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Health care costs present a substantial threat to the united States economy. U.S. health care spending has risen dramatically as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) over the past 30 years and is projected to rise 38% faster than GDP over the next decade, reaching 19.3% of GDP, or 13,387 pe ...
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06/07/2010
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The aging demographic profile of the American population coupled with the increased burden of chronic disease is increasing the demand for care – both within the healthcare system and within the home. As a result of these trends, a large proportion of the population is facing the competing demands o ...
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05/10/2010
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Healthcare cost trends have long been moving in the wrong direction. Some employers have successfully reduced the upward trajectory of health-related expenses with health and wellness programs, but wide variations exist in program performance. Newer approaches to health and well- being based on receHealthways, Inc.. ...
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02/26/2010
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When Healthways began implementing an onsite screening program with a new client in the fall of 2007, they faced a stated challenge posed by the customer – the client expected 100% of its employees to participate. What made this client different from the many others who said they wanted all of theirHealthways. ...
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10/01/2009
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The demands of Union Pacific’s railroad business shape a workforce with distinct demographics and healthcare challenges. The average age of the male-dominated, 50,000-person workforce falls in the mid-40s. Healthways provides Lifestyle Management coaching to about 2,000 of those employees each year:Healthways. ...
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10/01/2009
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Houston, Texas is exploration headquarters for BP, one of the world’s largest energy companies. Some 7,000 employees work in the central office. An additional 3,000 personnel support exploration and production from locations as different as a semisubmersible platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico Healthways. ...
Date:
10/01/2009
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Cottage Health System employs more than 2,000 benefits-eligible personnel in four hospitals in Santa Barbara, California. The not-for-profit organization has achieved an exceptional track record in patient care and satisfaction. In early 2007, management decided to increase Cottage Health’s own inteHealthways. ...
Date:
07/01/2009
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The population suffering from chronic health conditions is substantial and growing. This trend is increasingly affecting the quality of life and productivity of individuals with poor health and taking a toll on the economy due to the resultant increases in healthcare costs. The increasing economic b ...
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06/01/2009
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The increasing burden of chronic disease in the United States and other industrialized nations continues to drive healthcare costs to new heights. To reverse current trends, organizations are employing care management programs that target individuals with chronic conditions. The goals is to reduce c ...
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06/01/2009
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To ameliorate the healthcare costs and disease burden that result from smoking, employers are increasingly seeking smoking cessation programs to reduce risk among the employee population. This study of QuitNet Comprehensive, a multi-media smoking cessation program, found that 27.2% of all enrollees ...
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04/09/2009
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