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YouTube video shows 25 things learned from HR
May 15, 2012A YouTube video shows 25 things the video’s creator has learned from HR. What has the HR/benefits profession taught you that you would add to this list?
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 10:47AM. Comments (0) -
A new dawn, a new day, a new life: Employees are feeling good, survey shows
May 11, 2012After years of recession-fueled gloom, it seems the clouds are beginning to part when it comes to employee optimism as new poll from Randstad reveals that U.S. workers are feeling more secure in their jobs and positive about the future.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 12:00PM. Comments (2) -
Who wins the interviewing race — the tortoise or the hare?
May 10, 2012On the one hand, there is the Zappos approach to interviewing — a lengthy, weeks-long process that involves not one, but several interviews. On the other, is the MediConnect Global approach, where candidates' formal interviews last just one minute. Which yields the best results?
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 10:56AM. Comments (3) -
A comedy of mathematic proportions
May 7, 2012In his book, “Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management,” Al Lewis takes a wry look at the numbers wellness/disease management consultants and vendors use to calculate cost savings. He debunks their “undetected claims costs” and “non-chronic trend” using fifth grade math and common sense.
Posted by By Linda K. Riddell at 08:55AM. Comments (2) -
Is there a benefits war on women?
May 4, 2012After watching all the political jabs being thrown between President Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney regarding the “war on women,” it seems that on many benefits and compensation issues — including pay, retirement savings, health insurance premiums and life insurance coverage — women come up on the short end of the financial stick.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 10:00AM. Comments (4) -
Can’t carpe diem? ‘Micro-volunteering’ allows carpe-ing just 15 minutes
May 2, 2012UnitedHealth Group, Target, Kraft and other leading employers have created a new outlet for employee altruism called “micro-volunteering” that allows individuals to give back to their community just 15 minutes at a time.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:50PM. Comments (4) -
Public awareness campaign urges physicians, patients to ‘choose wisely’
May 1, 2012The American Board of Internal Medicine, Consumer Reports magazine and 17 medical professional societies recently banded together to launch “Choosing Wisely,” a public awareness campaign to reduce unnecessary medical tests and treatments.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 11:32AM. Comments (0) -
Are 529 plans unnecessary? It’s better not to save for kids’ education, survey finds
April 26, 2012According to one study, students whose parents pay their entire college bill are the ones most likely to be partying rather than studying.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 11:02AM. Comments (4) -
Researchers: Oral health-physical health link is all lip service
April 25, 2012A statement from the American Heart Association says based on review of more than 500 journal articles and studies, there’s no proof that gum disease leads to heart disease or stroke — or that preventive dental care can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 12:29PM. Comments (1) -
Wellness ROI: Clarity is possible
April 19, 2012There is always much noise and excitement about starting an employee wellness program, but the room goes silent when talk turns to return on investment. It’s well past time for ROI vagueness to stop being tolerated. A wellness program without clear goals and methods for measurement is meaningless.
Posted by By Linda K. Riddell at 12:33PM. Comments (0) -
Revolutionize your benefits communication strategy in 10 minutes or less
April 18, 2012Recently, Benz Communications announced the launch of its Inside Benefits Communication Survey, the first survey of benefits and HR managers created specifically to learn how companies are strategizing and implementing benefits communication. Respondents to the 10-minute survey will get inside knowledge of what effective companies are doing, where they need help and what their plans are. Learn how to participate.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 11:58AM. Comments (0) -
Healthy people, healthy earth: KP does good by going greener
April 16, 2012It’s Earth Week! And regardless of your position on the reality and/or cause of climate change, this week is one set apart for being kinder and gentler to Mother Earth. Some companies best known for making green are taking bigger strides to go green — or, in the case of Kaiser Permanente, go greener.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 02:26PM. Comments (1) -
Research suggests Facebook powers productivity
April 12, 2012In a recent company infographic/blog post, “The case for Facebook,” Keas cites survey data that show a group of employees who browsed the web or used social networks for 10 minutes were 16% more productive than employees who took a regular 10-minute break, and 39% more productive than the control group.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 02:00PM. Comments (2) -
Employees channel Marvin Gaye, asking: ‘What’s going on?’
April 11, 2012Survey results from AMA Enterprise, a division of the American Management Association, finds that as many as two-in-five employees feel they hardly ever know what’s going on at their organization.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 01:05PM. Comments (0) -
Less care = more health: Convincing doctors to change gears
April 10, 2012Changing physicians' attitudes toward low-value services will mean counteracting a powerful force — the profit motive. Physicians, like most economically rational people, generally tend to recommend tests and treatments that reward physicians financially.
Posted by By Linda K. Riddell at 02:29PM. Comments (3)
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