Archive for February, 2014
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The Federal Government “Supports” Employer Efforts at Improving Employee Health
Why? Well, of course - because studies have shown that anything employers can do to improve the health of their employees translates into lower Medicare costs in the future. The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine actually prepared a brief for the congressional "Wellness ...
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Speaking of Hospital Costs and Surgery
We just published a reference to an article in Becker's Hospital Review comparing medical versus surgical inpatient admissions and costs. Soooo - we thought you might also be interested in a brief article published on the DallasNews web site about elective surgery volume (using data for Medicare p...
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Some Hospital Data
All benefits managers are out there searching daily for data that may help them better understand, negotiate, reduce health care spend. With the implementation of the Hospital-Compare web site by CMS, and the continual call for pricing transparency, data are becoming more available (but still, obv...
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The PCMH Model and Take Care
It was announced yesterday (2/19/2014) by Walgreens that all Take Care managed employer-sponsored clinics are accredited by the AAAHC (The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) as patient-centered medical homes. We have long supported this model for many reasons and it a positive m...
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Harvard Business Review on the Problem with Wellness Programs
The HBR has a great article on the challenges and problems associated with wellness programs that is well worth reading. It makes several important points about the approach that most firms are taking with respect to forcing wellness down the throats of employees and doing it with little reference...
