Life & Health

A significant problem faced by organizations offering services to youth, elderly, and the developmentally disabled is that individuals who sexually abuse are not easily identified. The majority of perpetrators involved in these incidents at nonprofit organizations have no prior abuse convictions. Also, they are often highly regarded by their peers and the families of those they are secretly abusing.|

At one time the view of health benefits was one of satisfying/motivating employees, closely coupled with a notion that health benefits were a great way to attract and retain top talent. Truthfully, that was never really the correct notion of health care reimbursement models.

As long as the politicians let this task force operate as it was intended and recruit the best people to serve on it, I am confident that all Americans will benefit. The big problem is that it looks like another attempt by government to control our lives. I prefer describing it as an attempt by the government to protect us from bad decisions by ourselves and those we try to trust, our health care providers. I come down on the side of applauding this effort, not criticizing it.

Whether the innovation comes from within or from non-obvious competition such as employers or pharma companies, there's a distinct advantage in having a blank slate where cost effective systems and models of delivering care can be delivered. For the providers, they'd be well advised to develop their own innovation teams unfettered by the current model so they can develop models that will ensure the provider's long-term survival.

When considering the use of a medical-legal evaluation, all factors must be considered and carefully analyzed before rendering a final decision. If your evidence is strong and your witnesses are reliable, examiners and attorneys alike should never be afraid to proceed without the use of a medical-legal evaluation for psychiatric injuries.

Employers fed up with the annual get less for more health story when they get annual health plan updates have taken matters into their own hands. This has created one of the hottest sectors of the economy - onsite clinic providers. These are companies such as Concentra and CareHere providing corporations with primary care onsite at employer workplaces. Each of the onsite clinic provider CEOs I have spoken with have shared that their business is growing 100 percent annually. Reportedly, 20 percent of employers with over 1000 employees are implementing onsite clinic programs.

In recent weeks we have seen an uptick in mergers and merger/acquisition rumors. Cigna's acquisition of HealthSpring, rumors about Aetna and Humana, United's supposed interest in Coventry and others seem to be fueling these rumors. So why is there so much activity, especially recently?

Compound medications are here to stay. However, just like any other "fad" in medical treatment, the more we become aware of the risks of the product and the defenses against use and reimbursement, the easier the claims process will be.