Not exact matches
They show, on every page, that not only is it possible to succeed by appealing to the
good side of human nature, but that the resulting success is easier to
achieve and
more satisfying, far outdistancing the
outcome of «take - the - money - and - run» approaches.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to
achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain
good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the
outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as
well as
more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as
well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
It is about spending the money
more smartly for
achieving better outcomes.
Healthcare providers that embrace the right technologies will be rewarded with deeper,
more comprehensive insights and immediate opportunities to reduce cost and
achieve better outcomes for their business and their patients.
And to anyone says that the positive
outcome is
achieved in this life, I expect you to prove that an Atheist's life is objectively
better /
more fulfilling / creates
more enjoyment than a believer's life.
There will be a
more coordinated and collaborative approach to rural RD&E, and national research capability will be focused, used efficiently and effectively to
achieve the
best outcome and uptake by primary industries.
The sale will enable the CEWH to
achieve better environmental
outcomes through a
more flexible use of the Commonwealth's portfolio of water holdings.
GMID Water Leadership co-chair David McKenzie said the SDLs enabled projects to use the existing environmental reserve
more efficiently and
achieve better outcomes with less water.
«The South Australian claim, principally, is to say we want the environmental ambitions of this to be
more ambitious than they currently are, so actually
achieve better outcomes for the Murray - Darling basin than is currently in the draft.
Regret isn't a
good feeling because we know we could have done
better or
achieved a
more positive
outcome.
For some, a high - MUFA diet is difficult to implement, whereas for others, a higher - fat, calorie - controlled diet may promote
better dietary adherence and therefore
achieve a
more favorable weight - loss
outcome.46 47 Thus, diet therapy should be individualized for patients with diabetes mellitus, and close follow - up is advised.
eLearning professionals can use one or
more Google tools from the following list to
achieve better learning
outcomes.
Mayes and de Freitas (2004) state that the use of technology can be used to
achieve better learning
outcomes,
more effective assessments or a
more cost effective way of bringing learning environments to students; and that reforming practice requires transformation of the understanding of the principles.
We wanted to know whether the students who participated in CTE — and especially those «concentrating» by taking a sequence of three or
more courses aligned to a career in a specific industry — were
achieving better outcomes than their peers.
Mayes and de Freitas (2004) state that the use of technology can be used to
achieve better learning
outcomes,
more...
You'll return home ready to help students make
well - informed decisions about their post-secondary plans and to supply them with the support they need to
achieve more positive
outcomes.
Parentkind, formerly PTA UK, has now joined up with Parent Councils UK to support schools directly to help engage their parents
more effectively to
achieve better educational
outcomes for all children.
The authors do not suggest that online learning is a «panacea» for the nation's education problems, but note that «
well - designed interactive systems in higher education have the potential to
achieve at least equivalent educational
outcomes while opening up the possibility of freeing up resources that could be redeployed
more productively.»
«Performance - based pay will likely take
more of the focus away from the true exploration of ideas... and redirect the focus onto
achieving higher test scores, which don't necessarily reflect «
better» educational techniques or
outcomes,» said one teacher who submitted their story to NC Policy Watch's «Your Soapbox» feature.
The report concludes that
well - implemented community schools lead to improvement in student and school
outcomes and contribute to meeting the educational needs of low -
achieving students in high - poverty schools.READ
MORE...
In short, a few simple reminders, both to applicants and to other education leaders who want to
achieve better outcomes with personalized learning for
more students:
Given the tacit acknowledgement that the Property Survey Data Programme (PDSP) conducted in 2011 was at
best a desk top study and therefore failed to
achieve the
outcome in terms of the depth and scope of data required to build an evidence based programme of fundded works, can we have any
more faith in the methodology of the abovementioned # 35 Milion survey programme?
But personally, I remain comfortable with the logic of my decision to choose VOF (over VEIL & VNH) as a slightly
more defensive / appropriate fund for a frontier market — the index
outcome & relative performances could obviously have been very different under an alternative scenario — in the end, I didn't pick /
achieve the actual
best - performing fund, but I did match the index (and +118 % is an excellent consolation prize!).
I truly believe that veterinarians could be
achieving much
better outcomes in straddle thrombus cases, if they were thinking
more constructively.
This practice primarily promotes integrated medicine — using acupuncture in combination with
more conventional therapy to
achieve the
best outcome.
Those include recognizing three realities: first that billions of people are on an irreversible course toward living something that looks like a modern life, replete with the choices, comfort, and security that those of us in the rich world take for granted; second, that everyone on the planet and billions
more likely to come can and should follow that path if they choose it; and third, that
achieving that
outcome while limiting global temperatures to something likely above two degrees but
well below the business - as - usual scenario will require developing zero - carbon technologies capable of powering that world.
It is intended for utilities, regulators, grid operators and policy makers, and presents a framework for
more informed decision - making in the evaluation of competing resources to
achieve better outcomes for energy consumers.
(8) There is some evidence that when parents participate in shaping the post-separation parenting arrangements for their children, they are
more satisfied with the
outcomes achieved and are
better equipped to resolve future parenting disputes without resorting to litigation.
In my view, and it is contained in my own next Slaw article entitled «Publish and (Perhaps) be Famed»,
better outcomes that are to the benefit of lawyers and librarians might be
achieved by engaging
more with publishers, maybe even addressing some of the publishers» inherent weaknesses.
The Anchorage professional liability lawyers at Matthews & Zahare, P.C. have an in - depth knowledge of professional liability issues and with
more than 75 years of combined legal experience, are skilled at
achieving the
best possible
outcomes for their clients.
In recent years, there has been a growing sentiment within the legal education community that the Accreditation Standards of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar should be reframed to focus
more heavily on «
outcome measures» — accreditation criteria that concentrate on whether the law school has fulfilled its goals of imparting certain types of knowledge and enabling students to attain certain types of capacities, as
well as
achieving whatever other specific mission (s) the law school has adopted.
It is also our view that a diversity of perspectives from different jurisdictions will
achieve better,
more effective
outcomes.
We have pioneered collaborative working between law firms, leading the way in encouraging clients to consider how their panel firms may work
more collaboratively in order to
achieve better outcomes.
Civil lawyers are
more effective and
achieve better outcomes.
At Hillside Law, providing sound legal advice and effective counsel is
more than just a service that we offer, it is a driving force for our team, and a goal that we pursue relentlessly to help our clients
achieve the
best possible
outcome.
Our Tampa criminal defense lawyers have
more than 90 years of combined trial experience and will always be prepared to go to trial if we believe that is the
best way to
achieve a just
outcome.
Our partner - led teams across our offices handles a mix of the most demanding, complex and high - value claims, as
well as
more straightforward and cost sensitive claims - in all cases maintaining their commitment to
achieving the
best possible
outcome for our clients, with whom we form close partnerships.
In the EPO and UKIPO, we are generally dealing with a reasonably competent tribunal, I have a
good understanding with my clients as to what a realistic
outcome might be (even though we may aim
more ambitiously) and we tend to
achieve or exceed expectations.
Even in the relatively short - term, larger companies can realize a competitive advantage by being
more strategic and leveraging patent analytics in their favour to
achieve better outcomes.
It could be a case of applying
more of these skills to your day - to - day role in order to
achieve better outcomes, or asking for
more opportunities to put these skills into practice.
This way you can eventually make hiring managers take your resume
more into account and
achieve a
better outcome.
It is important to know that the
better the resume is, the
more opportunities you will have to
achieve a
good outcome.
Mission: To expand the mentoring field's regional capacity to reach
more school - aged children with caring, committed adult mentors, using
best practices, training and professional support to
achieve lifelong positive educational and behavioral
outcomes for youth.
However, with the Australian Government encouraging a
more flexible approach towards native title [21], there is the potential for Indigenous people and governments to develop a climate change policy that
achieves real
outcomes and provides
better protection of (exclusive and non-exclusive) native title rights and interests for Indigenous people and their communities.
Not only are universities able to draw on national and international links to provide
better and
more accessible individual educational
outcomes, but universities work with communities to positively contribute to community growth and sustainability and collaborate with organisational partners to
achieve success.
The exigencies of the global financial crisis and its consequences always meant that the 2009 - 10 budget was going to be
more about targeted new spending and lots of budget cuts in current programs, but such times can offer a unique opportunity to refocus and recast old policies and spending to
achieve better value and
better outcomes.
Are
more likely to
achieve greater successes at school and
better lifelong
outcomes.
State Strategies for Care Coordination, Case Management, and Linkages for Young Children: A Scan of State Medicaid, Title V, and Part C Agencies (PDF - 394 KB) National Academy for State Health Policy (2009) Describes State models to inform policymakers of resources and tools available to promote healthy development for young children and provide States with strategies to coordinate resources
more effectively and
achieve better outcomes for children.
I believe that the key to
achieving better outcomes lies in all parties changing their behaviour and engaging
more flexibly, to
achieve and build upon recognition of the ongoing relationship of Indigenous people to the land.
We believe that all couples can
achieve a
more productive and fair process of resolution of their conflicts using EMI's client - centered framework, which concentrates on assisting all people involved in
achieving the
best possible
outcome through a cooperative approach.