The country then made changes to strengthen the quality and availability of outpatient primary-care services (including payments to encourage physicians to provide e-mail access, off-hours consultation, and nurse managers for complex care).
The quality of our lives changes when we build a Prudent Reserve, whether a storm hits, or not.
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For the most part, though, local politics revolves around small changes to improve the quality of life in an older town, according to Nina Dawes, chief executive of Lichfield council.
Additionally lower-quality debt securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
The bill also curbs proprietary trading by banks and changes the rules regarding the quality of capital and amounts of capital banks need to hold in reserve.
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The new model has also been real-world tested and proven by Contour's roster of professional athletes and film partners in the world's most diverse conditions, ultimately fine-tuning its sensor to improve the overall sharpness of the image, the speed at which the camera adjusts for fast lighting changes, and the underwater video quality.
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Even in areas with no nearby oil and gas drilling, the water quality in some aquifers changes naturally, groundwater experts say.
And, the new rule provides flexibility to employers who offer quality insurance to make routine changes and still continue offering the same coverage to employees.
Mr Poots said the changes were about safety and quality of care.
Such a downgrade, or future downgrades, could force a large scale liquidation of these holdings due to changes in the underlying credit quality.
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After 11 years using grooved rubber, slick, untreaded tyres, are being re-introduced to F1 this season among a raft of other rule changes aimed at improving the quality of racing.
During a call the service monitors how fast data are going through the air and adjusts call quality so the video doesn't cut off when a network's load changes or someone roams to a new cellular tower.
In theory, telehealth can cut the cost of care while at the same time improving its quality (for example, by letting doctors know about crucial changes when they happen, not at the patient's next appointment).
Perhaps the best news amid all these changes is that the competitive and innovative consumer electronics industry has products that deliver quality audio for any budget.
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But if high-quality free courses suddenly become available across the board, that changes the business model for the for-profit sector and makes schools that accept MOOC credits more affordable.
Clinton said the changes are so rapid that many people are concerned about the quality of care they receive.
Many attempts to reshape organizations inevitably have a scattershot quality, and the teams leading the charge never really know whether the changes will have a real effect.
But the Unison union said it was worried changes to dementia services could affect care quality.
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It does seem like any audio changes would have to be rather obvious to make it through the quality loss you'll get with this type of piracy, and we can just imagine the legions of audiophiles who will pick up on the patterns and run from the theater screaming and clutching their golden ears.
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The changes to the Welsh system follow a review which heard concerns about the quality of GCSE students' abilities at reading, writing and maths.
" It's also proposing changes to its site governance process, including a shift away from its current voting method for feedback on policy changes, which it says "incentivized the quantity of comments over their quality.
The changes in attitude are due in large part to the dramatic improvement in spirit quality.
F1 bosses have introduced major changes to the cars in an attempt to make overtaking easier and improve the quality of racing.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said the planned changes to the service would enable it to continue to deliver "a high quality and responsive service" to patients.
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It is completely understandable that parents are worried about their local services moving away, but these changes are important so specialist units can achieve and sustain the necessary excellence and quality.
If there's more of an emphasis on wellness, prevention and the power of lifestyle changes to prevent and reverse disease, we can provide a higher quality of care at a lower cost.
Army Chief of Staff Gen Edmund Entacher also warned that changes to the current set-up would lead "irreversibly to a drop in quality, numbers and ability".
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings speaks with Michele Norris about disturbing trends in higher education and changes that need to be made, including giving students and parents better information about the quality of education they can expect from a given institution.
Debra Davis, a director of City TV Broadcasting, which is planning launch next year in the Birmingham area, says it will be different this time because changes in technology will allow channels like hers to produce higher quality programmes and avoid the "amateurish" look and feel of earlier community channels.
The changes come after discussions with the unions, leagues and clubs involved aimed at "enhancing the quality and profile of the European Challenge Cup matches".
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