Sentences with phrase «outcomes assessment for»

For this study, outcomes assessment for only medically managed dogs was reviewed.

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Using a common risk assessment tool — called a Monte Carlo simulation — NerdWallet ran 10,000 possible outcomes for investors, based on historical S&P 500 and Treasury returns, and the volatility (riskiness) of those returns.

The forecasts outlined in the recent Statement on Monetary Policy give our best assessment of the most likely outcomes for Australia, contingent on these and other factors.

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.

For many parents, the outcome of this process is the ultimate assessment of how they have performed as caregivers and how their children have repaid them for the sacrifices, efforts, and investments they have made over the yeaFor many parents, the outcome of this process is the ultimate assessment of how they have performed as caregivers and how their children have repaid them for the sacrifices, efforts, and investments they have made over the yeafor the sacrifices, efforts, and investments they have made over the years.

Early Learning Outcomes Reporting links high quality learning standards with assessment and instruction for children birth through transition to kindergarten.

Perinatal events can result in associated longer term health and broader societal costs, as shown by the size of damages paid in obstetric litigation cases, which represent a substantial cost to the NHS.27 Follow - up over weeks or longer to monitor recovery, or a future assessment of the outcomes for mothers and babies at a later date, would act as a vehicle for estimating costs and consequences beyond the perinatal period and shed more light on long term cost effectiveness.

In addition, we rated nine studies as high risk for blinding of outcome assessment.

A randomised control trial conducted in BC [30] found home visits in early labour to be more effective than telephone triage in reducing the number of women attending the hospital for assessment before they are in labour and those attending before 3 cm cervical dilation, although the home visits had no impact on CS rates or birth outcomes.

Primary outcomes were recorded for stopping any or exclusive breastfeeding before four to six weeks and at the last study assessment (up to six months).

Fathers have an array of impacts on children's socioemotional outcomes.2, 26 Studies testing for these potential types of influences have considered both dichotomized father absence / presence and more continuous assessments of paternal care.

One study was at low risk of bias for blinding of outcome assessment (McLachlan 2012), three were judged as high risk of bias (Begley 2011; Homer 2001; Rowley 1995) and nine studies were at unclear risk of bias (Biro 2000; Flint 1989; Harvey 1996; Hicks 2003; Kenny 1994; MacVicar 1993; North Stafford 2000; Turnbull 1996; Waldenstrom 2001).

Her current focus is on improving outcomes for infants in the NICU through developmental assessment and interventions, and on developing an interdisciplinary approach to initiating and progressing breast and bottle feeding.

We assessed the risk of bias for blinding of outcome assessment as:

Although our review was able to distinguish which type of model was being provided in most cases, it is necessary for approaches to be sufficiently described in published papers, to inform assessments and comparisons of outcomes.

However, even where an attempt is made to blind outcome assessment, there is still a risk of response bias for outcomes relying on self - report such as any or exclusive breastfeeding.

A new study published online by JAMA Oncology examines the assessment of minimal residual disease in patients newly treated for multiple myeloma as a factor in survival outcomes.

In comparison with the dossier assessment, this additional information changed the result for one of the seven patient groups differentiated by the G - BA: It shows that the results on the outcome «sustained virologic response» (SVR) for patients without HIV coinfection are transferable to patients with HIV coinfection.

«Better outcome measures needed for clinical trials for Fragile X Syndrome: Assessments not keeping up with clinical trial advances.»

The primary outcome measured for the study was cognitive deterioration among patients who completed assessments at study entry and 3 months.

This evidence - based checklist includes seven objective measures - including physical exam findings, functional testing (hop and agility testing, movement assessment for jumping and landing mechanics), and a functional outcome score.

Using data from a sample of 2,615 active duty military families, living at designated military installations with a child ages 3 - 17, a group of researchers led by Dr. Patricia Lester, of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, examined the impact of FOCUS on behavioral health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and child pro-social behavior over two follow up assessments.

Finally, the study by Vera et al4 «demonstrates the power of combining clinical and molecular assessments in glioma studies to identify novel mechanisms underlying patient symptoms and toxicities for risk - stratification and interventions to improve patient outcomes.»

The assessment of pain is important for improving clinical outcomes, such as functional status, frailty trajectories, comorbidity, and quality of life.

In particular, Dr Jordan explains the need for practical skill assessments in addition to written exams and how creating standards in the health coaching field is a matter of public safety as well as a way to improve the ability to effectively evaluate health coaching outcomes.

there is a site that gives amazing calculations, you enter what you have eaten in last defined time periods and it outputs for you an assessment of any deficiencies linking to foods for fixing, for example, the first several times I used it, there was a consistent outcome of a couple of deficiencies and a consistent recommendation to add mushrooms to my diet.

Dietary guidelines for patients with diabetes mellitus were revised by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) earlier this year.1 The ADA recommends that the composition of the diet be individualized on the basis of a nutritional assessment and the outcomes desired.

The World Health Organization recommended less than 10 % of calories from added sugar based on its assessment of higher consumption and adverse health outcomes.4 With the evidence of higher added sugar consumption and adverse health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 % of calories from added sugar, the level below the Institute of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, 2.75).

«We need to think of assessment as a way to improve child outcomes,» Snow said, pointing out that assessments can monitor children's progress, improve instruction, and screen for development risks at a young age.

Additional research that validates these measures of teacher effectiveness on non-tested outcomes would have important implications not only for teacher recruitment, assessment, and placement, but also for improving overall life trajectories of students.

The committee involved Snow and McCartney, who helped identify important outcomes for children from birth to age five, as well as the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments.

Consequently, there is a need for more research to understand how writing outcomes may be improved, especially since written tasks are often how students communicate their knowledge about a particular topic or discipline within both formative and summative assessment tasks.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

The school, which is part of the Romero Catholic Academy, was judged to be Outstanding in all areas including outcomes for pupils; teaching, learning and assessment; personal development, behaviour and welfare as well as leadership and management.

The main focus of coaching and mentoring conversations for school improvement is to build the competency and capability of teachers, so that they can take steps towards achieving the school's strategic vision and priorities in the curriculum, teaching and learning, and assessment, and can effectively make judgments about students» progress and outcomes.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

ASSESSMENT OF FUNDS How the PE and sport premium is used will be assessed by Ofsted, which will measure its impact on pupil outcomes, and how effectively governors hold school leaders to account for this.

The success of this iteration led to subsequent AL projects on other targeted areas for improvement, including Aboriginal education, formative assessment, the use of technology and the impact of flexible spaces on learning outcomes.

Any strategy can be differentiated, depending on what assessment data tells us what students need for a learning outcome.

Report cards track and compare state education policies and outcomes in six areas: chance - for - success; K — 12 achievement; standards, assessments, and accountability; transitions and alignment; the teaching profession; and school finance.

The pack includes: an overview of the unit including a summary of staged learning outcomes linked to the KS2 Programme of Study; comprehensive planning including opportunities for extension; 15 extensive resources with step - by - step instructions, teaching materials and photocopiable pupil sheets; a motivating final assessment activity; staged assessment criteria for the KS2 Programme of Study; a teacher record sheet.

Educators can use this model to identify the stage of creativity on which they wish to focus their teaching and learning outcomes, as well as for assessment.

The download pack includes: - Key activities scheme, week by week learning activities - All worksheets which are ready to print or use on a whiteboard / projector / interactive whiteboard (the colour theory presentation is interactive)- Visual examples of final outcomes - Artist image powerpoint and facts - Head templates for designs There is also a student self assessment book and presentation list for boards / sketchbook page content to allow the student to work towards the assessment objectives in art.

Observing the on - the - job implementation of newly acquired knowledge, using simulations and scenario - based approaches, comparing the performance of online training course before and after the training, conducting assessments for the employees of an organization based on the online training they received to assess the amount of knowledge they gained through that online training course, are some of the ways through which the strategy of online training can be evaluated by an IT organization and can be improved based on the outcome.

Without widespread agreement on what good teachers need to know and be able to do, and given the skepticism among professional educators about the fairness or value of standardized assessments, NCATE has little leeway for assessing outcomes without inspiring controversy.

Specifically to: 1) collaborate with Crittenton Women's Union (CWU) to create video resources that demonstrate its family skill - building model as a means of building adult capabilities to improve child outcomes; 2) create an initial set of materials for practitioners and leaders of family service - provision systems to be used with caregivers to improve serve - and - return interaction as well as self - regulation and executive function skills; and 3) test these materials as part of a qualitative needs assessment of practitioners who wish to build the capabilities of adults who care for children birth - to - five, with an emphasis on birth - to - three.

An inspection involves an assessment of a school's performance on academic and other measured outcomes, followed by an onsite visit to the school, typically lasting one or two days for primary schools.

«There were some very practical outcomes such as changes in practice, accompanied by developing tangible «products»... these included a real and accepted definition of global citizenship, new student reports and assessment tools for global citizenship, enhanced use of technology for curriculum mapping, a more global and accessible library collection, just to name a few.

Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.

Transforming professional development, curriculum, instruction and assessment to create 21st century outcomes for your students will all be very challenging.