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		<title><![CDATA[Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Derrick Sung with Sanford Bernstein. Derrick Sung &#8211; Sanford Bernstein Thanks for taking my question. If I could start on the hip and knee broad markets, it looks like the knee markets did pick up this quarter...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:47:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionLouise Mehrotra We will now open the floor to questions. If you could wait for a microphone as we are webcasting the meeting. Rick Wise - Leerink Swann Clearly device group had a terrific quarter, very solid performance this quarter but when you look at some of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Covidien PLC F3Q09 (Qtr End 06/26/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions.  Your first question comes from the line of Thomas Gunderson - Piper Jaffray. Thomas Gunderson - Piper Jaffray  I&#8217;ll ask my one general question, may be you could give us, Rich, a little bit more color or granularity on the hospital...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:25:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Much Can Comparative Effectiveness Research Do?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neither side in the debate over comparativeness effectiveness research is being entirely honest. The pharmaceutical companies and device makers say they fear that patients wonâ€™t receive the care they need if payers use this research to justify not covering a drug, device, test, or procedure. But of course, theyâ€"and the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc., Q4 2008 (Qtr End 01/03/09) Earnings Conference Call]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from the line of Tom Gunderson &#8211; Piper Jaffray. Amy &#8211; Piper Jaffray  This is Amy in for Tom.  Tony, you touched briefly on the economy, and how that can weigh heavily on elective procedures, but I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:09:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator instructions  The first question comes from the line of Tao Levy from Deutsche Bank Tao Levy - Deutsche Bank The strength in the quarter internationally, it seems like you get blocks of systems from countries, like 5 in Germany.  Are these government...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:07:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Change Procedures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=988261]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Companies change and the world changes, eventually too, our business procedures must change. Unfortunately, changing business procedures is difficult on employees and even on customers. Think about how you feel when your email system or a website that you commonly go to is updated. It's hard to make the switch...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PSS World Medical, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from the line of Lisa Gill with JP Morgan. Please proceed with question. Lisa Gill Thanks very much and good morning. In July, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners did a study, and they found that 22% of people said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:22:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intuitive's Expensive Surgical Robots Still in Demand -- But For How Long?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgical, a maker of surgical robotics for minimally invasive procedures, reported robust third quarter 2008 revenue growth of 50 percent. The company cited expanding acceptance of its surgical robots and higher sales of its da Vinci Surgical Systems, particularly for hysterectomies and prostate surgery. The system, however, which can...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgicalâ€™s Million Dollar Robots Continue to Move -- For Now]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/secdocuments/?p=112]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgical, a maker of surgical robotics for minimally invasive procedures, reported robust third quarter 2008 revenue growth of 50 percent. The company cited expanding acceptance of its surgical robots and higher sales of its da Vinci Surgical Systems, particularly for hysterectomies and prostate surgery. The system, however, which can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:14:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intuitive Surgical Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14046_23-242151.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. Today's first question comes from Sean Levin. Sir, your line is open. Sean Levin - Lazard Capital Thank you. Congratulations on another strong quarter. Benjamin Gong - Vice President of Finance Thanks Sean. Sean Levin - Lazard Capital Sure. My first question has to do with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:01:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Try the Consensus Approach for More Effective Meetings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think the venerated Robert's Rules of Order are the last word for running meetings? If you're not satisfied that you're getting everyone on the same page, maybe it's time to ditch parliamentary procedure and try a different approach.    Lawrence Susskind, who wrote "Breaking Roberts Rules," says parliamentary...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conducting an Internal Audit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internal audit is an essential—and now much discussed—part of business. The Institute of Internal Auditors, an international association of internal auditors, offers this definition: "An independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Stop Harassment: The Professional Construction of Legal Compliance in Organizations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=167704]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Between the mid-1970s and the late 1990s, American employers adopted sexual harassment grievance procedures and anti-harassment training in droves. Neither case law nor legislation supported these practices, and lawyers advised that grievance procedures could backfire, putting employers at risk of liability. Where did these strategies come from and how did...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=163842]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In complex human-machine systems, training, standardization, quality assurance, and actual operations depend on an elaborate set of procedures. This paper examines the issue of procedurization from two different, yet related, aspects: the overall design process of procedures and operational considerations. The design process and operational considerations resulted from cockpit observations,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Procedures in Complex Systems: The Airline Cockpit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=163850]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In complex human-machine systems, successful operations depend on an elaborate set of procedures which are specified by the operational management of the organization. These procedures indicate to the human operator in this case the pilot the manner in which operational management intends to have various tasks performed. The intent is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Factors Fuel Continued Cosmetic Surgery Boom]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147862]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper highlights that cosmetic surgical procedures jumped 24 percent between 2002 and 2004, despite an economy growing at a slightly slower pace. The "high water" mark for plastic surgery procedures continues to grow ? although the types of procedures being done are changing in many cases, along with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Effect of Variability in the Interpretation of Coronary Angiograms on the Appropriateness of Use of Coronary Revascularization Procedures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=128093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Evidence from numerous studies of coronary angiography show differences between observers' assessments of 15% to 45%. The implication of this variation is serious: If readings are erroneous, some patients will undergo revascularization procedures unnecessarily and others will be denied an essential treatment. They evaluated the variation in interpretation of angiograms...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Storm Warning: Big Changes Approaching in PCI]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=143362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From its humble beginnings in 1977 as standard balloon angioplasty, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCI procedures now include techniques such as coronary artery stents, angiojet, and rotoblator. Of all of the PCI procedures, coronary artery stenting now accounts for 80% of all performed. Stenting, the process of inserting and scaffolding a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alliances And Negotiations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=276477]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Negotiations often occur not between individuals but among groups (companies, trade unions, political parties, etc.) each representing composite interests, whose bargaining behaviour is regulated by some collective decision mechanism. In this paper we provide a natural model of such circumstances. We formalise the notion of 'alliance' and show how different...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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