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Workplace Health Plans Help Productivity

Healthier employees give corporations a greater competitive advantages by maintaining a higher level of productivity and lower health-care costs, according to a new book. Workplace wellness programs that will help workers stay healthy is a must in the wake of rising health-care costs, advises Tom Weede, author of “The Entrepreneur…

Improving Productivity When Working From Home 2017

There are many benefits of working from home and most people feel privileged to have the opportunity to do so. One problem however may be keeping yourself on task. It’s easy to allow yourself to take a nap or run an errand in between tasks. In order to tackle this…

Employer Initiative Aimed At Fighting Diabetes

A national effort to combat diabetes and stem the rising tide of health care costs has executives at 31 corporations teaming up for the Diabetes Ten City Challenges. The initiative, organized through the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, with support from GlaxoSmithKline, establishes a voluntary health benefit for employees, their dependents…

Patients Health Literacy Low

Low health literacy is putting patients at risk, an industry group is warning executives in the medical and pharmaceutical industries. “Many Americans have low health literacy, or difficulty understanding medical speak, a problem affecting more than one-third of patients in the U.S. health care system. Those with literacy issues come…

Who Doesn’t Want To Live Longer?

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like the idea of living a longer and healthier life. While the average life span has gown to be impressively long, I think most would agree that life is still too short. Everybody has different advice about what to do to live longer,…

Sustainability: Don’t just think it, do it

The topic of sustainability is no stranger to headlines. There has been a lot of hype around sustainability in recent years but most of that emphasis has been on an introduction and explanation of what the concept really means to the people living on this planet. There is evidence that…

Customer Satisfaction Linked To Customer Loyalty Programs

Customer Loyalty Programs are essential to increasing customer satisfaction, according to a sales and marketing expert. ”Increasingly organizations are becoming dissatisfied with their customer satisfaction surveys and turning instead to designing and implementing customer loyalty programs,” said Adam Ramshaw, a director of Genroe. “The reason is simple, after 10 years…

New Retail Model: Give To Charity

A recent New York Times articles states that retailers can realize increased revenue by linking their sales efforts with charitable enterprises. “After decades of treating charity as an afterthought — and using cheap trinkets as an incentive for shoppers to give — retailers across the country are putting philanthropy at…

Doctors Bring Millions To Health Centers

Cardiologists alone can generate millions in revenue annually, according to a new national survey of revenues generated for hospitals by doctors. The survey, conducted by Merrit, Hawkins & Associations, states that a single, full-time invasive cardiologist generates $2.66 million annually for his or her affiliated hospital. A physician will generate…