Author Archive
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Towers Watson Survey
More data - Towers Watson published their 2012 Onsite Health Center Survey Report and, of course, it provides some great stats and an up-to-date overview of onsite care and employer attitudes, costs, etc. The primary reason cited for opening an on-site clinic remains increased productivity (62...
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2012 Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Survey
Mercer released the results of their annual survey in November of last year, so we apologize for getting the word out to you late (many of you have probably already read it). The press release leads off with some amazing data including the fact that overall employers were able to hold the annu...
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NBGH Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care
The results of the annual National Business Group on Health employer survey have been recently released. This 18th survey performed by NBGH in association with Towers Watson reflected some interesting data. First, the expected total average healthcare expense for employees will be about $12,100 ...
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Choosing Wisely Update
We have posted articles on the Choosing Wisely campaign in the past. This article will give you a link to the latest additions to the lists of tests and treatments which various specialty medical societies have added to the work previously done to help patients and physicians make treatment deci...
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Commonwealth Fund Scorecard
The Commonwealth Fund is focused on developing a "high performance health system." Toward that goal, they have conducted studies, awarded grants for research, published significant articles, etc. The one we want to point you all toward is their "Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scor...
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New Links, New Resources
We found two new resources for on-site clinic physicians and managers that we wanted to bring to your attention. New links for them are now on our opening page. The first is a link to the Cochrane Library. This is a huge resource of abstracts, reviews, podcasts, etc. on medical research by to...
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New Link – ConsumerHealthChoices
We have begun receiving the newsletter for ConsumerHealthChoices (see our earlier posts on Choosing Wisely and the Healthcare Blue Book) and are very impressed with the content. It is called "Consumer Reports Health Impact,...
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Report Links Lower Healthcare Costs with After Hours Access
A study reported in the Annals of Family Medicine (Vol 10, No. 5 September/October, 2012 pages 388-395) links reduced overall health care expenditures with access to extended office hours in the primary care office. The study, conducted by members of the Department of Family and Community Medicine...
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iTriage App
U.S. HealthWorks has added a new offering for clients and their patients, the iTriage® app for smart phones. With so many employees relying on their phones for information today, this is yet another application to connect them to your clinic. They can check for information about a particular ...
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Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis
Novia CareClinics just opened a clinic for the use of employees of multiple employers in downtown Indianapolis. Novia has long had a significant presence in Indiana - its corporate headquarters are there. However, this new site, which is relatively small (at 1,200 square feet, about the size nee...
