MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'employee health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281313&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpregnant-teacher-stops-a-school-fight-but-loses-her-baby%2F2010.12.22 When a pregnant woman goes to work and ends up with a dead baby, something is terribly wrong. Lissedia Batista was a 27-year-old Spanish teacher who taught at Exploration Academy in the Bronx and was sixteen weeks pregnant. Given today’s economy, I’m certain that Batista was grateful to have a job with the New York City Board of Education. As a native New Yorker, I am keenly aware of how competitive it is to land such a position. Working for the Board of Education traditionally meant job security — a pension and a strong union that took care of its members.  Like many young teachers, Batista had compassion. She attempted to stop a fight between two male students, was pushed out of the way, and subsequently fell to the floor. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, but unfort... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281313 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:00:48 +0100 4281313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272293&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F11-healthcare-predictions-for-2011%2F2010.12.18 Here are 11 things that are absolutely going to happen* in 2011 (they’re in no particular order….or are they?): 1.  There will be no big compromise between President Obama and the Republicans on healthcare reform. Why? Because the law is such a massive collection of, well, stuff, that it is pretty much impossible to find pieces of it that you could cut a deal on, even if you wanted to. And no, the federal district court decision on the individual mandate doesn’t change my mind…and in fact may breathe new life into other parts of the law). State governments, insurance companies, and private businesses have made all kinds of important and hard to reverse choices based on the law as is. There’s not much of an appetite outside of people trying to score political points for m... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272293 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:00:44 +0100 4272293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253135&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Femployee-health-the-first-benefits-package-blog-carnival%2F2010.12.13 Welcome to The Benefits Package — the very first employee benefits blog carnival. After healthcare reform, employee benefits move to center stage as one of the most important issues facing Americans. So what are employers, insurers, and the government really doing to rein in healthcare costs, get their employees to live healthier lives, and improve healthcare quality? The Benefits Package is the first-ever blog carnival dedicated to these issues. With benefits executives starting to make the leap into the blogosphere, The Benefits Package will highlight the best insights and opinions on this important subject. You will discover new blogs, learn new things, and hopefully think about issues a little differently. I’ll host the first couple of Benefits Packages, and then others will ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253135 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:58 +0100 4253135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190148&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fworkers-compensation-a-model-for-the-future-of-american-healthcare%2F2010.11.22 There’s a country with an unusual healthcare system. In it, you often spend about as much time with your lawyer as you do your doctor. There are special courts set up to decide what kinds of treatment you are allowed to have. And doctors have to be careful that they don’t say or do the wrong thing, or else they risk being blackballed by insurance companies. The country:  The United States of America. You may not realize it, but if you hurt your back at work you end up in a different healthcare system than if you hurt your back at home. Sure, you may end up with similar doctors or hospitals, but your experience of healthcare will be completely different. Here’s why. If you get hurt at work, you’re covered by the “workers compensation” system. That system has its roots over ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190148 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:00:49 +0100 4190148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183297&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Femployers-up-the-ante-for-workers-health%2F2010.11.19 More than half of employers are likely to keep offering insurance rather than use state health insurance exchanges when they become available under health care reform in 2014, reported a survey by an insurance broker. Willis Human Capital Practice released results of its Health Care Reform Survey 2010, which showed 55 percent of employers would keep their health plans in 2014 even if the new state exchanges offer competitive prices. The survey sampled 1,400 employers of varying sizes, industry sectors and geographies whose plans cover more than 9 million employees and dependents (including retirees). Key findings from the survey include: • 88 percent believe that group health plan costs will increase as a result of health care reform; • 76 percent expect administrative compliance co... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183297 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4183297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036648&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Freal-reform-in-healthcare%2F2010.10.06 “We want our employees to spend their time on real issues,” said Charlie Salter, VP of Benefits at ConAgra. He means it. Charlie and ConAgra have built their healthcare benefits around some simple concepts that are yielding impressive results. How impressive? Close to flat healthcare cost trend since 2007. Charlie’s work is part of a growing trend among America’s most innovative companies: Designing healthcare benefits in ways that have a real impact on quality and cost. It’s why I [recently] asked Charlie to share the podium with me in Boca Raton. ConAgra is showing it’s possible to control healthcare costs by helping people do the right thing. The vision behind ConAgra’s programs is simple: Employees have to be responsible for managing their own care. But, says Charlie,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036648 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:00:37 +0100 4036648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790703&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospital-fined-by-osha-for-workplace-violence-violations%2F2010.07.26 From Campus Safety Magazine: DANBURY, Conn. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Danbury Hospital for failing to provide its employees with sufficient protection against workplace violence. The hospital has been fined $6,300. The announcement comes on the heels of the March 2010 attack, when nurse Andy Hull was shot three times by 86-year-old Stanley Lupienski, a patient at the hospital. Yes, $6,300 isn’t much money, I agree. But I’d imagine it’s not good for admin careers… *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790703 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:00:43 +0100 3790703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726599&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-road-rage%2F2010.07.05 Road and construction projects have stopped all over town, thanks to concerns about future healthcare benefits. From ChicagoBreakingNews.com: Construction companies and labor unions are divided over healthcare packages. The unions seek a 15 percent annual benefits increase over three years, while contractors have countered with a 1 percent annual increase. -WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726599 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3726599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592210&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-large-employers-dump-healthcare-coverage%2F2010.05.24 Fortune magazine has made some news recently about the impact of healthcare reform on large employers: Internal documents recently reviewed by Fortune, originally requested by Congress, show what the bill’s critics predicted, and what its champions dreaded: many large companies are examining a course that was heretofore unthinkable, dumping the healthcare coverage they provide to their workers in exchange for paying penalty fees to the government. The only trouble? There’s no way these employers are seriously thinking about doing this. I can understand why the employers would do the math. According to healthcare reform law, penalties for failing to provide health coverage are a small fraction of the cost of that coverage. But as with most everything else in healthcare, there’s muc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592210 Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:30 +0100 3592210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529789&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthblawg.typepad.com%2Ffiles%2Fgeorge-pantos-hpm-institute-healthblawg-interview-with-david-harlow-042110.mp3 Healthcare costs are a perennial issue for employers and employees. There are a variety of approaches out there designed to improve health status and health outcomes and reduce costs at the same time. Proponents of a variety of approaches have been featured here on HealthBlawg in the past.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with George Pantos, of the Healthcare Performance Management Institute, a brand-new organization on the scene, founded by a group of folks who have developed tools for managing these costs. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529789 Mon, 03 May 2010 17:00:33 +0100 3529789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2527927&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2009%2F06%2Fbusinessweek-the-family-doctor-a-remedy-for-healthcare-costs.html How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costsInteresting story in BW that includes some discussion around IBM's patient centered medical home model. Here's an excerpt:This medical home may sound like the "gatekeeper" model of the 1990s, a managed-care creation that was all about holding down costs. But advocates say the new concept is designed to help patients, not insurers. It's more like doctoring 1950s-style, when a Marcus Welby figure handled all the family's medical needs. This time it's juiced up with digital technology.It also represents a politically painless way to streamline a disorganized and wasteful system that chews up a crippling 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product. That burden is fel... HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2527927 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:03:00 +0100 2527927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511555&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2009%2F06%2Fibm-chief-health-officer-janet-marchibroda-on-smarter-healthcare.html Janet Marchibroda is the chief health care officer of IBM "As President Obama and Congress take on what the president in his American Medical Association speech called the "ticking time bomb" of health care costs, they need to know that they can't succeed without harnessing the massive data generated by modern medicine. Getting the best information into the hands of doctors and patients, while protecting patient privacy, is not just a desire but an overriding need if we are to get a handle on spiraling costs and also improve care. "(read the rest @ There Can Be No Health Care Reform Without An Information Revolution - Forbes.com) (Source: HealthNex) HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511555 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:00 +0100 2511555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256000&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-R6xU_U7KBk%2F On the Diane Rehm Show last week, I predicted that all the lovey-dovey coalition-forming by the Church of Universal Coverage would fall apart as soon as people started talking about actual reforms instead of vague principles. Today, The New York Times reports: Two labor unions have pulled out of a broad coalition seeking agreement on major changes in the health care system. The action, by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Service Employees International Union, shows the seeds of discord behind the optimistic talk at a White House conference on health care this week. It also illustrates the difficulty of reaching agreement on two of the knottiest issues in the health care debate: whether to offer a new government-sponsored insurance option, and whether... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256000 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:29:58 +0100 2256000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2115532&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2009%2F01%2Fmy-pwer-personal-wellness-el.html MY PWeR (Personal Wellness electronic Record) is an intelligent, comprehensive  system is equipped with 24 applications ranging from Electronic Medical Records to electronic prescriptions to transcription solutions. MY PWeR also assists with electronic billing, reporting and analytics, and many other practice management tools. Earlier this year Quantum announced the launch of the PWeR healthcare information platform and selected IBM as a cornerstone of its information management, storage, security and privacy focus.See more on the Smarter Planet: Healthcare channel on our Tumblr site. (Source: HealthNex) HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2115532 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:01:09 +0100 2115532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1379357&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2008%2F04%2Ffrontline-docu.html I watch Frontline's Sick Around the World documentary last night and really recommend it to all as a sober examination of the healthcare issues that are such a high priority in America today. Here's a preview below.  You can watch the whole program online. What I found most insightful about T.R. Reid's reporting was the clear and practical way he looked at the pros and cons of the national health systems in the U.K., Japan, Germany and Switzerland.  Even more impressive was learning how Taiwan went about reinventing their healthcare system by drawing on the best elements of programs around the world. I certainly hope we can follow such a practical process to turn around the fragmented U.S. healthcare situation, which the Harvard-trained architect of the Taiwan program not... HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1379357 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:13:55 +0100 1379357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245021&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2008%2F02%2F20-simple-at-yo.html   Nurses participating in an e-learning course    Originally uploaded by computer_aid_international This useful health tip comes to HealthNex courtesy of Amy Quinn at the Livesmarter blog. (Source: HealthNex) HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245021 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:31:38 +0100 1245021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1241851&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2008%2F02%2Fmy-virtual-fitn.html Let me start by saying while I prefer elliptical and treadmill trainers, I hate stationary bikes, spinning classes etc. I don't even much like riding a bike in the real world. But I did find the Expresso virtual cycling experience compelling, and offer it as an example of where 3D technologies may play a bigger role in healthcare by turning gym exercising from a chore into a game. Gyms and healthclubs already have many kinds of displays, including plain-old-television, integrated into workout equipment to distract or entertain  people will they burn some calories and raise their heart rates.  What was refreshing about the Expresso experience was the way in which I didn't just feel distracted, but more immersed in the activity, like I was actually riding a bike through a ... HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1241851 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:20:53 +0100 1241851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1111786&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fibm%2Fresponsibility%2Fpodcasts%2FIBM_Podcast_Grundy.mp3 I was delighted to come across Dr. Paul's podcast, part of the package on IBM's new corporate responsibility report: Global Citizenship.  I'm also excited to see how this new view of the kind of good that major global businesses can do in the world is taking root, and resonates with the Global Citizen's Portfolio program that I'm working on, with many other IBMers, including Kevin Thompson, who interviews Dr. Paul in this podcast. Paul, IBM's director of healthcare technology and strategic initiatives, is also the kind of IBMers who exemplifies the way in which we can all contribute to making the world a better place.Podcast: Dr. Paul Grundy Run time: 18:27File size: 16.9 MB. Listen to this audio file Download this audio file Right click, save target as Read Transcript (PDF, 57KB ... HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1111786 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:45:25 +0100 1111786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=983226&cid=t_143899_113_f&fid=34623&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthnex.typepad.com%2Fweb_log%2F2007%2F10%2Fgetting-paid-to.html In my previous post I briefly alluded to IBM's QuitNet program, which rewards employees for not smoking, as well as another that gives IBMers a rebate for being physically active. By coincidence, the NY Times has a story today on this trend of corporations taking the initiative on such healthcare/wellness fronts. Check it out: Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit (Source: HealthNex) HealthNex blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=983226 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:24:24 +0100 983226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829968&cid=t_143899_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fglaxo-touts-diabetes-wellness-plan-for-employees%2F Filed under: Lifestyle, Services, Support, CarePharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has announced an initiative designed to improve the health of employees with diabetes. Yes, the company's head honchos decided they would take the bull by the horns: if employees have difficulty taking care of their health, they determined to find out why and correct the problem. Result: an internal analysis of healthcare spending within GSK.Turns out diabetes was one of the biggest problems for Glaxo employees. Glaxo's number-crunchers found the company spends more on diabetes medications, but less on medical care, than the national average. GSK's report states the company spent a total of $26.2 million on diabetes treatment for employees in 2005. Glaxo has now launched what it describes as a multilateral ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829968 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829968