Sentences with phrase «on system outcomes»

In «Quality and Equity in American Education: Systemic Problems, Systemic Solutions,» the authors write that continuous improvement is focused on system outcomes for a defined population of beneficiaries and the processes that lead to those results.

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For a more affordable and effective system, Tyson says medical institutions have to focus on patient outcomes, not healthcare inputs (like how many CT scans and blood tests a physician orders).

The review for downgrade will focus on the outcome of the ongoing external audits of the Spanish banking system, the conditionality and details of the EFSF / ESM loan agreement, and the specific execution strategy developed for the banking system's recapitalisation.

Looking at the healthcare debate, and the broader activities of the Trump administration, through a systems science lens helps us take perhaps a more dispassionate view — to focus less on trying to predict where each moment will lead, and more on observing the interaction of factors that will, ultimately, determine outcomes.

Adding a technology that can go through the troves of data and research compiled on a daily basis to provide recommendations could improve health outcomes, making Elekta's offerings more attractive to healthcare systems.

Specifically, Dimon wrote in his annual letter, that the US healthcare system can improve when it comes to treating chronic conditions that are preventable or reversible, spending less on administrative and fraud costs, and on getting better health outcomes for lower costs.

But let's consider two major positives: First, with both patients and stakeholders investing in our healthcare system, we're all on the same team: We all want to see more positive outcomes for our loved ones and improvements in the health of our nation, both literally and financially.

That's one outcome outlined by a new report published by the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) focusing on the impact of distributed financial technology, a follow up to the BIS's last report, which looked into issues with the correspondent banking system.

Tony Robbins» RPM system focuses first on the results and outcomes you and your team want most, then connects you to why it's important to take consistent action to achieve them.

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.

The hypothetical failure of the natural fee market depends on all these assumptions combining into an unfavorable outcome, as well as the inability of the system to adjust itself favorably using any of these factors.

Jain elaborated on those successes in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association last year, noting the efficiencies lead to better outcomes for patients, who can more reliably receive routine medical care and stay out of emergency rooms; doctors, who can more easily manage patients» chronic conditions; and cost - savings for the broader medical system, as managing chronic disease is substantially cheaper than repeated ER visits.

We despair at Italy's persistent tinkering with electoral laws, an obsession based on the false assumption that other systems would produce fundamentally different outcomes.

That may be the positive outcome of the present switch in American policy on anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe.

This is an attractive idea, but it depends on the belief that quantum mechanics describes all that can ever be known about each individual system so that all we have is the probabilities of various outcomes.

«The ability to gauge the impact of different river and land management practices on river systems across the Basin is crucial to informing environmental watering decisions, as well as Landcare and other similar projects, thereby enhancing the outcomes we are able to achieve.»

The final volume of water recovered for the environment is dependent on the outcome of two work programs that may either increase or decrease the surface water sustainable diversion limits; one to remove river system constraints and the other to improve the efficiency of environmental water delivery.

«To address gaps in the regulatory architecture related to lack of effective consideration of competitive outcomes in financial markets, an existing regulator must be given a mandate to take the lead on matters related to competition in the financial system.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Logically speaking, football is a «closed system» since the rules of the game and the related parameters imposed on events by the physical demarcations of the pitch seriously limit the range of possible interactions and outcomes.

Our families then question their decisions, and their decision to hire us, and lean on their support system who may be criticizing our role in the outcomes.

Key themes are: a) The impact of maternal health policy at a health system and service delivery level, and on health outcomes and users» experiences b) The social and organisational implications of the translation of innovative health technologies into health care.

We could do a much better job spending money early on, spending it more intelligently, and creating a comprehensive system that would improve our outcomes in the K - 12 system and beyond.

Having just watched Microbirth I thought I would point out the much of the film is about microflora in the gut and on the skin and the longterm health outcomes of early immune system damage / lack of development.

Based on those numbers, one may think, «Well, if we are investing so much more in our births and medical system, the outcome for mother and baby must be favorable.»

The study, published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health on Thursday, looked at the home birth outcomes for roughly 17,000 women as recorded in the Midwives Alliance of North America data collection system between 2004 and 2009.

With maternal mortality on the rise and infant mortality ever decreasing, we can tell an emphasis in our healthcare system has been placed on infant outcomes.

Two state - level approaches to domestic violence in MIECHV communities: 1) leveraging partnerships to improve domestic violence outcomes; 2) how professional development on domestic violence can have an impact across early childhood systems.

In areas where the patient's choice has a profound effect on outcome, random comparisons eliminating choice will give unreliable estimates of true differences.14 Therefore, in the Netherlands, where choosing between home or hospital birth is an integral feature of the system, randomised controlled trials between home birth and hospital birth would not produce generalisable results even if it were possible to mount such trials.

According to this theory, internal subsystems such as the musculoskeletal and central nervous systems are recognized for their importance; however, the influence of the environment and the demands of the task also are emphasized for their impact on outcomes and variations in motor behavior.

Indeed, I am not only worried but I'm also very concerned over the setback to our electoral system, and speaking generally in the best tradition of our legal profession, not being specific on matters before any court, the implication of some of the tribunals outcome intended to shoot down the use of the card reader as some of my fellow lawyers involved in petition matters are determined to achieve is worrisome.

The UK currently operates a Points - Based System as well, but the outcome of a system depends on how points are alloSystem as well, but the outcome of a system depends on how points are allosystem depends on how points are allocated.

Desirability of specific outcomes may be quite dependent on ones subjective assumptions and value system chosen.

In fact, ERS research shows the Conservatives could have won an overall majority with just 533 extra votes in the nine most marginal constituencies — a reflection of a broken and volatile voting system, but also a hint that this debate may have had an effect on the overall outcome.

The British electoral system produces very disproportionate vote share to seat share outcomes and trying to account for local factors adequately is nigh on impossible.

Brown makes good use of up - to - date political science research to dispel myths which «strong» leaders often believe of themselves; namely that they have a determining effect on election outcomes and a voter's party affiliation though he notes that obvious discrepancies will exist between parliamentary and presidential systems in these regards.

Intuitively, you can design a non-manipulable voting system like this: you draw a voter at random, and the outcome (which is a probability distribution on the candidates) depends only on her ballot.

«For far too long, our antiquated criminal justice system has created a two - tier system where outcomes depend purely on economic status — undermining the bedrock principle that one is innocent until proven guilty,» Mr. Cuomo said in statement outlining the proposals.

The new immigration system comes into force the day after Article 50 ends, so there can be no transition and a ruinous no - deal outcome is back on the table.

May repeatedly refused to answer whether she knew about the outcome of the tests when questioned about the issue on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, though she insisted she had «absolute faith» in the Trident system.

The desired outcome of this is to create as meritocratic a system as possible; if all children are going to be judged when it comes to GSCE, A levels and university entrance on the same basic set of information, then every child needs to learn it.

Current research projects focus on the process and outcomes of food system localisation in a globalising environment, the sustainability implications of a large scale transition to agriculturally derived bio-fuels, the effects of school and community context on childhood obesity, and the micro-politics of animal welfare in alternative livestock systems.

The systemic problem, (i.e. combining an erroneous outcome with the supposition of it being absolutely dependent on hacking), would be that such a feeble response of a national immune system to relatively trifling attacks implies a nation prone to infections.

In 2016 NLGN published All Together Now: Whole systems commissioning for councils and the voluntary sector, which concludes that raising the scoring for social value in the commissioning process could have a profound effect on how local government work with its partners and on the outcomes it is able to deliver for citizens.

She also said she would hire MTA Chief Diversity Officer Michael Garner as the chief executive officer of the city of New York and that he would be tasked with ensuring every city agency is diverse as well as establishing a metric system to report on outcomes in the city.

Similarly, you can drop a ton into education without it showing appreciable impact on outcomes for 20 years as you need a whole generation of kids to grow through that upgraded system and into the workforce, and if the economy is depressed or the new jobs aren't there then you just have a bunch of better educated people facing hardship.

I look forward to seeing it work closely with Community Planning Partnerships to provide transferable evidence which will focus on ways of designing in a preventative approach, liberating the system from duplicated costs and creating the conditions to nurture community - led enterprises to improve outcomes in their local areas.»

Given that the tax system is focused on individuals rather than families, the change could lead to perverse outcomes which see an arbitrary cut - off point for families receiving child benefit.

On occasion, election thresholds have resulted in a party winning an outright majority of seats without winning an outright majority of votes, the sort of outcome that a proportional voting system is supposed to prevent.

Mr Clarke, for his part, claims that rehabilitation depends on marshalling a piecemeal system with variable outcomes into a payment - by - results model that has attracted the interest of President Obama.