Current Issue Artciles

Corporate Wellness

Marcia Reid: Bullying: What are the Myths Surrounding Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace?

Rose Gantner Ed.D.: Running a Wellness and Health Management Program? Where’s Your Certification?

Ria Duykers: Corporate Wellness & Executive Health Programs: What are the Benefits of Providing These Services?

Pamela Hall: Best Practices: How Efficient Use of Health Incentive Dollars Increase ROI, Drive Wellness Program Engagement, and Encourage Long-Term Behavior Changes

Kathleen M. Gorman, MPH and Ross M. Miller, MD, MPH: Relative Influence of Modifiable Health Risks on Employer-Related Outcomes

Corporate Wellness Magazin: In this issue, we wanted to highlight one of our 2011 Corporate Wellness Leadership awardees for their innovative wellness initiatives.

Jennifer Turgiss : Healthy Workplaces: Leading Organizations Get Ready for June’s National Employee Wellness Month

Column

Kevin L. Shrake, FACHE: Healthcare Reform: Using Rebates to Turn Bills into Cash

Manish Nachnani: Social Media Health Revolution

Michael A. Schroeder: Group Captives: An Appealing Alternative

Sibyl C. Bogardus, JD: Bronze to Platinum Health Plans: What Will It Mean?

Dr. Gene Lindsey: ACOs: Healthcare’s Best Hope

Self Funding

Brian Black: Health and Wellness: Five Apps That Will Help You Lose Weight

Dennis Toohey: Controlling Benefit Cost and Spending By Creating Your Own Marketplace

Thomas E. Dreisinger, PhD, FACSM: Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain: An Epidemic Out of Control

Ronald J. Ozminkowski, Ph.D., and Seth Serxner, Ph.D./MPH: Program Reporting: Using the Right Process to Tell the Story

Voluntary Benefits

CJ Scarlet and Shirlita McFarland: Situational Coaching Offers Lasting Impact

Doug Ross: Long-Term Care Insurance: Helping Others by Helping Yourself

Dr. David Stoneback : Voluntary Benefits as an Employee Protection Strategy

By: Jonathan Spero, M.D.: Transforming a Traditional Occupational Health Center into a Total Employee Health Cost Containment Center

Editorial

Jonathan Edelheit, Editor in Chief: “Raising the Bar”

Business

New Regulations to Help Consumers Appeal Decisions by Their Health Plans

Barak Mevorak

On July 22, 2010, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury released the interim final rules.

Why Most Employers Will (and Should) Retain Their Health Care Plan after 2013, Despite Rising Health Care Costs

Brad Warrick

Some analysts predict that a large number of employers will terminate their health plans in 2014 and simply pay the annual penalty of $2,000 per employee.

PLANT THE SEEDS OF INTEREST IN HEALTHCARE EARLY

Jennifer Dennard

Healthcare has seen its fair share of shortages. The lack of primary and specialty care doctors, nurses and physicians assistants has been

A First Look at “Pay or Play” Strategies for 2014

Michael Murphy

The first set of rules and regulations from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has taken effect. What’s next on the horizon?

Cost containment through Obama-care- A political illusion or reality?

Dr. Suman De

The United States spends an estimated $2.5 trillion annually on healthcare expenses, more than any other industrialized country,

ACOs Will Need Automation Tools To Do Population Health Management

Richard Hodach

The rising interest in accountable care organizations (ACOs) springs from two factors: the Medicare shared-savings program for ACOs,

Demystifying Plan Documents And Health Care Reform

Robert Marcino

By now, most organizations have faced the inevitable prospect of health care reform.

Healthcare Reform and Mental Health

David Reis

Though there are few provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directly address mental health issues,

Health Care Reform: Key Observations & Direction for Plan Sponsors September 9, 2010

David E. Wilson & Nate Lundsten

With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in March of 2010, plan sponsors have

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