Private health insurance exchanges offer employer health insurance, combining online shopping, increased plan choice, benefit administration, and cost-containment strategies. This article examines how private exchanges function, how they may affect employers and employees, and the possible implications for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplac...

This study examined the relationship between physical activity and health care costs by different weight groups. The study sample consisted of 23,490 active employees grouped into normal weight, overweight, and obese categories. After adjustment for covariates, physically moderately active (1 to 2 times/week) and very active (3 + times/week) employees had approximately $250 less paid health car...

BACKGROUND Casino employees are exposed to disproportionately high levels of gambling, drinking and smoking compared to other occupations. Because of their occupation, they have the opportunity to detect and prevent pathological gambling (PG). AIMS To identify differences in the mental health status and social attitudes towards PG among casino workers in South Korea depending upon whether the...

conclusions knowledge, attitude and performance of the communication skills of health staff are improper and it would lead to not using the communication skills to establish perfect communication with patients, so it seems that it is necessary to make the training courses during the service for health staff about communication skills and observing on performing the acquired skills. patients and...

As part of a study to explore information use, 137 public health employees responded to the question: What are the main barriers that you face in accessing information you need to do your job? 74% of employees indicated 154 barriers. Of these 65% were related to technology or resources. Fewer barriers related to time (24%) and communication (13%). Efforts to address resource and technology barr...

In this paper, we present an augmented mobile technology that can enhance the positive health behavior of employees, as well as companies’ social welfare. Our proposed mobile technology encourages walking behaviors among employees, which are then transformed into monetary incentives or a tangible donation. We draw on two social behavior theories for our technology design and also introduce a co...

In the US, typically employers choose a basket of health insurance plan providers and their health plans, out of which their employees can choose. Although this appears to give the employees a choice, yet it may not meet their personal benefit preferences. Therefore, a question arises: whether the health insurance provided by the employers satisfies the health insurance benefit preferences of t...

It has been debated that employees in a government or public ownership agency may perceive less need for growth opportunities or high-powered incentives than is the case for employees in private organizations. This study examined employees' job autonomy in government-run community health centers, its predispositions and its relation to their work outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted ...