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  • PWC Reports on Mobile Health Trends PWC Reports on Mobile Health Trends

    I think that everyone understands that there is an increasing dependence upon new technology and social media for any number of consumer finance decisions.  The Internet is here to stay, and we have to remind ourselves that hospitals and health care systems just don't lead in areas of information e...

  • Hospitals are the new Hospitals are the new “vendors”

    For any number of newsletter issues and in many presentations, we have contended that hospitals are going to come to the forefront as vendors and compete directly in the on-site clinic environment.  Actually, the vendors are promoting their involvement to a certain extent, and the employer communit...

  • Prescription Medication Adherence Studies Prescription Medication Adherence Studies

    We typically think of research studies being done by universities, medical schools, and the like.  But, Walgreens recently presented and released the results of three clinical studies on medication compliance.  One in particular was the "Impact of Community Pharmacist-Led Counseling on Patient Med...

  • Sherman and Fabius in JOEM Sherman and Fabius in JOEM

    Bruce Sherman, MD and Ray Fabius MD have co-authored a new study that will be published this month in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine that addresses ROI and its relationship to on-site clinics.  This is, from our ongoing review of the literature, the only survey of return on ...

  • Montana State Selection Down to Six Finalists Montana State Selection Down to Six Finalists

    The Billings Gazette is doing quite a job in reporting on the Montana State employees' on-site clinic that is under consideration for implementation by this fall.  They are tracking the RFP and response process, and their reportage is giving everyone an eye into the request/response cycle. They re...

  • City of Kokomo Announced Clinic with RepuCare City of Kokomo Announced Clinic with RepuCare

    The city of Kokomo has announced that RepuCare will be their on-site vendor for both employees and dependents.  The clinic is an integrated model that includes wellness and preventive services along with primary care and occupational health.  RepuCare has been in the business of providing on-site ...

  • NAWHC is now up and running!

    "The Association" is a reality and many readers have probably already joined.  Thank you for your ideas, support and interest.  All of us who have been involved believe that this is an important step in the maturation process of the industry and that it is a very timely effort in light of the many...

  • NLRB, HIPAA, IBT and PepsiCo - Duking it out over Incentives NLRB, HIPAA, IBT and PepsiCo – Duking it out over Incentives

    Ok, so maybe I got a little carried away with the abbreviations and initials, but it was so darned tempting!   The thing is, apparently the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has now involved the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a dispute with PepsiCo over financial "penalties" b...

  • The Law and On-site Clinic Development The Law and On-site Clinic Development

    Due to copyright requirements, we can't excerpt the article here, but we can point you to it.   "Legal Considerations When Implementing On-Site Clinics" on the web site, http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/on-site-clinic-fiduciary-liability-2721550-1.html.   Worth the read, particularly if you are n...

  • IRS Update on W-2 Reporting on Healthcare Benefit Costs IRS Update on W-2 Reporting on Healthcare Benefit Costs

    Here's a link for all of you on the latest "clarification" on reporting the cost of benefits you are providing to your employees.  We are not attorneys, so we won't comment on what this all means - but wanted to make the publication directly available to all of you providing on-site benefits to you...

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