Archive for May, 2010
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Obesity as a driver of costs – what can be done?
Look "across the pond." Unilever, with more than 7,500 employees in the UK and Ireland, rolled out a program to help its employees better manage their weight. Called the "Fit Business" program, it was offered to approximately 1,600 employees in both office and factory jobs. The program offe...
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Patient Centered Medical Home Blog
It looks like earlier this year a new blog/Web site was launched for discussion and collaboration on EHR, PHR, and Patient Portals. You can find it at www.ehrphrpatientportal.blogspot.com. We can't comment yet on its value, but it may be something to check out as it develops over time. ...
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Health Reform – What does it mean for business?
It seems like all we hear about on the news is the continuing controversy over the bill passed by Congress last week. But, what do employers think of it, and how will it affect their actions over the next year or so? Well a couple of surveys, one done by Hewitt Associates and the other done by T...
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Toyota Opens Fourth On-site Clinic in Buffalo
After opening its first on-site clinic in San Antonio a few years ago, Toyota has obviously found the concept to be one of value as they recently announced the opening of their fifth on-site clinic for employees at their Buffalo plant. All four clinics are managed by Take Care Health Systems, and ...
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Toyota Distributors Add On-site Services
In Jacksonville, Florida, perhaps JM Family Enterprises has taken a page out of the Toyota book - they set up Health & Wellness Centers at their three, distributor, vehicle-processing plants with one physician who spends time at all three locations, in addition to full-time nursing personnel a...
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NBGH Benchmarking Tool
The National Business Group on Health has a "benchmarking tool" you may want to use to evaluate your own business' efforts with the provision of preventive benefits. The benchmark is a comparison against what the NBGH calls the "gold standard" (benefits with no cost to the employee or 100% first...
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Pepsico Offers “Best Doctors” Service to Employees
Last week (April 27, 2010) Best Doctors announced that their service is now a component of the benefit plan offered by PepsiCo to its employees. PepsiCo has been recognized for sometime for its innovative and successful benefits plan which focuses on employee lifestyle and overall health. P...
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AAAHC Accreditation for On-Site Vendors
Accreditation by the Joint Commission has long been the required standard for hospitals, and over the years accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has become the standard for larger outpatient sites and organizations. CHS, one of the larger vendors in managing o...