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The Role of Corporate Culture in Creating a Health and Wellness Team

A corporate culture often focuses on behaviors, beliefs, and the values of an organization.

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Cross-Border Healthcare in California - Salud con Health Net

Many health insurance companies have been or are starting to offer options for health

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Las Vegas - Adding Healthcare to the Brand

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"�..true, this is one of the first thoughts that comes to mind

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Creating a Culture of Health

Today there is a problem affecting every employee and business in this country:

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Taking Control: Real Health Care Reform

The much anticipated Supreme Court ruling of the Health Care Reform's (PPACA)

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Healing Arts Practices, a Valuable Tool in Corporate Wellness

The practice of healing arts such as yoga, Qigong, tai chi, aikido and other modalities that utilize

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A Shift in the Exercise Focus of Corporate Wellness Programs

Many Corporate Wellness programs incorporate employee exercise programs

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Employee Fitness: A Healthier Workforce Meets a Healthier Bottom Line

Look around on a daily basis, and you see the expanding waistlines and the declining health

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The Truth About Healthcare Reform - Be Scared & Focus on Innovation

I wanted to write this article because it's really been shocking since the Supreme Court's Decision

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Take Your Wellness Program to the Next Level

Employers are looking for more innovative solutions to control costs and interject

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Improving Well-Being at Work: Make It Social

Increasingly, organizations are using technology to improve the delivery and effectiveness

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How to Increase Participation and ROI in Corporate Wellness Programs

There are some great corporate wellness programs out there. But how many employees

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Employee Engagement - Working to Improve Productivity

Employee engagement focuses on developing and motivating employees to enhance

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How EAP Saved my Life, and How Others can be Helped

When people ask me how I've kept 155 pounds off my body for 20 years and counting, I can tell

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Could Incentives be Harming Your Health Culture?

"We want a better culture of health"� is a phrase echoing coast to coast (68 percent of CFO's

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5 Points to Consider Before Buying Medical Equipment Online

Self insurers have multiple options when it comes to arranging medical equipment for injured workers.

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Take Your Company From Average Wellness to Revolutionary Wellness in Only 3 Months!

CEO has not supported, endorsed or participated in creating a sustainable wellness culture.

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Breathing Life (Insurance) Into the Forgotten Generation

Brokers and agents face a unique set of market dynamics, many of which pose a threat to their financial livelihood.

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Mindfulness Training: A Case Study in Managed Care

Health costs continue to steadily rise. Some of the reasons driving that increase:

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Leveling Up Your Corporate Wellness Program: Utilizing Gamification to Make Wellness Fun and Engaging

More and more organizations are using game mechanics to engage employees and drive behavior change in areas across the organization.

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The Corporate Wellness Leadership Corner

In this (March) issue, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight a couple of the stellar wellness initiatives stemming from some of our...

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Wellness Programs: Building A Healthier Bottom Line

Most business owners, like most Americans, look to the start of the New Year as a great time to make resolutions for changes in both their lives...

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Corporate Wellness: Utilizing Smartphones for Chronic Disease Management

In a perfect world, none of us would have to take any medications. Our meals would consist mostly of fruits, vegetables and grains.

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Worksite Clinics - The Next Generation

A recent survey from Mercer found that work site clinics are becoming an increasingly popular way to control health care spending and even enhance employee productivity.

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Medical Evacuations for Your Employees Who Travel Overseas: What You Need to Know to Save Lives

Medical evacuations overseas for those who have become ill or injured are often misunderstood. Often,

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Educating Consumers about Healthcare Price Transparency is the Best Solution to Controlling Costs

Health reform won't stop providers from overcharging for care, only consumers can do that.

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A Look into the Crystal Ball: Three Predictions for Healthcare Payors in 2012

If we had a crystal ball, we could look ahead to the end of 2012 and see the many changes that affected healthcare payors throughout the year.

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A Fresh Look At Voluntary Benefits

Employers face multiple challenges in providing competitive benefits "" rising medical costs, a difficult economic environment, and uncertainty concerning the impact of last year's health care reform law.

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Santa, CEO

The holidays are among us. There is nothing like the smell of pine from your Christmas Trees, holiday cheer in the air and the return of Starbuck's Peppermint Mocha.

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Health Tips for the Holidays and New Year in the Workplace

The holidays can bring a lot of joy, but they can also bring lots of stress! An already over-stressed workplace can be even more hectic,

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Unwrapping Credit Solutions for 2012

Holiday shopping has come to an end as the New Year approaches.

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Music Wellness Programs: Merging Self-Responsible Strategies

Noted cellular biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton reports that over 95 percent of all disease-related ailments in this country are created by stress.

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Using Social Media for Health Care

Everyone today in business is aware of the effects that social media has on business, especially if you are under the age of 30. If you are not taking advantage of web media sources like YouTube,

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Diagnosing Workplace Health: Is it Time Your Company Had a Check-up?

Whether your corporate wellness program has been rolling on for a while or is recently introduced...

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Where's the Patient in Patient-Centered Care?

Today's headlines reflect the impact of more than 133 million people living with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and depression in a fragmented,

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Don't Let Holiday Chaos Over-stress You

Thanksgiving through New Years is a very busy time for most of us.

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Developing Leadership in Medicine: The Importance of "Institutional Awareness" in Managing Change and Transforming Healthcare

Leaders grapple with constant change. Evolving societal needs, tastes and expectations, developments in science and technology, new and revised legislation,

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Disability Management and Wellness for a Healthier, More Productive Workforce

Employee absences, such as short- and long-term disability absences, leaves of absence (LOAs) and incidental absences,

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Creating New Year's Resolutions for Your Wellness Program

A new year provides the opportunity to look at and learn from the past; New Year's resolutions offer us the opportunity to reach for our potential.

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Why Can't the Industry Just Get Along?

I'll be honest with you; I am scared for our industry. It is hardly a secret that the employee benefits industry is disorganized. Sadly, things...

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Medication Adherence: Onsite Health Center Analysis

Since the earliest days of medicine, the extent to which patients abide by their providers'

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Using Technology for Increased Employee Engagement in Health and Fitness Programs

The biggest contributor to rising US healthcare costs, according to the CDC, is life style choice.

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How a Simple "Nudge" Could Increase Employee Wellness Engagement and Reduce Wellness Program Costs

In the drive to increase employee participation in health improvement programs, businesses have rapidly adopted financial incentives as a key strategy for jump-starting employee engagement.

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Five Trends Shaping Health and Wellness at the Workplace

Corporate wellness programs are a recent mega-trend impacting businesses of all sizes. Businesses are integrating wellness strategies to create an...

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Comprehensive Wellness Management Changes Behaviors

Joe Kuchera and fellow management at Western New York's Unifrax I LLC knew not to expect an immediate return on investment

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Would You Pay Your Credit Card Bill Before Reviewing It?

Imagine receiving your credit card bill every month, and the only information you're provided is an amount due and a "pay by"� date of 48 hours from now.

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