The tricky part in proving these cases has been establishing a method for compensating insurers.

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DeCode's Stefansson says he hopes the deal will help the company market its services to other drug and biotech companies in the future, by establishing DeCode's software as the standard method for analyzing gene data.

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This approach may work well for some but others may appreciate the value associated with establishing goals using the SMART goal setting method.

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