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). [...]
Friday, October 2, 2009
What’s the best type of onsite health clinic for your company? It depends on what your company does, and what your onsite healthcare goals are. If you’re a heavy manufacturer, you’re probably most concerned with occupational health issues, such as injury treatment and workers’ comp case management. If you’re a software developer, law firm or other [...]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Onsite health clinics have a lot of fans. Companies love the reduced healthcare costs they bring. Managers love the increased productivity they generate. Employees love the convenient, high quality care they provide. But, onsite health clinics have another group of fans: the nurses who work there. Many occupational health nurses and nurse practitioners find providing a broad range [...]
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
HR professionals face tough challenges as they juggle their varied — and often conflicting — responsibilities. Management wants its facilities fully staffed with healthy, productive employees. But, those employees want time off for “serious health conditions.” And, did I mention that the HR people must comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the [...]
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Do the primary care and occupational therapy programs offered through onsite health clinics really work? If you ask a certain Indiana manufacturer’s safety staff, they will tell you that these programs not only work, they “return to work.” Workplace Health Services has helped this manufacturer significantly lower its OSHA “Return To Work” scores at its Indiana [...]
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 [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009
If you’re worried that your employees might not be interested in an onsite health clinic, consider what people are telling the Wall Street Journal. Most adults responding to a recent Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care poll indicated that onsite health clinics located in retail chains might be more convenient and accessible, and offer some medical [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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