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MANHATTAN -- Helping hospitals and health 1xbet online games login centers improve quality and manage costs in labor and staffing decisions is the focus of a workshop presented by Kansas State University's Health 1xbet online games login Operations Resource Center.

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The workshop is for hospital and health 1xbet online games login center directors, quality leaders, quality management staff, nursing directors, management engineers, managers and administrators.

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