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  INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN HOSPITALS – STATE AND PERSPECTIVES

  E-Healthcare is a fast growing area which includes collaboration of medical in-formatics, public healthcare and health services and information sharing through using contemporary information and communication technologies. The strategic goal in establishing e-Healthcare is to achieve better health status and quality of life for Bulgarian citizens ... E-Healthcare is a fast growing area which includes collaboration of medical in-formatics, public healthcare and health services and information sharing through using contemporary information and communication technologies. The strategic goal in establishing e-Healthcare is to achieve better health status and quality of life for Bulgarian citizens through providing access to high-quality health services. Taking this into consideration, the present study reveals the current state of medical information systems and highlights possible perspectives for their improvement through modern and effective information technologies.

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  THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES IN A PHASE OF FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY AND GLOBAL RECESSION

  The scale of the importance of financial derivatives can be judged by many indicators, including: extremely fast and versatile development; the sum of outstanding positions in derivatives, which transitory value exceeds from 6 to 10 times the gross annual production of all economies in the world; the attractive income opportunities and unique ... The scale of the importance of financial derivatives can be judged by many indicators, including: extremely fast and versatile development; the sum of outstanding positions in derivatives, which transitory value exceeds from 6 to 10 times the gross annual production of all economies in the world; the attractive income opportunities and unique techniques for risk management. In the same time, there are extreme opinions in which the financial derivatives are blamed for the global financial crisis and huge losses of various types of market players. The present study attempts to find and outline the real importance of financial derivatives for investment activity and global economy in the period from the beginning of financial crisis and the subsequent economic recession. Analyzed manifestations of financial derivatives in key events in recent years have shown their crucial role in „early diagnosing” of the global economic crisis, and their positive impact on capital market and indirect support to real economic sectors in a phase of recession. The methodology includes correlation study between derivatives, stock market and macroeconomic indicators.

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  ANALYSIS OF BULGARIA’S SPECIALIZATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

  The present survey aims to study the dynamics of the foreign trade flows of agricultural products between Bulgaria and the other EU Member States, the Balkan countries and the former members of CEFTA (until 2007). Using a methodological toolbox the author measures the degree of trade specialization of our country in the field of import and export ... The present survey aims to study the dynamics of the foreign trade flows of agricultural products between Bulgaria and the other EU Member States, the Balkan countries and the former members of CEFTA (until 2007). Using a methodological toolbox the author measures the degree of trade specialization of our country in the field of import and export of agricultural products in terms of separate product groups. In the process of research the author follows the dynamics of specialization in the field of trade in agricultural products and outlines the changes in the export and import flows resulting from various economic and political factors as well as defines the degree of effect of these changes on the economic development.