The fact that onsite health clinics improve employee wellness and reduce employer healthcare costs is well documented. As Susan J. Wells said in her article, “The Doc Is In-House,” in the April, 2006 issue of HR Magazine, “according to a study published in the December 2005 issue of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, employers can [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Onsite health clinics are growing in popularity with major corporations and small businesses alike. But, could they be used as a marketing tool to help office parks attract new tenants? In these tough economic times, the more you have to offer a potential customer, the better. By providing access to a clinic within an office park, landlords [...]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
If you operate a multi-unit store with employees spread throughout a number of locations, does an onsite health clinic make sense for your company? If you’re narrowly focused on cost-justifying a single clinic that your widely-scattered employee population would have to travel to, you’d probably answer no. But, if you’re broadly focused on improving your employees’ health [...]
Monday, October 5, 2009
Do onsite health clinics reduce employer healthcare costs for construction companies, whose sites and employees change from project to project? Yes, they do, especially when it comes to controlling workers’ compensation costs. Many times, on large construction projects, worker’s comp is handled through either an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) or a Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP). [...]
Monday, September 28, 2009
Most employers considering opening an onsite health clinic focus on how it will benefit the physical health of their workforce. And, for good reason. Providing onsite primary care, health screenings, risk assessments and other educational programs can dramatically increase employee wellness and significantly reduce employer healthcare costs. But, employers should also think about their worker’s mental health, [...]
Friday, September 25, 2009
Are rising employer health care costs leaving your company cash-strapped? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School might find that ironic. Because their studies have shown that the best incentive for changing unhealthy employee behavior is, well, cash. “We know that people in the short term have a lot of trouble changing their behavior in ways [...]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
When necessary, the care provided in an emergency room can be the difference between life and death. When it’s unnecessary, it can be the difference between profit and loss. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently published a report which estimated that treatment in an emergency room costs on average five times more than similar [...]
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
One of the main advantages of having an onsite health clinic is the reduction in employer health care costs can comes from an educated workforce. But, if your workforce includes a large immigrant population, you better make sure your clinic staff can communicate in their language. In fact, to ensure that Hispanic employees reap the full [...]
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
If you told municipal risk managers in Plano and Odessa that onsite health clinics would help them control health care costs, they’d tell you that you’re being way too modest. In Texas, they use them to lower costs. I found an article on the Business Insurance website, which really caught my eye. Basically, these two cities [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
“A healthier workforce equals lower costs, better recruitment and increased retention,” says Edward Schwartz, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer of Cigna-Medical Services. We couldn’t agree more. In an effort to improve the health and wellness of its 800 employees, Cigna Healthcare in Scranton, Pennsylvania opened an onsite health clinic that offers a range of medical [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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