Author Archive
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Florida On-site Clinics Multiply
We have featured several other on-site clinic openings in Florida on this site in the past, including last August when Pasco County school district put their clinics out to bid. It seems as though Florida is a hot bed (no pun intended) of activity for the on-site industry, especially for government ...
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New On-site Association to be Formed?
Is there a need for an “Employers’ Co-op” addressing On-site Clinics and Worksite Health Programming – We think it is time . . . An association could combine the efforts of the many diverse employers who are deploying health care programming on-site to the beneficiaries of their health be...
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HHS Works on Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions
Medical Directors - HHS has been working since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on understanding how to better meet the needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). In December of 2010 the Department released a paper on the subject. Those of you responsible for well-esta...
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Intel to Add On-Site Clinics
Intel announced that it will be opening two on-site clinic facilities for its employees. The first opened January 4, 2011 at its Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro and the second will open at its Ronler Acres Campus. Intel has more than 5,700 employees at the Jones Farm location alone. The ser...
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Robert Wood Johnson Takes Note of Workplace Health
Review: Issue Brief No. 17, The Center for Studying Health System Change: Workplace Clinics: A Sign of Growing Employer Interest in Wellness. This is a product of a grant by one of the most prestigious organizations operating in the health care space today. When the RWJF takes note of so...
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The Company that Solved Health Care?
A Book Review: “The Company That Solved Health Care”, Torinus, John Jr., Benbella Books, Inc. 2010 The book is about SERIGRAPH which is a Wisconsin based printing specialty products firm. They took a giant leap forward in managing the healthcare and costs for their employees under th...
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Healthcare Costs Lower, Premiums Higher????
Well, various publications are confirming what all of you employers already knew, while actual health care expenditures (those for services) may be moderating, premiums for health insurance are still skyrocketing! AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans association) spent millions last year tryi...
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Article Provides Overview
For those visiting this site who don't already have an on-site clinic and are considering it, we found a recent article to be very helpful in providing a pretty concise overview of the concept, the data, the benefits, and examples of many vendors and employers involved. This would be a really good...
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Federal Government Gets in the PCMH Game
On-site clinics have always used the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model. Having one primary care provider coordinate all the patient's care, records, test results, and follow-up is just good medicine. But now, even the Federal Government is sitting up and taking notice of this concept. ...
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Country’s Largest Food Wholesaler Adds On-Site Clinic
C&S Wholesale Foods opened its first on-site clinic on December 6, 2010, and is staffed by nurse practitioners who are serving employees and their dependents in locations near Keene, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont. Marathon Health has the contract for managing this facility for an i...
