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Cerner expands services with new division, Anuva Health
Cerner, a long-time provider of on-site clinic services (starting with their own employees and including some big companies like Toyota), now has a new offering, Anuva Health. Anuva will provide services as "near-site" clinics, aimed at multiple employer participation. The clinics will include l...
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Mayo Clinic and Premise Health – a brand new addition to on-site clinic capabilities
It was announced recently (May, 2019) that Premise Health (the largest provider of on-site clinic services, responsible for care at more than 600 clinic sites throughout the majority of the United States, covering at least 275 clients) and the Mayo Clinic will be working together to improve care for...
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Do Your Employees Unde...
You're paying for benefits for your employees. Your corporate "mission" to provide good medical coverag...
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Workplace Wellness - F...
Wellness programs have long stymied corporations in terms of "getting it right." Will employees enroll?...
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University of Michigan...
None of us can escape awareness about the catastrophic consequences of the use of opioids in America toda...
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Another Reason Why You...
If you are a patient, or an administrative manager of a clinic, you would never stop to think that the li...
Recent Articles
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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 fir...
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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 ...
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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 memb...
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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 d...
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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 someth...
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Medicare Data, Private Research on Hospital Quality
While the data we are pointing you to here is all on Medicare patients (older, sicker??) the resource and findings are worth noting. HealthGrades conducted a study using CMS...
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Medical Home Models
A core principle of the on-site medical clinic (at least the successful ones) is to be a "medical home" for the employees and dependents they serve. It is one of the biggest d...
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Care Continuum Alliance Sponsors New Blog
Care Continuum Alliance announced a new blog, called HealthSmarts. The blog was started in early August and hopes to provide a ".. credible, trustworthy community for poeple...
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Disney Medical Officer Receives Recognition
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts has their own on-site clinic program, and it was announced this week that their Chief Medical Officer, Pamela Hymel, M.D. was recognized with the...
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New Clinics Open
A quick article to let you know about some new on-site clinics which opened recently, the employers and vendors involved. First, Haynes International (a manufacturer of metal ...