If you’ve ever tried to read a doctor’s handwriting, it comes as no shock that 1.5 million U.S. patients per year receive the wrong type, dose and/or time of medication.
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Which group of employees pose less risk of on-the-job accidents: older ones or younger ones who follow the same safety measures?
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There’s no other employee health threat that costs organizations more – in both financial and human terms – than cancer.
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Whenever a company switches benefit plan carriers, there’s always the potential for unexpected problems during the changeover. One common glitch: some employees enrolled in the old plan fall through the cracks when transferring to the new carrier.
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Thinking about an obesity-related disease management program for your organization? Here’s what you need to know.
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The way that Benefits, HR and supervisors handle these three issues can make all the difference between smooth sailing and a messy lawsuit.
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Tags: FMLA, pregnancy leave
Having even one problem drinker on your health plan - including a covered family member with abuse issues – can cost your company big.
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There has been much ado about the feds’ recent ban on mandatory genetic testing of employees. But why should most employers care?
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When it comes to changes in benefits law, state governments move much faster than the feds. The latest trend: mandatory paid medical and/or family leave.
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Advances in medical diagnosis and treatment can have an unexpected impact on your health costs. Conditions that rarely showed up in past claims become important cost-drivers.
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