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Count on quality

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Employers operating in Anderson, IN, found that quality is an important factor in their pioneering attempt to reduce their health care expenses. Businesses such as General Motors of Detroit, MI, have been collaborating with community groups, hospitals, doctors, the United Auto Workers and other businesses to change the delivery of health care in Anderson. The United Auto Workers executive director of community health care programs Robert Alpert indicated that businesses have to relieve themselves of their dependence on insurers who set performance standards for hospitals and doctors to meet to improve quality.

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IN: Employers operating in Anderson find that quality is important factor in pioneering attempt to reduce health care expenses

Research Findings, Geographic, Indiana, Employee Health Benefits, Health insurance, Employee benefits, Article

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Diagnosing muscular dystrophy

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be diagnosed more accurately with a new test that reduces the number of boys that must undergo a biopsy. The test is called the Single Condition Amplification/Internal Primer.

Diagnosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Muscular dystrophy

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Hands-free headsets offer ergo solution for phone-intensive tasks

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The need for the employers to select hands free head sets for their employees for phone-intensive tasks is addressed.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Telephone Headsets, Usage, Human resource management, Employers, Company personnel management

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