Companies Look To Preventive Services As the Rx to Lower Health Care Costs in 2005.Helen Darling Helen Marie Darling (born on August 29, 1978) is a Women's National Basketball Association player for the San Antonio Silver Stars, which selected her in the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. , President, National Business Group on Health (Business Group), and Carolyn
Carolyn is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name Caroline. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services. (AHRQ AHRQ, n.pr See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ), will address the importance of preventive services the duty performed by the armed police in guarding the coast against smuggling. See also: Preventive to help companies control rising health care costs in a teleconference hosted by the Business Group and AHRQ. The Business Group is releasing the Employer's Guide to Health Improvement and Preventive Services, based on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force clinical screening and counseling recommendations, to help companies foster healthier workplaces and reduce health care costs. The Task Force is sponsored by AHRQ. The Guide includes translations of evidence-based recommendations, including blood pressure, obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. and cholesterol screenings, that are considered to be an authoritative source for deciding which clinical preventive services clinical preventive service Managed care A health care service delivered in clinical settings for the purpose of preventing the onset or progression of a health condition or illness to provide as part of a health benefit plan.
Who: Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
What: Teleconference to release the Employer's Guide and discuss
innovative strategies that companies are using in 2005 to
retain healthier workplaces and control health care costs
When: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
12:00 PM ET
How: To guarantee a spot on this call:
-- Please RSVP to Courtney Rees at crees@gymr.com or
202.745.5117
-- Dial in to 1-800-310-1961; Conference password is
"Preventive Services"
We encourage you to call by 11:45am ET to secure a space on
the call.
The National Business Group on Health is the national voice of large employers dedicated to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the nation's most important health care issues. Recognized as the leading voice of large employers, the Business Group represents over 225 member companies. Business Group members are primarily Fortune 500 companies and large public sector employers - including the nation's most innovative health care purchasers - who collectively provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees, and their families. The Business Group fosters the development of a quality health care delivery system and works with other organizations to promote safety and ensure access to superior new technology. The Employer's Guide was funded through a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. . |
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