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Instead of waiting until members develop diabetes to intervene, Molina Healthcare is offering members with pre-diabetes a chance to participate in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program, a prevention program that encourages moderate weight loss, exercise, and lifestyle changes.
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In addition to providing health coaching and care coordination for members who already have developed diabetes, Independence Blue Cross, with headquarters in Philadelphia, provides coaching for members at high risk for developing the disease.
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Doctors are prescribing more and more narcotics to injured workers every year. Oxycontin, an opioid associated with prescription drug abuse, is the most commonly prescribed medication in workers compensation claims.
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An aide in a state-run nursing home is more likely to be injured than a police officer. More work-related injuries and illnesses occurred in the nations hospitals than in any other industry in 2011.
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Too many hospital employees are missing in action. Health care workers have among the highest rates of family and medical leave.
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Make changes to help HCWs of all ages.
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Get the flu vaccine or wear a mask during flu season. That ultimatum is becoming increasingly commonplace in the nations hospitals.
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NIOSH action plan focuses on compliance