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SHPS Survey Results on Best Benefits Practices for Self-Insured Employers Parallels Findings Reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 04-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Results of the 2007 SHPS Health Practices Study released last year pointing to the importance of preventive care and direct employer involvement are comparable to the information reported by Susan Okie, MD in The New England Journal of Medicine (The Employer as Health Coach; 10/11/07). Dr. Okie states that large U.S. companies are trying to shift healthcare spending away from treatment and toward prevention by promoting wellness in the workforce, and advises that getting workers to adopt or maintain healthy behaviors can save money, reduce absenteeism and increase productivity.

"Both the SHPS survey and The New England Journal of Medicine article recognize...

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