Archive for November, 2011
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Cigna Invests in Edington Associates
Dee Edington, Ph.D. of the University of Michigan has been recognized as a leader in wellness for some time now. Cigna has now decided to invest in his private consulting firm, Edington Associates, as a means of furthering their efforts to expand their offerings to their clients to "develop a cul...
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Marathon Health Gets Contract
It was announced at the beginning of this month that Marathon has been given the contract to manage on-site services for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government employees (about 6,400 of them). This is in Kentucky and apparently will offer primary care services in a medical home model, alo...
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Pay-for-Performance (What’s old is new – or at least updated)
Highmark (a Blue Cross/Blue Shield corporation) reported that its Quality Blue program has demonstrated "clear patterns of improved patient safety and clinical care for our members." They cite data for things like mammography screening rates, diminished Central Line Associated Bloodstream (CLAB)...
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Cost Savings Through Adherence to Level I Pathways
The US Oncology Network announced in a news release this month that a second study on the use of Level I Pathways for the treatment of a specific cancer has been completed and demonstrates significant cost savings without sacrificing quality of care or outcomes. In this case, the study specifica...
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Obesity and Lost Productivity
Two separate studies report dramatic costs associated with obesity in the work force. You can't pick up a newspaper or magazine (or download a newscast) without hearing something about the problem of obesity in the United States today. These two studies just amplify the concern. One was "simpl...
