American business is on a diet, relying on smaller inventories and just-in-time delivery practices to get goods to their customers.

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Hospitals in my district have closed their OB-GYN and baby-delivery practices.

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While some physicians are choosing to sell their practices to integrated delivery systems that are provider led, the majority of doctors are selling their practices to hospitals.

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Washington-style health reform centralizes health care payment and delivery around big hospitals, big medical practices and big insurers.

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With the recession hitting Medicaid outcomes have been getting better by virtue of healthier people in the system (due to rising unemployment from 2007 to 2011) and by more practices and insurers realizing that service delivery and outcomes needed to get better.

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Yet hospitals aren't buying doctors' practices because they want to reform the delivery of medical care.

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In 2007 public sector employers will have to ensure equality in employment practices like recruitment, promotion and training as well as in the delivery of services.

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What business practices could give this restaurant a reputation for consistent quality of service regarding its take-out delivery services?

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