A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health analyzed recent consolidation trends for primary care physicians and the resulting impacts on costs to patients.

Why would film producers seek an R rating instead of making their film accessible to a broader audience? There are key financial reasons, and the principle applies to marketing for many types of products and services, says Raghunath Rao, chair of the Department of Marketing and the Arthur James Douglass Centennial Professor in Entrepreneurship and Small Business at Texas McCombs. Sometime, pushing away one group of customers can ultimately increase profits.

The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business is pleased to announce the newly established Keith C. Brown Endowed Scholarship, named to honor one of the school’s celebrated finance professors. Made possible by the generosity of one of Brown’s former students, Danielle DiMartino Booth, MBA ’96, and her husband, John, the scholarship will support high-potential Texas undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families, with a preference for students at Texas McCombs.

Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company’s core business operations and competencies can help companies create both social and business value, according to researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.

A new study has taken a closer look at how healthcare quality is measured in three major countries—Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom—uncovering striking similarities and critical gaps. The research delved into Israel’s Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare (QICH), the US’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), and the UK’s Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). While all three systems prioritize family medicine and process-focused metrics, the study highlights a lack of attention to structural and outcome-based indicators. The findings underscore the need to rethink how we assess healthcare quality, urging a more balanced approach that includes all aspects of medical care, from infrastructure to patient outcomes. This analysis sheds light on how countries can learn from each other to provide better, more equitable care for their populations.