Day: October 22, 2012
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Wellness programs looking good as business investments
Businesses should like these numbers a lot: Invest $1, get $3 back. That’s the latest math on the return on employee wellness programs and experts are saying that may just...
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Opportunity for news stories: New federal rules mean all nonprofit hospitals must do a community health needs assessment
It’s long been the rule that nonprofit hospitals have had to provide charitable benefits to their community in order to keep their nonprofit status. That’s no small matter, given that...
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Breast cancer awareness: Testing urged, guidelines explained, misconceptions explored
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes most commonly involved in breast cancer, have up to an 80 percent chanceof getting the disease. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although...
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Northern Kentucky group forms in response to what some consider ‘epidemic’ of heroin use in their area
Ashel Kruetzkamp with a vial of Naloxone HCl, used to treat those who overdoseon heroin. (Photo by Patrick Reddy) Heroin use is reaching such high levels in Northern Kentucky that...
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One of Humana’s plans to get 5% more in Medicare payouts under bonus plan that rewards proof of preventive care
The Courier-Journal reports that Louisville-based Humana Inc. will get 5 percent more in Medicare payments and the highest rating for one of its health plans under a government program that...