January 2018

Doing Well: What's the Real Value of Employee Wellness Programs?

The first scholarly interrogation of the relationship between health and the workplace was published by Bernardino Ramazzini, an Italian physician and professor born in 1633. In 1700, Ramazzini published “De Morbis Artificum Diatriba,” or “Diseases of Workers,” the book that would earn him the title of “the father of occupational medicine.” In the book, Ramazzini […]

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Treat Yo' Self: Self Care in the Workplace

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Read almost any article on workplace perks — the internet is awash in them — and you’d think that every business has an on-site gym, massage therapist, and juice bar. Some companies are fortunate enough to provide gym memberships for employees, or leadership coaching. But the reality is most employees don’t get the flashy perks.

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Building a Successful Employee Wellness Program

Daily News

This article appeared in print as part of “Doing Well: What’s the Real Value of Employee Wellness” In a 2010 Harvard Business Review article, researchers studied 10 large companies identified six factors that lead to a successful wellness program. We’ve got them right here for you: Multilevel Leadership Companies must designate wellness advocates in

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Outside the System: Medical Practices Look for Alternatives

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The long-ago medical television drama “Marcus Welby, M.D.” undoubtedly prompted countless baby boomers to pursue medical careers. But nearly 20 years after Robert Young’s titular character, a kindly old doctor who still made house calls, had finished a successful run, another prime time doctor — from a much more distant time — was inspiring

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February: Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers, Working

Boone County History & Culture Center The membership of the nonprofit Boone County Historical Society elected four new directors to its board at its annual meeting in December. They are: Loreli Wilson, manager of diversity and inclusion programs at Veterans United Home Loans; Amy Henderson, vice president and relationship manager at Central Trust Company; Bill

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February: Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers, Working

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February: Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers, Working

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Health Journeys: The Personal Trainers Behind COMO Business

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What kind of relationship can we expect from someone we’re paying to tell us what to do? We’re likely to choose a stranger, so we can cut ties if things don’t go well. Our tendency is to put careful boundaries in place to preserve the professional relationship. But sometimes a friendship develops — and that

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February: Movers and Shakers

Movers and Shakers

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Angie Bass, President and CEO, Missouri Health Connection

11 Questions, Columbia Business Times Archive, Community, People

1. What does the Missouri Health Connection do? Missouri Health Connection is a health information exchange, or HIE, which provides technology that allows health care providers to interoperate with one another, even if they use different electronic health record systems. MHC acts as the technology bridge that electronically connects health care providers, allowing access to

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