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Science has fueled the evolution of Healthways solutions for more than 30 years. We’ve grown from early programs to improve diabetes care to solutions that support total populations: keeping healthy people healthy, reducing health-related risks, and optimizing care for those with chronic conditions.Healthways. ...
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12/12/2011
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Medicare is challenged to maintain solvency as enrollment climbs because of the aging baby boomers and costs increase as a result of the substantial disease burden present among seniors. In the present study, an actuarial model was developed to determine the present cost (2008) of Medicare-covered b ...
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03/15/2011
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Recurrent hospitalizations are responsible for considerable health care spending, although prior studies have shown that a substantial proportion of readmissions are preventable through effective discharge planning and patient follow-up after the initial hospital visit. This retrospective cohort stu ...
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02/14/2011
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Hospital admissions are the source of significant health care expenses, although a large proportion of these admissions can be avoided through proper management of chronic disease. In the present study, we evaluate the impact of a proactive chronic care management program for members of a German ins ...
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12/21/2010
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Health care costs present a substantial threat to the united States economy. U.S. health care spending has risen dramatically as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) over the past 30 years and is projected to rise 38% faster than GDP over the next decade, reaching 19.3% of GDP, or 13,387 pe ...
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06/07/2010
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The aging demographic profile of the American population coupled with the increased burden of chronic disease is increasing the demand for care – both within the healthcare system and within the home. As a result of these trends, a large proportion of the population is facing the competing demands o ...
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05/10/2010
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Well-being is a term of abstraction for most, yet the state of well-being is considered a reflection of happiness and health throughout life. Understanding and measuring the domains of well-being at different ages is a starting point to developing effective means of improving the well-being of a pop ...
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05/09/2010
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Healthcare cost trends have long been moving in the wrong direction. Some employers have successfully reduced the upward trajectory of health-related expenses with health and wellness programs, but wide variations exist in program performance. Newer approaches to health and well- being based on receHealthways, Inc.. ...
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02/26/2010
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When Healthways began implementing an onsite screening program with a new client in the fall of 2007, they faced a stated challenge posed by the customer – the client expected 100% of its employees to participate. What made this client different from the many others who said they wanted all of theirHealthways. ...
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10/01/2009
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The demands of Union Pacific’s railroad business shape a workforce with distinct demographics and healthcare challenges. The average age of the male-dominated, 50,000-person workforce falls in the mid-40s. Healthways provides Lifestyle Management coaching to about 2,000 of those employees each year:Healthways. ...
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10/01/2009
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