Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!

"Out-of-pocket [healthcare] spending grew by 6.6% last year after jumping 11% in 2021 — the highest annual increase in almost 40 years." axios.com/2023/12/14/hea… #healthcarecosts #hrbenefits #employeehealth

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!

"Health spending in the U.S. grew 4.1% last year, reaching $4.5 trillion, according to [a new] report." axios.com/2023/12/14/hea… #healthcarecosts #hrbenefits #employeehealth

“While there have been some areas of... improvement, millennials are the first generation of women since the... Silent Generation who are seeing declines in overall well-being...” according to a new report. cnn.com/2023/12/11/hea… #employeehealth #healthequity

"A nationwide shortage of doctors and other professionals who provide primary care is making it hard to find replacements." It's more important than ever for employers to help their employees access healthcare. #employeehealth #employeewellness npr.org/sections/healt…

"A nationwide shortage of doctors and other professionals who provide primary care is making it hard to find replacements. And as patients are shuffled from one provider to the next, it's eroding their trust in the health system." #employeehealth npr.org/sections/healt…

New survey shows that individuals value text-based real time communication with providers in addition to face-to-face care. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/arte… #virtualcare #employeewellbeing

"About 83% of life sciences and healthcare C-suite executives say that improving health equity is a top-10 goal in 2024." medcitynews.com/2024/01/deloit… #healthequity

Improving health equity is a top value for life sciences and healthcare organizations in 2024. medcitynews.com/2024/01/deloit… #healthequity

More than three-quarters of [survey] respondents said they want providers to improve their healthcare experience by enabling them to initiate a text-based conversation on any topic." fiercehealthcare.com/providers/arte… #virtualcare #employeewellbeing

"While new cases of colorectal cancer... have been declining among adults 65 and older, they've increased 1% to 2% annually in people younger than 55 since the mid-1990s." axios.com/2024/01/17/new… #workforcehealthsolutions #preventivecare #employeehealth #screeningsaveslives

"While new cases of colorectal cancer... have been declining among adults 65 and older, they've increased 1% to 2% annually in people younger than 55 since the mid-1990s." axios.com/2024/01/17/new… #workforcehealthsolutions #preventivecare #employeehealth #screeningsaveslives

Fitbit "is teaming up with Quest Diagnostics... to study how the combination of the two companies’ products could potentially help improve metabolic health, which is linked to conditions like diabetes, heart disease and stroke." fiercebiotech.com/medtech/quest-… #employeehealth

Recently, our very own Dr. Harwani authored an op-ed focused on the importance of workforce health solutions for employers whose priority is the health and safety of their workplace. shar.es/agpfqs #WorkforceHealthSolutions #WorkplaceHealth #employeehealth

"No one disputes that much of the nation is starved for primary care clinicians, with patients having to wait weeks to get appointments or travel long distances for basic preventive care." kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p… #workforcehealthsolutions #employeehealth #preventivecare

Recently, our very own Dr. Harwani authored an op-ed focused on the importance of workforce health solutions for employers whose priority is the health and safety of their workplace. shar.es/agpfqs #WorkforceHealthSolutions #WorkplaceHealth #employeehealth

"A decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2020 did not mean that the occurrence of cancer decreased, but that new cancers went undetected, an observation confirmed by multiple reports." medpagetoday.com/hematologyonco… #screeningsaveslives #employeehealth #employeewellbeing

“Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, but is still the most easily transmitted human virus presently in circulation." cnn.com/2024/02/27/hea… #occupationalhealth #workforcehealthsolutions #employeehealth

"It is important to increase messaging and promotion of the screening guidelines among eligible populations to help re-establish good health-seeking behaviors." medpagetoday.com/hematologyonco… #screeningsaveslives #employeehealth #employeewellbeing