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Smoking cessation: What’s in and what’s out


August 18, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

Has your organization started a formal smoking cessation program? Even if it’s not in the budget, you can adopt some of the newer employee education techniques used in successful plans.

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Choosing with their hearts, not their heads


August 18, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Employee education, HIPAA, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Open enrollment

Can you trust your employees to become savvy to both the cost and quality of their care?

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Employers pay the price for employee medication errors


August 11, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Absenteeism, Disability, Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

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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How one employer made benefits education more fun


August 8, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Open enrollment, Our best management idea, Recognition programs

Have you ever held a benefits education session for employees – for example, a presentation during 401(k) or flex account open enrollment season – and been privately disappointed by the results?

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Health expenses: Even high-paid employees worry


August 4, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Compensation, Employee education, Latest News & Views

Who worries more about health costs: lower-paid or higher paid employees?

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Hidden risk in educational benefits


July 29, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Compliance, Employee education, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Work-life programs

It’s not enough to make sure your education and job-training benefits are available to employees of all ages, ethnic groups and pay levels.

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Quitters win at any age


July 25, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

Quitting smoking at any age can improve a person’s health. And believe it or not, older employees often fair better with smoking cessation than younger workers.

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The 401(k) presentation from hell


July 22, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee education, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Vendor management

Have you ever had an employee education session during open enrollment go wrong?

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Cancer prevention: Steps any firm can take now


July 15, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Disability, Employee education, Family and Medical Leave Act, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wellness

There’s no other employee health threat that costs organizations more – in both financial and human terms – than cancer.

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Good intentions gone bad


July 11, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Employee education, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Is it good business to translate your benefits manuals and employee handbooks to the native language of foreign born employees?

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