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HUMANA Purchases Concentra
Thinking about an on-site program? Just ask your current TPA, broker or insurance company to add this as a component to your coverage! HUMANA is the latest insurance giant to get into the provider space with a direct purchase of an on-site provider. This time it is CONCENTRA going from privat...
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Kokomo Schools Add On-Site Clinic
Kokomo-Center School Corporation (Indiana) has opened an on-site Employee Health and Wellness Center this fall. The site is being operated jointly by Howard Regional Health System (a local hospital) and Workplace Health Services. The School District apparently included Workplace Health Servic...
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Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate!
In creating your narrow networks and establishing contractual relationships with providers like hospitals, we can't say it enough - negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. The ice has been broken by those who have gone before you; you do have power and clout. A recent Research Brief by the Center for...
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Staffing Concerns for the PCMH
University of Michigan researchers are publishing the results of a study they have completed in which they attempted to assess the effects of redistributing chronic disease care workload among PCPs and specialists in the patient-centered medical home model. This model is a key component of on-sit...
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Health Insurance Company Profits
For the first three quarters of 2010, health insurance companies have now reported profits in excess of $9.3 billion - yes, that's Billion with a capital B. And, the spokesperson for America's Health Insurance Plans said (believe it, he really said this) that Democrats shouldn't focus on company p...
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IRS Postpones Reporting of Cost of Health Benefits
I was off last week and didn't get to post this item, so it's now "old" news, but still important. The IRS announced on October 12 that it will postpone the requirement that employers indicate the cost of health benefits provided to employees on the annual W-2 forms beginning with the 2011 tax ...
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City of West Palm Beach Considering On-Site Clinic
CareHere, First Onsite , and a local medical group are all in the running for a contract to manage an on-site clinic for West Palm Beach city employees. The RFP apparently went out about a year ago. As mentioned in some of our earlier posts, municipalities in Florida are actively pursuing on...
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Healthstat to Manage Greeley, Colorado, Clinic
It was announced today (September 15, 2010) that Healthstat has been awarded a contract to manage the on-site clinic services for the city of Greeley, Colorado, with about 2,500+ employees and dependents. This will be the third clinic in Colorado which is now operated by Healthstat, with the other...
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AHRQ Creates New Web Site for Patient Centered Medical Home
The federal government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently launched a new Web site, the "Patient Centered Medical Home Resource Center", www.pcmh.ahrq.gov To quote the opening screen, "The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognizes that revitalizing the Nation's primary...
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Resources
Over the last few days we have come across more than one good resource for the medical directors in your on-site clinics. Instead of posting several "articles," we felt we could mention them in a linear fashion here. We feel they are all helpful but at a high level because they focus on things l...
