Search for dissertations about: "Payment provider"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Payment provider.

2. 1. Marketisation of Swedish Primary Care : Patient Choice, Provider Competition and Payment Incentives

   Author : Sofie Vengberg; Ulrika Winblad; Mio Fredriksson; Gustav Kjellsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient choice; provider competition; payment incentive; reimbursement; primary care; marketisation; Sweden; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : In the last decades, market elements—such as patient choice, provider competition and payment incentives—have been introduced in Swedish primary care, the Patient Choice reform in 2010 being pivotal for the marketisation of the sector. The political intentions with the reform were to empower patients and increase provider diversity, thereby stimulating competition and improving quality and access. READ MORE

4. 2. Opportunities and challenges of mobile payment services : The perspective of service providers

   Author : Tatjana Apanasevic; Jan Markendahl; Niklas Arvidsson; Mark de Reuver; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mobile payments; Mobile ticketing; Business model; STOF; Service provider; Payment services provider; Mobila betalningstjänster; Mobil biljettjänster; Affärsmodeller; STOF; Tjänsteleverantör; Leverantörer av betalningstjänster; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

   Abstract :  Mobile payments are transforming the payments industry. These services open up the opportunity for non-banking actors to enter the market. In order to embrace this challenge, banks, traditional payments market players, are forced to launch mobile payments. READ MORE

5. 3. Mobile Network Operators and Cooperation : A Tele-Economic Study of Infrastructure sharing and Mobile Payment Services

   Author : Jan Markendahl; Jens Zander; Per Andersson; Heikki Hämmäinen; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Telecommunication theory; Telekommunikationsteori;

   Abstract : Mobile network operators are currently faced with a number of challenges at the market. The revenues from voice services have decreased the last couple of years. Mobile broadband access services are being adopted and the demand is increasing. The increasing traffic volumes require investments in order to increase the network capacity. READ MORE

6. 4. Health financing systems and drug use in rural China

   Author : Hengjin Dong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Health financing system; Health insurance; Drug use; Pharmaceuticals; Antibiotics; Care-seeking behaviour; Prescribing behaviour; Outpatient; Provider; Exit interview; China;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to study the association between health-care financing systems and health-care consumers' drug use and health providers' prescribing in six Chinese counties. In a cross-sectional study, a multistage sampling procedure was used to select provinces, counties, townships and villages. READ MORE

7. 5. Green Logistics through Modal Shift - exploring the role of the transport capacity contract

   Author : Fredrik Eng Larsson; Teknisk logistik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; green logistics; modal shift; mode choice; capacity management; supply chain contracting; intermodal transport;

   Abstract : Among policy-makers in Europe the modal shift - a shift från polluting modes of freight transport to less polluting modes - has been a popular suggestion for reducing CO2-emissions of transportation. In particular, intermodal road-rail solutions, where a combination of road and rail transport is utilized to move trailers and containers, have been stressed as an important measure to reach de desired reduction in emissions. READ MORE