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Do You Wonder Why Your Population Health Management Strategy is Not Working?

Bob Fabbio — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:34:15 +0000

If you do, it is because it requires you to Think Differently about Healthcare. Today, we have heard repeatedly from employers that they have run out of health plan design changes to control or lower...

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Your Health Plan: Time to Look Forward

Bob Fabbio — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:17:09 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I always feel that the “new year” really begins in the fall, when kids head back to school and the weather cools. This always seems like a great time to reflect and plan...

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Managing Chronic Disease in Employee Populations

Ragui Selwanes — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:59:48 +0000

If you’re like most employers, at least half of your employees are dealing with one or more chronic diseases. Conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, heart...

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Our Fragmented Healthcare System: Putting the Pieces Back Together

Bob Fabbio — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:10:33 +0000

For all the hype around the uninsured (which, I agree, is a major problem), one of the greatest issues facing our healthcare system and interfering with our ability to improve quality and reduce...

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Emergency Room Overcrowding: What Will Happen in 2014?

Bob Fabbio — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:49:19 +0000

New data published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine warns that not only are emergency departments (EDs) getting more crowded, but the crowding is occurring at a steeper rate than previously...

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On-Site Clinics: Do They Reduce Healthcare Costs or Just Add to Them?

Bob Fabbio — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:01:50 +0000

Onsite clinics are becoming increasingly popular among major employers, with some 1,200 employers currently operating 2,200 on-site clinics.(1) The reasoning is that if employees have ready access to...

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An Unexpected Benefit of Health Care Reform: Wellness Programs

Bob Fabbio — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:56:47 +0000

With last month’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, everyone is discussing how the Act’s different components will change our healthcare system and affect the different...

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Are Your Employees Satisfied with their Healthcare Experience?

Bob Fabbio — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:32:16 +0000

We’re all talking about patient-centered care these days, with the patient at the center of the healthcare system and the providers and insurance plans circling about the patient. I think it’s a...

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Why Rising Healthcare Costs are Sickening Americans

Bob Fabbio — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:51:53 +0000

Several articles in the news lately bring more disheartening news about healthcare. One from federal officials predicted that by 2021, healthcare spending could reach at least one-fifth of gross...

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5 Tips to Improve Employee Communication

Liz MacDonald — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:01:32 +0000

One of the biggest complaints employees have is about the lack of communication within their companies. I don’t mean about things like benefits and blood pressure screenings. But about things like...

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