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		<title>Survey: 2 in 3 employers say wellness programs ineffective</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/9375/survey-2-in-3-employers-say-wellness-programs-not-effective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some mobile health service providers are looking to engage self-insured employers as one of their core customers. A recent survey conducted by SNG Research and commissioned by RedBrick Health found that employee wellness programs that set program goals and rewarded employees paired with hiring an independent vendor significantly improved employee engagement in corporate health and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More out-of-pocket, more wellness in 2011?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bu Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
Medical costs will increase by 9% in 2011, a mere 0.5% less than 2010 cost growth. The fastest-growing components will be inpatient and outpatient costs, shown in the pie chart. 81% of premium costs are bound up in provider costs for hospitals and physicians — the two most significant factors of medical inflation.
And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HopSkipConnect: Everyone, everyday, every way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 00:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[biometric sensors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Healthy behavior. Everyone. Everyday. Everyway.&#8221; That&#8217;s the ambitious mantra that the Center for Connected Health&#8217;s spinout, HopSkipConnect has adopted as its company&#8217;s mandate, according to CEO Rick Lee during a presentation here at the Wireless Life-Sciences Alliance event in La Jolla, California.
While the startup is still in a stealth mode of sorts, Lee sketched out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accountability for both physicians and patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some estimates peg about 50 percent of health care problems on bad genetics or accidents, the Director of the Connected Health Center, Dr. Joseph Kvedar noted during his closing remarks at the Connected Health Symposium in Boston on Wednesday.
&#8220;Those are the types of patients that politicians [love to point to] and ask providers: Why would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate: Wellness incentives could double for employees</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/4982/senate-wellness-incentives-could-double-for-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report in the Washington Post, a bill recently passed by the Senate Finance and Health Committees, includes a provision that more than doubles the potential rewards and penalties that employers can use to incentivize or motivate employees to lose weight, lower cholesterol, stop smoking or lower their BMI.
&#8220;A single employee whose annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safeway: Healthier employees pay less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grocery store chain Safeway gives employees discounts on their health insurance for having certain body mass indexes, quitting smoking, controlling hypertension or lowering their cholesterol, according to a report from National Public Radio this week. Safeway CEO Steve Burd told the radio network that his company&#8217;s employees receive a discount on their health insurance if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Economic Forum touts wellness programs</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/4265/world-economic-forum-touts-wellness-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aging workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Aging Workforce: How to Fight the Risks, is the title of a recent article over at CFO Magazine. It highlights some of the findings of a World Economic Forum report that urges the enterprise to take a proactive approach to its employees&#8217; health. CFO Magazine is clearly focused on the bottom line, so it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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