlus

... recover for other Medicaid benefits, except for Medicare cost-sharing benefits paid on behalf of Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Third Party Liability: Third Party Liability (TPL) refers to third ... or all of the cost of medical services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary. ...

Dual processing and organizational justice: the role of rational versus experiential processing in third-party reactions to workplace mistreatment.

PubMed

Skarlicki, Daniel P; Rupp, Deborah E

2010-09-01

The moral perspective of justice proposes that when confronted by another person's mistreatment, third parties can experience a deontic response, that is, an evolutionary-based emotional reaction that motivates them to engage in retribution toward the transgressor. In this article, we tested whether the third party's deontic reaction is less strong when a rational (vs. experiential) processing frame is primed. Further, we tested whether third parties high (vs. low) in moral identity are more resistant to the effects of processing frames. Results from a sample of 185 French managers revealed that following an injustice, managers primed to use rational processing reported lower retribution tendencies compared with managers primed to use experiential processing. Third parties high in moral identity, however, were less affected by the framing; they reported a high retribution response regardless of processing frame. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright 2010 APA, all rights reserved

Computational substrates of social norm enforcement by unaffected third parties.

PubMed

Zhong, Songfa; Chark, Robin; Hsu, Ming; Chew, Soo Hong

2016-04-01

Enforcement of social norms by impartial bystanders in the human species reveals a possibly unique capacity to sense and to enforce norms from a third party perspective. Such behavior, however, cannot be accounted by current computational models based on an egocentric notion of norms. Here, using a combination of model-based fMRI and third party punishment games, we show that brain regions previously implicated in egocentric norm enforcement critically extend to the important case of norm enforcement by unaffected third parties. Specifically, we found that responses in the ACC and insula cortex were positively associated with detection of distributional inequity, while those in the anterior DLPFC were associated with assessment of intentionality to the violator. Moreover, during sanction decisions, the subjective value of sanctions modulated activity in both vmPFC and rTPJ. These results shed light on the neurocomputational underpinnings of third party punishment and evolutionary origin of human norm enforcement. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

[The advantages of a third party in the “work organization” of head nurses.

PubMed

Dujardin, Pierre-Philippe; Valette, Annick; Reverdy, Thomas; François, Patrice

The organisation of production of care is a task that requires three different levels of competence: operational, structural and learning skills. The organisational requirements (OR) of the Head Nurse (HN) are often centered on the operational level, to the detriment of the other two levels. This difficulty is due to the organisation which presents limited political, cognitive and pragmatic levels of rationality.The aim of this study was to identify the impact of a third party in relation to the organisation and its effect on the HN's OR. An educational device places HN students in the position of a third party to allow them to work on an organisational problem delegated by a HN. The research-intervention followed 17 projects over a period of one year.Intervention by a third party legitimised the problem by recognizing the difficulties in nursing and reconfiguring relations between healthcare professionals in a political dimension. The methods employed by the third party reassured the HN and completed their knowledge, placing particular focus on the importance of methodology and managerial posture. In practice, the third party supported the HN's power to act and coordinate the various members of the team. The third party contributes to the development of the HN's OR and completes certain limits of the HN's rationality. Nevertheless, difficulties still remain in the development of practices outside the medical team, limiting the extension to other services.A unit managerial support, a collective schedule and open spaces of discussion are recommended to bring structure and support to the OR.

[Discussion to the advanced application of scripting in RayStation TPS system].

PubMed

Zhang, Jianying; Sun, Jing; Wang, Yun

2014-11-01

In this study, the implementation methods for the several functions are explored on RayStation 4.0 Platform. Those functions are passing the information such as ROI names to a plan prescription Word file. passing the file to RayStation for plan evaluation; passing the evaluation result to form an evaluated report file. The result shows the RayStation scripts can exchange data with Word, as well as control the running of Word and the content of a Word file. Consequently, it's feasible for scripts to inactive with third party softwares upgrade the performance of RayStation itself.

Implementing WebGL and HTML5 in Macromolecular Visualization and Modern Computer-Aided Drug Design.

PubMed

Yuan, Shuguang; Chan, H C Stephen; Hu, Zhenquan

2017-06-01

Web browsers have long been recognized as potential platforms for remote macromolecule visualization. However, the difficulty in transferring large-scale data to clients and the lack of native support for hardware-accelerated applications in the local browser undermine the feasibility of such utilities. With the introduction of WebGL and HTML5 technologies in recent years, it is now possible to exploit the power of a graphics-processing unit (GPU) from a browser without any third-party plugin. Many new tools have been developed for biological molecule visualization and modern drug discovery. In contrast to traditional offline tools, real-time computing, interactive data analysis, and cross-platform analyses feature WebGL- and HTML5-based tools, facilitating biological research in a more efficient and user-friendly way. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

More 'altruistic' punishment in larger societies.

PubMed

Marlowe, Frank W; Berbesque, J Colette

2008-03-07

If individuals will cooperate with cooperators, and punish non-cooperators even at a cost to themselves, then this strong reciprocity could minimize the cheating that undermines cooperation. Based upon numerous economic experiments, some have proposed that human cooperation is explained by strong reciprocity and norm enforcement. Second-party punishment is when you punish someone who defected on you; third-party punishment is when you punish someone who defected on someone else. Third-party punishment is an effective way to enforce the norms of strong reciprocity and promote cooperation. Here we present new results that expand on a previous report from a large cross-cultural project. This project has already shown that there is considerable cross-cultural variation in punishment and cooperation. Here we test the hypothesis that population size (and complexity) predicts the level of third-party punishment. Our results show that people in larger, more complex societies engage in significantly more third-party punishment than people in small-scale societies.

77 FR 66165 - Information Required in Notices and Petitions Containing Interchange Commitments

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2012-11-02

... information. Furthermore, parties objecting to a petition for exemption or those filing a petition to revoke... future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier, whether by outright prohibition, per-car... involves a provision or agreement that may limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier...

32 CFR 165.6 - Procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... defense equipment are sold at a reduced price due to age or condition, the nonrecurring cost recoupment... set forth in this part shall determine the allocation basis for recouping from the third party... the policies in this part to sales to third parties by any of the parties to the agreement and for the...

45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

45 CFR 2541.240 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

20 CFR 10.709 - What happens if a beneficiary directed by OWCP or SOL to take action against a third party does...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... OWCP or SOL to take action against a third party does not believe that a claim can be successfully... beneficiary directed by OWCP or SOL to take action against a third party does not believe that a claim can be... should request that OWCP or SOL release him or her from the obligation to proceed. This request should be...

How might the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 affect the financial viability of rural pharmacies? An analysis of preimplementation prescription volume and payment sources in rural and urban areas.

PubMed

Fraher, Erin P; Slifkin, Rebecca T; Smith, Laura; Randolph, Randy; Rudolf, Matthew; Holmes, George M

2005-01-01

Passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) has created interest in how the legislation will affect access to prescription drugs among rural beneficiaries. Policy attention has focused to a much lesser degree on the implications of the MMA for the financial viability of rural pharmacies. This article presents descriptive information on mail-order prescriptions, volume, and payer type of retail prescriptions in rural vs urban areas. Together, these data provide a baseline for evaluating how implementation of the MMA may affect the financial viability of rural independent pharmacies. Projections of prescriptions dispensed from retail and mail-order pharmacies in 2002 for the total US and a sample of 17 states were obtained from IMS Health. The volume of mail-order prescriptions is small. Rural providers prescribed fewer retail and mail-order prescriptions per person, but more units per person. Rural areas have a higher percentage of prescriptions paid for by cash (18% vs 13%) and Medicaid (16% vs 10%) and a lower percentage of third-party payers than urban areas. Significant variation in volume and payer type exists between states. Rural, independent pharmacies may be negatively affected by MMA implementation as business shifts from cash to third-party reimbursement. The high degree of variation between states also has potentially important implications for the implementation of Prescription Drug Plan regions under MMA.

Education Platforms for America

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

District Administration, 2012

2012-01-01

What is at stake for K12 education in next month's presidential election? Both President Barack Obama (Democratic Party) and Gov. Mitt Romney (Republican Party) say improving education will be a top priority in their administrations, but their policies and initiatives would likely be quite different. While political platforms rarely offer detailed…

The political economy of institutional change in the electricity supply industry

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Rufin, Carlos Ramon

2000-09-01

In the first part, a positive political economy model of the behavior of public enterprise, consumer electoral preferences, electoral platform choices of political parties, and side payments by production factors ("suppliers") to political parties, is used to analyze the political economy of choices among three alternative institutional arrangements: competition among private firms, private monopoly, or public enterprise monopoly. The analysis shows that political choices will be biased in favor of public enterprise, because consumers and suppliers benefit from its behavior. Voter and politician ideologies can temper or exacerbate this logic. Competition for economic rents increases the likelihood of public enterprise. Lastly, a weak judiciary can also make public enterprise likelier, but it creates uncertainty about parties' future actions and therefore it lowers the effectiveness of supplier side payments. In Part 2, the model's conclusions are tested for the electricity supply industry (ESI) across a cross-section of more than 80 countries. Coding is used to compute scores for observed outcomes with regard to reliance on competition versus monopoly and on private versus public ownership. Multiple indicators for the hypothesized explanatory variables are aggregated using factor analysis. OLS regressions show that ideology plays an important role in both competition and property outcomes, and to a lesser extent, distributional conflict, while judicial independence does not in general have a clear effect. In the last part, the validity of the same hypotheses is tested by means of a comparison of the process of restructuring of the ESI in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile. The case studies show that ideology plays a major role in shaping the outcomes of the institutional change process; distributional conflict, or the conflict over the economic rents that can be extracted from the electricity industry, also has a significant influence on institutional change, although somewhat weaker than ideology; finally, the degree of judicial independence in a country does not have a clear role in shaping institutional transformation. A brief postscript applies the same analytical framework to current initiatives for ESI reform in Mexico.

Multi-party quantum summation without a trusted third party based on single particles

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Zhang, Cai; Situ, Haozhen; Huang, Qiong; Yang, Pingle

We propose multi-party quantum summation protocols based on single particles, in which participants are allowed to compute the summation of their inputs without the help of a trusted third party and preserve the privacy of their inputs. Only one participant who generates the source particles needs to perform unitary operations and only single particles are needed in the beginning of the protocols.

Bonobos Protect and Console Friends and Kin

PubMed Central

Palagi, Elisabetta; Norscia, Ivan

2013-01-01

Post-conflict third-party affiliation has been reported to have different functional meanings, one of them being consolation. Here, we tested the main hypotheses that have been put forth to explain the presence of this phenomenon at a functional level in the bonobo: Self-Protection Hypothesis, Victim-Protection Hypothesis, Relationship-Repair or Substitute for Reconciliation Hypothesis, and Consolation Hypothesis. By analyzing the data collected over 10 years, we investigated what factors affected the distribution of both spontaneous third party affiliation (initiated by the bystander) and solicited third party affiliation (initiated by the victim). We considered factors related to the individual features (sex, rank, age) of victim and bystander, their relationship quality (kinship, affiliation), and the effect that third party affiliation had on the victim (such as protection against further attacks and anxiety reduction). Both spontaneous and solicited third party affiliation reduced the probability of further aggression by group members on the victim (Victim-Protection Hypothesis supported). Yet, only spontaneous affiliation reduced victim anxiety (measured via self-scratching), thus suggesting that the spontaneous gesture – more than the protection itself – works in calming the distressed subject. The victim may perceive the motivational autonomy of the bystander, who does not require an invitation to provide post-conflict affiliative contact. Moreover, spontaneous - but not solicited - third party affiliation was affected by the bond between consoler and victim, being the relationship between consoler and aggressor irrelevant to the phenomenon distribution (Consolation Hypothesis supported). Spontaneous affiliation followed the empathic gradient described for humans, being mostly offered to kin, then friends, then acquaintances. Overall, our findings do not only indicate the consolatory function of spontaneous third-party affiliation but they also suggest that consolation in the bonobo may be an empathy-based phenomenon. PMID:24223924

Bonobos protect and console friends and kin.

PubMed

Palagi, Elisabetta; Norscia, Ivan

2013-01-01

Post-conflict third-party affiliation has been reported to have different functional meanings, one of them being consolation. Here, we tested the main hypotheses that have been put forth to explain the presence of this phenomenon at a functional level in the bonobo: Self-Protection Hypothesis, Victim-Protection Hypothesis, Relationship-Repair or Substitute for Reconciliation Hypothesis, and Consolation Hypothesis. By analyzing the data collected over 10 years, we investigated what factors affected the distribution of both spontaneous third party affiliation (initiated by the bystander) and solicited third party affiliation (initiated by the victim). We considered factors related to the individual features (sex, rank, age) of victim and bystander, their relationship quality (kinship, affiliation), and the effect that third party affiliation had on the victim (such as protection against further attacks and anxiety reduction). Both spontaneous and solicited third party affiliation reduced the probability of further aggression by group members on the victim (Victim-Protection Hypothesis supported). Yet, only spontaneous affiliation reduced victim anxiety (measured via self-scratching), thus suggesting that the spontaneous gesture--more than the protection itself--works in calming the distressed subject. The victim may perceive the motivational autonomy of the bystander, who does not require an invitation to provide post-conflict affiliative contact. Moreover, spontaneous--but not solicited--third party affiliation was affected by the bond between consoler and victim, being the relationship between consoler and aggressor irrelevant to the phenomenon distribution (Consolation Hypothesis supported). Spontaneous affiliation followed the empathic gradient described for humans, being mostly offered to kin, then friends, then acquaintances. Overall, our findings do not only indicate the consolatory function of spontaneous third-party affiliation but they also suggest that consolation in the bonobo may be an empathy-based phenomenon.

Third-party reimbursement for generic prescription drugs: The prevalence of below-cost reimbursement in an environment of maximum allowable cost-based reimbursement.

PubMed

Murry, Logan; Gerleman, Brandon; Urick, Benjamin; Urmie, Julie

2018-05-31

To examine average prescription gross margin (GM) for prescriptions and to evaluate the prevalence of below-cost reimbursement for generic prescriptions across different third-party payers and therapeutic categories. A retrospective descriptive study using 2015 dispensing data from a single independently owned pharmacy in Iowa. To calculate GM, the pharmacy's actual acquisition cost was subtracted from the third-party reimbursement rate for each generic prescription. The frequency of negative GMs was calculated for the top 6 plans and the top 10 therapeutic categories by prescription volume. A single, independently owned community pharmacy in Iowa. Prescription dispensing records for the pharmacy's largest private and public payers by prescription volume. Gross margins were calculated on a payer and United States Pharmacopeia (USP) medication category level. GM for generic prescriptions reimbursed under cost for specific payers and USP medication categories. The 2015 prescription volume for the study pharmacy was 70,866 prescriptions, of which 88% were generic. For all prescriptions, the mean GM was $6.63 per prescription, and the median GM was $3.49 per prescription. Generic medications had a mean GM of $4.66 (median, $2.86), and brand name medications had a mean GM of $21.83 (median, $16.15). The percentage of generic prescriptions paid below acquisition cost was 15.1% overall and ranged from 4.1% for Iowa Medicaid to 25.9% for one of the private payers. The most common USP medication category by prescription volume was cardiovascular agents, representing 25.2% of generic prescriptions. For the 10.9% of these prescriptions reimbursed below cost, the mean GM was -$6.80. The 2 USP medication categories with the largest negative mean GM for generic prescriptions were analgesics and anticonvulsants, with mean GMs of -$10.10 and -$11.30, respectively. The current maximum allowable cost-based reimbursement system often results in inadequate payment for generic prescription drugs. The amount of underpayment varies substantially by payer and therapeutic class. Copyright © 2018 American Pharmacists Association®. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

The impact of commercialisation and genetic data sharing arrangements on public trust and the intention to participate in biobank research.

PubMed

Critchley, Christine; Nicol, Dianne; Otlowski, Margaret

2015-01-01

The necessity for biobanks to share their resources with third parties poses potential risks to public trust and the intention to participate in genetic research. We explore the effects of data sharing and the type of third-party access (public vs. private) on public trust and, in turn, the intention to participate in biobank research. An experimental design was used to assess a national sample of 1,701 Australians via a computer-assisted telephone interview. The results revealed that trust and the intention to participate significantly decreased in relation to private compared to public biobanks, and when access to third-party researchers was allowed compared to when it was not. Somewhat surprisingly, no differences were found in relation to the third party being international compared to Australian, but trust and the intention to participate were significantly eroded when private third parties were allowed access. Those with a university education were particularly distrustful of private biobanks and biobanks that allowed access, while those who were more aware of genetic databases appeared more confident with biobanks sharing with private-sector third parties. The pattern of results suggests that public awareness of the need for biobanks to share their resources widely needs to be increased to maintain public trust and support. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.

76 FR 55847 - Inspection of Towing Vessels

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-09

... approval of third-party auditors and surveyors, and procedures for obtaining Certificates of Inspection... approval of third-party auditors and surveyors, and procedures for obtaining Certificates of Inspection...

Intermittent Renewable Management Pilot Phase 2

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Kiliccote, Sila; Homan, Gregory; Anderson, Robert

The Intermittent Renewable Management Pilot - Phase 2 (IRM2) was designed to study the feasibility of demand-side resources to participate into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale market as proxy demand resources (PDR). The pilot study focused on understanding the issues related with direct participation of third-parties and customers including customer acceptance; market transformation challenges (wholesale market, technology); technical and operational feasibility; and value to the rate payers, DR resource owners and the utility on providing an enabling mechanism for DR resources into the wholesale markets. The customer had the option of committing to either three contiguous hour blocksmore » for 24 days or six contiguous hours for 12 days a month with day-ahead notification that aligned with the CAISO integrated forward market. As a result of their being available, the customer was paid $10/ kilowatt (kW)-month for capacity in addition to CAISO energy settlements. The participants were limited to no more than a 2 megawatt (MW) capacity with a six-month commitment. Four participants successfully engaged in the pilot. In this report, we provide the description of the pilot, participant performance results, costs and value to participants as well as outline some of the issues encountered through the pilot. Results show that participants chose to participate with storage and the value of CAISO settlements were significantly lower than the capacity payments provided by the utility as incentive payments. In addition, this pilot revealed issues both on the participant side and system operations side. These issues are summarized in the report.The Intermittent Renewable Management Pilot - Phase 2 (IRM2) was designed to study the feasibility of demand-side resources to participate into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale market as proxy demand resources (PDR). The pilot study focused on understanding the issues related with direct participation of third-parties and customers including customer acceptance; market transformation challenges (wholesale market, technology); technical and operational feasibility; and value to the rate payers, DR resource owners and the utility on providing an enabling mechanism for DR resources into the wholesale markets.« less

48 CFR 13.305-3 - Conditions for use.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Conditions for use. Imprest funds or third party drafts may be used for purchases when— (a) The imprest fund... party draft transaction does not exceed $2,500, unless authorized at a higher level in accordance with Treasury restrictions; (c) The use of imprest funds or third party drafts is considered to be advantageous...

48 CFR 13.305-3 - Conditions for use.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Conditions for use. Imprest funds or third party drafts may be used for purchases when— (a) The imprest fund... party draft transaction does not exceed $2,500, unless authorized at a higher level in accordance with Treasury restrictions; (c) The use of imprest funds or third party drafts is considered to be advantageous...

48 CFR 13.305-3 - Conditions for use.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Conditions for use. Imprest funds or third party drafts may be used for purchases when— (a) The imprest fund... party draft transaction does not exceed $2,500, unless authorized at a higher level in accordance with Treasury restrictions; (c) The use of imprest funds or third party drafts is considered to be advantageous...

14 CFR § 1273.24 - Matching or cost sharing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... parties. (2) The value of third party in-kind contributions applicable to the period to which the cost... costs-sharing requirements. Neither costs nor the values of third party in-kind contributions may count... records of grantees and subgrantee or cost-type contractors. These records must show how the value placed...

47 CFR 101.1523 - Sharing and coordination among non-government licensees and between non-government and government...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces by public notice the implementation of a third-party database...) Provide an electronic copy of an interference analysis to the third-party database manager which...-party database managers shall receive and retain the interference analyses electronically and make them...

47 CFR 101.1523 - Sharing and coordination among non-government licensees and between non-government and government...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces by public notice the implementation of a third-party database...) Provide an electronic copy of an interference analysis to the third-party database manager which...-party database managers shall receive and retain the interference analyses electronically and make them...

47 CFR 101.1523 - Sharing and coordination among non-government licensees and between non-government and government...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces by public notice the implementation of a third-party database...) Provide an electronic copy of an interference analysis to the third-party database manager which...-party database managers shall receive and retain the interference analyses electronically and make them...

47 CFR 101.1523 - Sharing and coordination among non-government licensees and between non-government and government...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces by public notice the implementation of a third-party database...) Provide an electronic copy of an interference analysis to the third-party database manager which...-party database managers shall receive and retain the interference analyses electronically and make them...

47 CFR 101.1523 - Sharing and coordination among non-government licensees and between non-government and government...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces by public notice the implementation of a third-party database...) Provide an electronic copy of an interference analysis to the third-party database manager which...-party database managers shall receive and retain the interference analyses electronically and make them...

Direct and indirect effects of third-party relationships on interpersonal trust.

PubMed

Ferrin, Donald L; Dirks, Kurt T; Shah, Pri P

2006-07-01

Past studies of the determinants of interpersonal trust have focused primarily on how trust forms in isolated dyads. Yet within organizations, trust typically develops between individuals who are embedded in a complex web of existing and potential relationships. In this article, the authors identify 3 alternative ways in which a trustor and trustee may be linked to each other via third parties: network closure (linked via social interactions with third parties), trust transferability (linked via trusted third parties), and structural equivalence (linked via the similarity of their relationships with all potential third parties within the organization). Each of these is argued to influence interpersonal trust via a distinct social mechanism. The authors hypothesized that network closure and structural equivalence would predict interpersonal trust indirectly via their impact on interpersonal organizational citizenship behaviors performed within the interpersonal relationship, whereas trust transferability would predict trust directly. Social network analyses of data gathered from a medium-sized work organization provide substantial support for the hypotheses and also suggest important directions for future research. ((c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

The Donkeys vs. the Elephants: Evolution of the Education Platform in Partisan Politics.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Scherer, Joseph J.

1989-01-01

Reviews Democratic and Republican party platform statements relevant to education between 1900 and the present. Currently, the parties are struggling to resolve government's role in relation to the individual. Reducing government does not necessarily secure development of strong individuals. A consensus to improve education for all students may…

78 FR 41065 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Devices...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-07-09

...] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Devices; Third... notice solicits comments on the information collection associated with medical devices third-party review... that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party...

75 FR 57801 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Devices...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-09-22

...] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Medical Devices Third... ``Medical Devices Third- Party Review under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997... that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party...

20 CFR 725.367 - Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... submits a bill for medical treatment, and the party liable for the payment of benefits declines to pay the bill on the grounds that the treatment is unreasonable, or is for a condition that is not compensable... order, by the district director, administrative law judge, Board or court, before whom the work was...

20 CFR 725.367 - Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... submits a bill for medical treatment, and the party liable for the payment of benefits declines to pay the bill on the grounds that the treatment is unreasonable, or is for a condition that is not compensable... order, by the district director, administrative law judge, Board or court, before whom the work was...

20 CFR 725.367 - Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... submits a bill for medical treatment, and the party liable for the payment of benefits declines to pay the bill on the grounds that the treatment is unreasonable, or is for a condition that is not compensable... order, by the district director, administrative law judge, Board or court, before whom the work was...

20 CFR 725.367 - Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... submits a bill for medical treatment, and the party liable for the payment of benefits declines to pay the bill on the grounds that the treatment is unreasonable, or is for a condition that is not compensable... order, by the district director, administrative law judge, Board or court, before whom the work was...

20 CFR 725.367 - Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... submits a bill for medical treatment, and the party liable for the payment of benefits declines to pay the bill on the grounds that the treatment is unreasonable, or is for a condition that is not compensable... order, by the district director, administrative law judge, Board or court, before whom the work was...

Communications Effects Server (CES) Model for Systems Engineering Research

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-01-31

Visualization Tool Interface «logical» HLA Tool Interface «logical» DIS Tool Interface «logical» STK Tool Interface «module» Execution Kernels «logical...interoperate with STK when running simulations. GUI Components  Architect – The Architect represents the main network design and visualization ...interest» CES «block» Third Party Visualization Tool «block» Third Party Analysis Tool «block» Third Party Text Editor «block» HLA Tools Analyst User Army