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When Nick Masi, PhD, director of Family Centered Care at Joe DiMÿ
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Consider evaluating educational materials, such as an educational sheet, self-care instructions, or an informational website, with a usability test instead of a focus group, says Dana Botka, manager of customer communications with the Washington Department of Labor and Industries in Olympia.
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Once the details are ironed out, health care reform will offer great opportunities for case managers in a variety of settings, says Margaret Leonard, MS, RN-B, C, FNP, senior vice president for clinical services at Hudson Health Plan and outgoing president of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA).
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
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Onsite gyms, lunch and learns, and health coaches all presumably have an impact on wellness of workers. However, if these options aren't available to employees, some simple competition can get the same results.
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Preventing an illness or disease from happening in the first place may seem like "invisible" gains to many, but you don't have to settle for that. Instead, come up with figures to show the large dollar amount of savings that occurs by preventing just one costly diagnosis.
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Even for the most budget-sensitive programs, there are easy ways to implement low-cost initiatives that can result in great rewards down the line. Here are some suggestions from Brenda Schanhofer, wellness coordinator at Miron Construction Co. in Neenah, WI:
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Why is it that back injuries are one of the most costly and common worker's compensation injuries?
