Health care is an unusual product in that it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, for the customer to say "no". In certain cases, the customer is passed out, or otherwise incapable of making decisions about her care, and the decisions are made by providers whose mandate is, correctly, to save lives rather than money.
LodgeNet's founder and chief executive, Tim C. Flynn, was bumped upstairs in July 1998 and replaced by Petersen, whose mandate was to end the residential business and refocus on hotels.
LodgeNet's founder and CEO, Tim C. Flynn, was bumped upstairs in July 1998 and replaced by Petersen, whose mandate was to end the residential business and refocus on hotels.
Since agricultural research is a major source of new agricultural knowledge, this is a key strategic area of focus and intervention by GFAR whose mandate is to promote and facilitate agricultural research for development (ARD).
This period, thus, exposed tensions as to whose mandate it was to translate evidence into practice.
"Advancing Primary Care" was the sole focus of the latest report by the Council on Graduate Medical Education, whose mandate is to assess the current and future health work-force situation and make recommendations to the federal government.
"The CIBER Case Challenge is a part of the overall Centers for International Business Education and Research CIBERR) program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, whose mandate is to increase U.S. competitiveness in the global market," says Kelly Aceto, Associate Director of the University of Connecticut CIBER.
ALBANY — Secret trysts are complicated under any circumstances, but the logistical challenges are steeper for elected officials who live surrounded by armed security officers whose mandate is to remain close enough to step in front of a bullet.
continued from "Is eTour worth the trip?" eTour's database of between 10,000 and 15,000 web sites is selected by an editorial staff whose mandate is to sort for quality and relevance.
And a set of possible solutions has been put forth by the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, which was established by President George W. Bush in response to the financial crisis and whose mandate was expanded by President Obama to include financial education and financial access.
Russia rejected a Japanese draft resolution to prolong by 30 days the Joint Investigative Mechanism, whose mandate ends at midnight on Friday.
