Yet there is little sign of Intesa going on a big acquisition spree its new strategic plan, due early next year, is expected to emphasise efficiency as a priority.
The first, a cost leadership strategy, emphasises efficiency and the production of high volumes of standardised products.
In the current economic situation of Zambia's health sector, it might be unfashionable to emphasise efficiency as a policy objective.
This result supports the premise that specialty hospital physicians have more experience due to their sheer volume, which also allows the specialty hospital to emphasise efficiency by reducing LOS.
Nephrologists were also invited to rank, on a 1 5 scale, the extent to which their workplace emphasised: efficiency, economy, patient -centred care, shared decision-making, clinical excellence, staff development and patient development/empowerment. [See Additional file 9] The challenges of involving Indigenous people in health research are well attested [ 38- 40].
Their priorities: incorporating technology and art into living spaces; allowing for individual customisation; emphasising energy efficiency; and creating communal spaces.
Energy consulting has during the years gone from emphasising economy efficiency to combine an economy perspective with that the same measure is also beneficial for the environment.
But emphasising technical efficiency is not the only objective of health funding policy: in capped funding environments there needs to be a parallel focus on access, and in all environments, a focus on quality.
Interestingly, a recent article which discusses new allocation concepts [ 28] emphasises efficiency criteria related to maximising health gains (i.e. getting the most life years from organs available for transplant).
Official government standards are used as criteria for measuring the performance of the urban form types. Criteria derived from government documents emphasise the efficiency and low-carbon emission of the transportation system and efficiency in land use, via higher densities.
Neuromuscular exercises are typically performed in functional weight-bearing positions emphasising quality and efficiency of movement, as well as alignment of the trunk and lower limb joints.
