Archive for March, 2011

  • NBGH & Towers Watson 16th Annual Survey on Value NBGH & Towers Watson 16th Annual Survey on Value

    Technically, it is the 16th Annual National Business Group on Health and Towers Watson Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care.  As always, a reliable body of research by two nationally credible entities involving 588 companies (representing the employment of more than 9.2 million people...

  • John Torinus Web Site - Straight Talk from the Heartland John Torinus Web Site – Straight Talk from the Heartland

    John Torinus, CEO of Serigraph and author of the book  "The Company that Solved Health Care" (a must read for employers as they work to control costs and improve the health of their employees), now has a Web site/blog.  While it has a broad range of topics which he discusses, all related to busine...

  • Putting the Patient back in Patient-Centered Care Webinar Putting the Patient back in Patient-Centered Care Webinar

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is sponsoring a webinar on March 30 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST focusing on the use of healthcare information technologies to improve patient involvement in their own care management.  You can read more about the qualifications and backgrounds of the pr...

  • Going Local Going Local

    Port St. Lucie has been evaluating proposals from four different vendors to manage an on-site clinic for city employees.  The clinic has been managed by CareHere, but that contract expires May 1 of this year.   It was announced about two weeks ago that a final decision was being postponed because...

  • Pawlecki Assumes Goodyear Post as CHO Pawlecki Assumes Goodyear Post as CHO

    Brent Pawleck, former medical director at Pitney Bowes has assumed the role of Chief Health Officer at Goodyear.  Dr. Pawlecki is one of the few medical directors who can lay claim to the management of a health care program that includes on-site services from major vendors, community providers and ...

  • Kansas City’s Healthiest Employers Kansas City’s Healthiest Employers

    The Kansas City Business Journal initiated a program just this year to evaluate and honor employers in the area who have a strong focus on wellness and the health of their employees.   They use an outside firm, Healthiest Employers, to review submitted applications by the employers and honor the t...