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Health care costs reduced $176 for every employee a savings of $1.65 for every dollar spent on a comprehensive wellness program. These are the eye-catching numbers that occupational health professionals at Highmark Inc., a Pittsburgh-based health insurer, can point to.
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Forty-one percent more sick days, 59% more short-term disability days, 39% more long-term disability days, 48% more workers' compensation days, and 6% lower annual productivity.
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There are many etiologies for eye redness that vary from minor conditions such as allergic or viral conjunctivitis to vision threatening conditions such as acute narrow angle glaucoma. Being able to identify which conditions may affect vision, initiate emergency measures, and make a timely referral to an ophthalmologist are major challenges for the emergency physician.
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A class for caregivers was established at the University of Minnesota, Fairview in Minneapolis, because caring for an ill family member is becoming common practice as more people are treated as outpatients.
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The Planetree model is almost 30 years old, but its essence is timeless, says Janet Powell Morin, RN, chief culture officer and former vice president, patient care services at Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) in The Dalles, OR.
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Who would ever believe that one could enter a hospital and confuse it for a spa?
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In early July, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on behavior among health care professionals and its effect on care.
