ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
BENEFITS
High deductible health plans and HSAs have been in the market for over a decade now – and FSAs and HRAs have been around for much longer. Adoption rates (particularly for HDHPs, HSAs and HRAs) continue to accelerate rapidly. But the "2014 Consumer and Employer Healthcare Benefits Survey" from Alegeus Technologies shows consumers, and current account holders specifically, do not fully understand them. SOURCE: WORLD AT WORK
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An improving economy and stable financial markets have given financial executives confidence to explore a range of options to help their companies better manage the costs and risks of their health care, pension and other benefit programs, according to research from Prudential Financial and CFO Research Services. SOURCE: WORLD AT WORK
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The majority of Americans (89 percent) feel employers should try to offer workers flexibility to meet their families' needs, so long as the work gets done, signaling a strong sentiment in favor of the concept of flexible workplaces. A Harris poll has found that over half (52 percent) of U.S. workers (not including those self-employed) feel they could do their job better if they were allowed a more flexible work schedule. SOURCE: WORLD AT WORK
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By Dan Witters and Sangeeta Agrawal Physical wellness is a hot topic, and workplaces all over America are promoting it. The majority of large employers now offer some programs that aim to enhance physical wellness – from promoting weight loss to smoking cessation to stress management – or help employees lessen chronic conditions such as back pain. SOURCE: GALLUP BUSINESS JOURNAL
Visit http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/172106/workplace-wellness-programs-missing.aspx to view the full article online.
WELLNESS
By Debra Beaulieu-Volk According to the new telephone survey of 2,505 adults, nearly half of the public (49 percent) has suffered a major stressful event or experience over the past year – 43 percent of which were related to health. And as an article about the poll in the Boston Globe pointed out, the vicious chicken-or-egg cycle of health adding stress and thus harming our health is one that current medical practice has yet to break. SOURCE: FIERCE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/4-tools-help-physicians-staff-and-patients-manage-stress/2014-07-09 to view the full article online.
By Elbert Chu In communities across the country, officials have banned smoking in public places ranging from restaurants to stadiums. Some could argue that we've gotten as far as we can expect with bans toward a tobacco-free nation. Even now, there are hospital systems that no longer hire health care providers who smoke. SOURCE: MEDPAGE TODAY
Visit http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/46736 to view the full article online.
By Cindy Samuelson The Kansas Hospital Association is pleased to announce that the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation has received pledges from 51 Kansas hospitals committed to examining their current food and beverage practices. These hospitals will consider new policies that provide healthier food options in the hospital cafeteria and throughout the facility. SOURCE: KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/ahh-health/pdf/Kansas_Hospitals_Commit_to_Healthier_Environments.pdf to view the full article online.
By Alissa Gulin Locally grown foods will be served in the cafeterias of 13 Maryland hospitals for the statewide 2014 Buy Local Challenge (BLC). The Buy Local Challenge was created in 2007 by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission to highlight the economic and environmental benefits of buying local food. SOURCE: THE DAILY RECORD
Visit http://thedailyrecord.com/2014/07/15/from-farm-to-hospital/ to view the full article online.
By Meghan Morris Morehouse General Hospital has been working over the past year to improve the quality of life for its employees. This effort is thanks to a one-year health and wellness grant awarded to the hospital by the Delta Regional Authority. The grant is through the DRA's Healthy Delta Initiative, which provides a one-time supplemental funding for the hospital to conduct a Healthy Workforce Challenge pilot program over the course of a year. SOURCE: BASTROP ENTERPRISE
Visit http://www.bastropenterprise.com/article/20140711/NEWS/140719886/10117/LIFESTYLE to view the full article online.
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