Discrimination claim against Kansas City-based union tossed by federal...

St. Louis Daily Record / St. Louis Countian;  July 10, 2008 ;     392 words ......discriminated against by their union. The five men sued Kansas City-based Local 2 Sheet Metal Workers' Union on claims...five black men sued the union claiming that its referral process -- which links union members with jobs -- treated...showed blacks worked fewer hours due to the ...

BlueCross and BlueShield of Georgia Streamlines Referral Process.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 16, 1998 ;     486 words ......phoning BlueCross. The time-consuming referral process also lengthens the office visit for...statewide operations that found the referral process was creating too much red tape for...physician. Wood said the timing of the new referral process had nothing to do with the impending...

House committee to query Justice on procedure gaffe.(Nation)

The Washington Times;  September 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ......secondary process known as a referral. The referral process required that the United States government...interview was required, and the use of the referral process generally assured that the applicant...found that Lake improperly used the referral process on Bratt's behalf, that ...

Humana Streamlines Physician Referral Process

PR Newswire;  April 3, 1997 ;     449 words ......rooms by eliminating prospective oversight of the physician referral process by its health plans whenever possible and appropriate...systems, work teams are currently reengineering the entire referral process within Humana. The company expects that a series of global...

'Gates' opening wider in some HMOs. (referral processes in health care...

Business Insurance;  August 5, 1996 ;     700+ words ......reconcile the competing concerns with the referral process? One health plan - Blue Shield of...plans starting to acknowledge that the referral process is something that probably needs to...The gatekeeper requirement and the referral process itself is the most significant negative...

Referrals Boost Seminar Selling.(Brief Article)

On Wall Street;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......and energy by employing the referral process. Using seminars as a prospecting...and energy by employing the referral process at every opportunity. Here are several points at which the referral process can work. When you ask for...

Fed: Referrals for disabled job seekers working well Newman

AAP General News (Australia);  January 10, 2000 ;     169 words ......today gave the tick of approval to its employment services referral process for disabled job seekers. A reference group set up to monitor...group's report made 28 recommendations including ideas on the referral process, she said. The government would consider all recommendations...

Bellwether Report is observing American Healthchoice Inc.

M2 Presswire;  August 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ......and towards refining its patient referral process. The company's unique patient referral process is comprised of relationships with...marketing sources. It is this proprietary referral process that has been the key to AMHI's momentous...

How do you encourage referrals?(Pro Advisor)

PRO Magazine;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......you offer any rewards or incentives? Do you promote the referral process? Do your employees know how critical referrals are so they...country have to say about how they actively work the customer referral process to grow sales. If a referral is simply an introduction...

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS REVIEW:CHRISTOPHER J. O'LEARY, PH.D.

Congressional Testimony;  April 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ......remarks is to describe the profiling and referral process, to offer evidence of its effectiveness...profiling model, WPRS offers a systematic referral process using objective data which is applied...reemployment services. The profiling and referral process is performed in three ...

Referral strategies, straight from a horse's mouth; Report suggests asking...

Investment News;  July 25, 2005 ;     521 words ......change that.'' The fact that so few advisers relied on a referral process proved to be the catalyst for the report, according to...wrote the report, said the study found that a systematic referral process is really essential if an adviser wants to generate a consistent...

Federal work-study cut short at OSU

University Wire;  January 14, 2008 ;     401 words ......their financial aid package, but did not go through the job referral process, can expect their work-study awards to be cancelled. "The...work-study program, although not all follow through with the referral process. In order for a student to receive their work-study funds...

NEW RISKS SEEN IN A FAVORITE HIRING PRACTICE STUDY LINKS SUCCESS OF...

The Boston Globe;  January 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Institute of Technology's has found a side effect to the referral process that paints a more complex picture. New hires, it seems...quality job candidates." Just as important, Miller said, the referral process leverages and even strengthens an organization's informal...

HMO access woes studied. (health maintenance organizations)

Business Insurance;  August 31, 1998 ;     472 words ......referrals. And many physicians don't adequately explain the referral process to patients because they themselves don't understand how...two-sided: Patients are frustrated because they think the referral process takes too long, and doctors are frustrated because they...

Treatment via e-mail.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  May 10, 2007 ;     60 words ......area, allows them to obtain advice on medication and treatments without going through the formal and often lengthy patient referral process. Consultant rheumatologist Tom Lawson said it will undoubtedly enhance quality of care for patients .