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A Comprehensive Approach to Creating a Healthy Workforce: Delia Vetter, EMC

Video: Delia Vetter, Senior Director Benefit, EMC talks about comprehensive approach to creating a healthy workforce - from plan design, incentives, PHR’s and employee education.

Consumers For Health Care Choices: Tony Miller, Pioneer in Benefit Design

Video: Tony Miller co-founded Lemhi Ventures in 2006 to build the capital base and value added approach of forming and helping companies continue to advance the marketization of the healthcare industry.

An interview with John Kelly, CMO Union Pacific Railroad

Video: John Kelly, former Chief Medical Officer, Union Pacific Railroad, started our conversation by saying, “Union Pacific has recognized for a long time that the health of our employees affects the success of our business.” Healthy employees make for good, safe and productive workers.

Brand Design for Health Care Business Advantage: Communications as a Strategic Lever

Video: Health care marketers face significant challenges to developing clear brands. The clutter of messages about “quality,” the barrage of “world-class” technology claims, and the proliferation of “Institute” names has resulted in a vast sea of sameness. Leading organizations in other industries - among them Starbucks, Target, Whole Foods, and Apple — are using the principles of brand design as a strategic driver, and an effective platform for market differentiation.

FICCDAT - Caroline Waters Keynote

Video: Caroline Waters, Director People and Policy, British Telecom, discusses the benefits of providing flexible scheduling to caregivers, how it has made British Telecom a better company through employee retention, and debunks company fears about having a flex-time workforce.

Worksite and Corporate Wellness Programs

George Pfeiffer of the WorkCare Group, Sean Slovenski of Hummingbird Coaching Services, and Richard Perryman of Health Coach Systems speak about Worksite and Corporate Wellness Programs at Consumer Health World in Las Vegas.

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Step-by-Step Blueprint for Employers to Achieve Healthy Company Status: How? Incentives for Behavior Change

Russ Newman, PhD, of the American Psychological Association, Jeremy Nicol, MBBCH, of Virgin Life Care, and Larry Goldman, DMD, of ValueOptions speak about Incentives for Behavior Change at Consumer Health World.

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HSAs, Not the Solution, But Part of It

Increasingly, individuals and families are considering health insurance policies with higher deductibles than traditional policies. Sometimes, employers are asking their employees to enroll in these plans, either as an option or the only health insurance plan available to employees. Individuals and families purchasing health insurance on their own can sometimes only find affordable health […]

Interview: Jim Goodnight, SAS Institute

Dr. James Goodnight, CEO of SAS Institute believes that if you create a work environment where everyone is healthy happy and content, the company will be better off. Sounds intuitive, but there must be a cost associated with this. Dr. Goodnight says that on-site health care, which includes doctors and nurse practitioners who are company […]

Interview: Pam Armstrong, EOS Airlines

Pam Armstrong, EOS Airlines, represents the employer community and has recently adopted HSAs for her small 250 person company. The rate of increase of health care costs has been EOS’s major challenge.
A high deductible health plan, packaged with health savings accounts, helps open employees eyes and make sure they become accountable and watch how their […]