Employers install worksite kiosks in latest telemedicine push
The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.
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Employers install worksite kiosks in latest telemedicine push
The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.
Benefits Think Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employers
Remote connections can greatly expand access to care for more people, allowing patients to see a doctor from almost anywhere, says physician Tania Elliott.
Tania Elliott, MD
Doctor on Demand
Holistic healthcare plans growing rapidly
New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower employers costs.
Advisers take note: Holistic healthcare is catching fire
New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower medical costs.
Telemedicine, retail clinic popularity bodes well for employers
Workers are increasingly turning away from traditional healthcare delivery models in favor of alternatives, according to Oliver Wyman research.
Why employers should heed the surge in telemedicine and retail clinic popularity
Low satisfaction and high costs are driving consumers away from traditional healthcare delivery models in favor of alternatives.
Telehealth app may help employers save on health costs
The HealthiestYou application encourages higher levels of utilization with mobile access, greater ease of use, according to benefit advisers.
Benefits Think How benefit advisers can use negative enrollment to achieve some very positive outcomes
Integrating telemedicine with voluntary benefits can mean substantial savings for employers and significant opportunities for brokers.
Eric Silverman
Voluntary Benefits
New telehealth app helps employers save on health costs, say advisers
HealthiestYou application encourages higher levels of utilization with mobile access, greater ease of use.
Benefits Think Why employers should consider offering free telemedicine
Worker have been slow to move online for medical visits, but research shows employee utilization rates soar when co-pays are eliminated, says Willis Towers Watson’s Allan Khoury.
Allan Khoury
Willis Towers Watson
Benefits Think Why employers should consider offering free telemedicine
Worker uptake of the benefit has been slow, yet research shows utilization rates soar when there is no employee co-pay, according to Dr. Allan Khoury of Willis Towers Watson.
Allan Khoury
Willis Towers Watson
Virtual healthcare gains broader acceptance
The use of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.
Health hikes force new decisions on benefit plan sponsors
Premium increases continue to motivate employers to consider cost-saving solutions they previously may have shunned, says Arthur J. Gallagher’s Paul Fetterolf.
Employers considering new options to counter health hikes
Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.
Virtual healthcare gains broader acceptance
The usage of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.
Benefits Think Employees need education about telemedicine
Telemedicine offers potential savings to employers and employees, while improving medical care access and convenience.
Allan Khoury
Willis Towers Watson
Telehealth language barriers focus of new partnership
As the diverse health needs of the U.S. population grow, so does the need for doctors who can understand and empathize with the language and cultural context of their patients.
