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Instead of management telling UPS employees how to improve their health and safety, the company's 12,000 front-line employees, who sit on more than 3,000 "comprehensive health and safety process" committees, decide that for themselves.
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Suppose needlesticks at one of your health care facilities rose this year compared to last year. That doesn't sound so good. Clearly things are not going in the right direction. But you need more information to understand what's happening. You need a benchmark for your needlesticks.
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About one-third of 1,000 workers said they had fallen asleep or become very sleepy at work in the previous month, according to a recent National Sleep Foundation survey. Also, about 10% of adults reported not getting enough sleep every day for the previous month, says a recently published study from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
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Shift workers are at higher risk for injuries, accidents, and absenteeism, but simple work schedule changes can improve the health of these employees, according to a new review of 26 studies of shift workers, including autoworkers, nurses, and chemical plant employees.
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Wellpoint is testing a program that allows patients the option of going to India for elective surgery, according to The New York Times. There are no out-of-pocket medical costs, and travel is free for the patient and a companion, according to the article
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Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone, according to a report in the Nov. 24 Archives of Internal Medicine. In addition, telephone counseling appears to be just as effective as face-to-to face counseling for weight loss management.
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Imagine turning the tech era's most annoying invention voice-response telephone systems into something good.
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At Sharp Community Medical Group, case managers work in a variety of settings to make sure that patients are getting the care they need in a timely manner and to ensure continuity of care as patients move through the continuum.
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Suppose needlesticks at one of your health care facilities rose this year compared to last year. That doesn't sound so good. Clearly things are not going in the right direction. But you need more information to understand what's happening. You need a benchmark for your needlesticks.
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Wellpoint is testing a program that allows patients the option of going to India for elective surgery, according to The New York Times.
