Sentences with phrase «costs than other systems»

No offense, but GE was developing something like this several years ago, using clinical data from Intermountain Health, which has lower costs than other systems (because it has control of income as well as outgo, therefore an incentive to limit the latter).

Not exact matches

I'd love to tell you I've developed a brilliant system to accommodate these costs, but I haven't, other than leaving a cushion in my checking account.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

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.

A new effort under President Donald Trump to protect the rights of health workers who object to abortions and other procedures will cost the health care system more than $ 300 million to implement.

And like computer systems, some religions have more features than others, but at the cost of a higheroverhead and the greater possibility of bugs.

X-ray inspection systems equipped with SimulTask ™ PRO help manufacturers optimize their lines by performing functions other than just physical contaminant detection, reducing maintenance and operating costs by reducing equipment requirements.

We call on Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford and Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to explain why small - scale pastured pig and poultry farms are to be subjected to greater scrutiny and compliance costs than cattle feedlots, instead of being treated under the law like other grazing systems that rely on supplemental feed such as the majority of Victorian beef and dairy cattle.

The Chicago Park District was criticized Tuesday for having much higher operating costs than park systems in other major American cities, but it also won praise for its plans to lower its tax levy by $ 3.7 million in 1986.

Britain could also, building on a recent increase in Anglo - French defence cooperation, push for a system in which France and Britain jointly provide a CASD, rather than duplicating each other's efforts (and costs) as they do at present.

I have problems with a system that costs multiples more than almost every other state and which is top - heavy with administrators and paper - shufflers, and there's where the cuts need to be made, but what exactly is the alternative?

Changing from one system to the other could be an expensive reform — and in practice would probably cost more than the savings made - but removing this perceived anomaly is possible.

But Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, a Republican, said Nassau «should fix its broken assessment system rather than trying to shift their problem, as well as the associated costs, onto other levels of government.»

With this home gym system, you can do over 100 exercises and here's the kicker, it costs less than other machines that only offer 30 - 60 exercises.

This was great news as the setup that I suspected was more effective, cost 10 times more than the other system!

Because some types of research cost more than others, the analysts didn't simply tally grant dollars; instead, they developed a point system that gives a standard R01 grant seven points, and other grants more or fewer points depending on how much of an investigator's time they require.

MDR - TB costs five to 10 times more to treat than other TB cases, and the costs of drugs and time are a burden to health systems and patients worldwide.

The simple truth is that the animal - oriented agricultural system as it has evolved over two centuries in America makes a more efficient use of available land to provide essential, high - quality protein, with fewer surplus calories, and at a lower cost, than any other system that has presently been devised.

Plus our insurance system isn't the greatest so things cost 2 - 3 times more than in other countries.

eHarmony and Chemistry cost a little more (depending on how long you choose to subscribe for) than the other online dating sites, but offer in return a matchmaking system that is intended to introduce you to other singles whom you are most compatible with.

Smartphones have become mainstream, gamification has seen a massive rise in popularity and whatnot; learning and performance management systems have clearly reached a point where cost effectiveness, smooth integration with other systems, and user friendliness are much more important than constantly releasing new features.

Rhode Island reduced its assumed return to 7.5 percent in 2010, which is more conservative than other states, but still likely to understate the costs of the traditional pension system given that promised benefits must be paid regardless of economic performance.

Even if a major incident does not occur, other costs can arise down the line, such as premature replacements where new systems are needed sooner than expected.

«L.A. Unified has also been under pressure to contain costs; it recently became clear that the district is paying more for devices than most other school systems.

When researchers factored in the cost for programs after high school education such as college or vocational training, the United States spent $ 15,171 on each young person in the system — more than any other nation covered in the report.

In selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airport.

The rest of this particular Outback, a 2013 2.5 i Limited model, costs $ 30,000, and it's notably well - equipped all by itself: Heated and electrically adjustable leather front seats and no fewer than eight cupholders; plentiful airbags and other passive safety systems; a push - button electronic parking brake, dual - zone automatic climate control and even a wiper de-icer.

The system relies on two cameras mounted to the interior roof behind the windshield, a set - up that leads to lower repair costs than other front crash prevention systems that rely on equipment embedded in the vehicle exterior.

There's a cost for them to ingest, manage and lend even free books (Adobe charges libraries for each lend, even of free books), so they're unlikely to want free books that aren't going to get read (there's a need in the marketplace for a free open source DRM checkout system that libraries can use, but that's a matter for another time, and some entrepreneur other than yours truly).

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

While that's ambiguous in the brief mention here, it's clear in his talk that he means this only as the cost for sparing a hen the additional suffering that comes with battery cage production systems, and that the animals affected will still suffer in other ways and be killed earlier than their natural lifespan.

This means that after property owners have made the last installment payment on their loans, their wind systems will then be producing electricity at no cost other than the modest cost of maintaining the system.

Oh, and the cost of the system, which is providing more energy than we use on most days, was quite attractive compared with other offerings.

In fact, when externalities such as reduced air pollution and other health benefits are considered, IRENA's approach projects the overall benefits to be between two and six times greater than the system costs of decarbonisation.

The costs of moving to a low - carbon energy system (based on wind, solar and other low - carbon power; electric vehicles; heat pumps for buildings; smart grids and efficient appliances; and so on) are falling very rapidly, and would most likely be less than 1 % of income.

Suffice it to say that a proper literature search and applying the same standard to data for nuclear and other mature technologies as he / she wishes to apply to CSP, the cost comparison using classical utility economics (which I was trained in in my years in GE's Power Systems business and used for decades as a power project developer) produces very different answers than kerry seems to think.

Although solar has a higher first cost than most other water heating systems, it can be very competitive over the long term.

When it comes to bike share itself, low - income people of color were more likely than other groups to say that the cost of a membership was prohibitive to their use of a system.

• The cost of a general distribution system for methane is orders of magnitude smaller than for major electrical grids, so areas still developing their energy systems can invest in local grids powered by small, re-deployable gas generators using a much cheaper distribution system that can also provide direct gas for heating, cooking, and other such purposes.

FGD scrubbers have higher capital costs but lower operating costs than DSI systems, along with a higher removal rate for SO2 and other acid gases (90 % of SO2 emissions for FGD, compared to 70 % for DSI).

In fact, after accounting for tax credits, rebates, and other support, in leading states a 5 kilowatt system could cost homeowners less than $ 10,000.

Getting Our Priorities Right But rather than asking ourselves why we, or others, aren't doing all we can — we should look at what we are doing to limit our impact while we are living in a system that encourages the exact opposite, and imagine how much those efforts would be multiplied in a world where we paid the true cost of gasoline, where the coal industry was held responsible for its economically ruinous impacts, and where Governments got serious about supporting clean energy.

This ambitious target represents a decrease in the «soft costs» of solar energy systems — including permitting, licensing, connecting to the grid and other non-hardware costs — by more than 65 %.»

Although there are complicated security, cost and other issues surrounding the implementation of software that allows direct public access, e.g. on - line booking and document filing and retrieval systems, one area for improvement requires nothing more than already existing email facilities.

And while some interested parties would prefer to focus on doctors» insurance premiums, health care costs, or alternative compensation systems — anything other than the wrongdoing itself — reducing medical errors is the best way to address all the related problems.

Only qualified legal representatives are eligible to receive the new fixed costs but litigants in person can use the system if they so wish; Motor Insurers» Bureau (MIB) untraceable claims, claims where the claimant or defendant is deceased, bankrupt or protected parties (other than children) will be excluded from the process on the grounds of complexity; Rehabilitation will still comprise a fundamental part of the new process; Claims valuation will not be undertaken by a computerised damages assessment tool as originally mooted.

Hue costs a bit more than the average smart bulb, but wide compatibility with other products and systems, such as Apple's HomeKit, Samsung's SmartThings hub, Amazon's Alexa (Echo / Dot), and Google Home, means you'll be able to do more with them than with other bulbs; this makes them a more practical long - term investment.

Dead spots would be an issue for the Lifx, but that can easily be rectified with an AP or extender that would probably cost less than the cost of the hubs for some of the other systems.

Bitcoin is often touted as having substantially lower fees associated with using it than most other financial systems, but fees and costs are very different things.