Studies show quality programs can help reduce complications and the use of expensive medications.
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And fewer than 3 in 10 four-year olds are enrolled in high-quality programs.
The Obama administration says only about three in 10 are in high-quality programs.
The largest companies have the best quality programs, so regulators use these companies as models to set the regulatory standards.
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The investment of hundreds of millions of dollars each year to produce quality programs to theaters and television will surely decline.
She also maintains that good-quality programs and particular software can help children with learning difficulties develop the skills they are lacking.
Despite the benefits of early education, our nation has lagged in making sure high-quality programs are available for our youngest kids.
And just 3 in 10 four-year-olds are enrolled in high-quality programs that prepare kids with the skills they need for kindergarten.
While hospitals report on quality measures such as cardiac bypass surgery outcomes, diagnostic errors aren't reported or measured by federal or private quality programs.
It also turned out that hospitalizations and readmissions declined in both sets of communities, though they fell more in those that implemented quality programs.
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The largest companies have the best quality programs because they have the most resources with which to improve them and thereby protect their brand.
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The major pharmas, however, have large quality programs that are highly integrated into their operations, serving as robust barriers and responsive safety nets against such disasters.
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The rapid rise of such high-quality programs is, one expert believes, a factor of the desire in Asian countries such as China and India for rapid economic modernization.
The plan, to be formally unveiled by the president at a Georgia preschool center, would also include additional money to expand high-quality programs that prepare infants and toddlers for pre-kindergarten.
Pediatrix in 2009 launched a "100, 000 Babies" campaign in 125 hospitals, aiming to improve the system of care for 100, 000 babies in NICUs around the country, based on lessons learned in earlier quality programs.
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But there is no evidence that these teenager trustees have collectively institutionalized high quality nutritional programs.
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Each institute has established benchmarks and quality improvement programs.
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The Pediatrix campaign is one of 10 neonatal quality improvement programs in the U.S. approved by the American Board of Pediatrics, which last year began requiring quality improvement activities for neonatologists as part of their certification.
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New USDA meal patterns and professional standards will assure improved quality child nutrition programs for our children which in turn will support student academic performance in the classroom.
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World Book Capital is an annual title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the outstanding quality of its programs and initiatives to promote books and reading.
The quality of existing programs is extremely heterogeneous.
Leading economists agree that high-quality early learning programs can help level the playing field for children from lower-income families on vocabulary, social and emotional development, while helping students to stay on track and stay engaged in the early elementary grades.
Done well, the competition could be just the national motivation the digital-learning movement has needed to see large-scale adoption of high-quality blended-learning programs.
On improving the criminal justice system, Holder said the government is providing increased support for programs offering quality legal representation to people who cannot afford it.
There is probably room in the market for two or three dozen quality, undergraduate chemistry programs in the US (not counting pre-med programs, which are different).
The 2007 reauthorization of Head Start included several provisions to strengthen the quality of Head Start programs that serve over one million children every year across the country and in US territories.
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Kids who are exposed to music perform better in school: students in high-quality school music education programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of community.
Design for quality by creating better education programs, standards, and curriculum and exams, while leaving lesson plans up to teachers.
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Studies also show that continuing, individually tailored care-management programs can improve quality of life for both dementia patients and their caregivers.
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