BALTIMORE, MD, January 21, 2025 – New research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals that corporate chain ownership of fertility clinics not only increases access to treatment but also enhances patient outcomes. The study shows that chain-owned clinics perform 27.2% more IVF cycles, achieve a 13.6% improvement in success rates, and adopt standardized practices that reduce risky multiple births while prioritizing healthier single births.
The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.
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Drink less, lease less; use pot, lease a lot — could that become a real estate axiom for our times? A new trend could reduce demand for commercial real estate, leased or owned, from warehouse to distribution to retail space: Not drinking. Or at least drinking less.
Cleveland resident Gina Simpson enjoys sipping coffee while her children munch pastries at Ocoee Coffee on Ocoee Street in Cleveland. While it may not be unusual for a young mom and her kids to enjoy some time together at a local café, they had arrived at the destination while riding their bicycles along the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway and system of sidewalks.
Syngenta and the Analytics Society of INFORMS today launched the 2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics, a competition that seeks analytical approaches to improve complex crop breeding processes. Data analytics, mathematics and statistics students, as well as professionals worldwide are invited to enter by Jan. 21, 2020. Using real-world crop data, entrants are tasked to develop models that can predict the performance of potential corn products.
If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you re hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your needs. New research in the upcoming INFORMS journal Management Science shows that among patients admitted to the hospital, 19.6% are placed in beds in a ward outside the area of care they require. These patients who are placed off service end up experiencing a 23% longer hospital stay and a higher chance of being readmitted within a month.
CATONSVILLE, MD, August 15, 2019 – If you end up needing to go to the hospital, often times you’re hoping to get a bed without having to wait hours, but a new study shows you may want to wait a little longer, so that you are placed in the best ward for your needs. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science shows that among patients admitted to the hospital, 19.6% are placed in beds in a ward outside the area of care they require. These patients who are placed ‘off service’ end up experiencing a 23% longer hospital stay and a higher chance of being readmitted within a month.
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