{"id":450,"date":"2015-12-07T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leiferreport.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2018-10-14T21:59:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T02:59:28","slug":"articles-business-journal-national-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leifer.com\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"RECENT ARTICLES FROM THE BUSINESS JOURNAL (National Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul id=\"ulc-items\" class=\"summary-list \">\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\">\n<div class=\"single clearfix \">\n<div class=\"body clearfix\">\n<ul id=\"ulc-items\" class=\"summary-list \">\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\"><a class=\"right img\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/growth-strategies\/2015\/12\/has-the-time-arrived-to-disintermediate-health.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.bizj.us\/view\/img\/7786522\/leifer2*100xx1467-1100-140-0.jpg\" alt=\"Has the time arrived to disintermediate health insurers?\" width=\"100\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><span class=\"date\">Dec 7, 2015, 10:54 AM\u00a0 EST<\/span><br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/growth-strategies\/2015\/12\/has-the-time-arrived-to-disintermediate-health.html\">Has the time arrived to disintermediate health insurers?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"teaser\">As employers struggle with the need to control ever-escalating health care costs while also providing some type of health benefit to their employees, they are seeking new models that achieve value delivery from their provider networks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\"><a class=\"right img\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/12\/what-to-respond-when-cancer-strikes-a-co-worker.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.bizj.us\/view\/img\/7787172\/howtocancer*100xx2363-1772-739-0.jpg\" alt=\"How to respond when cancer strikes a co-worker\" width=\"100\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><span class=\"date\">Dec 2, 2015, 8:15 AM\u00a0 EST<\/span><br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/12\/what-to-respond-when-cancer-strikes-a-co-worker.html\">How to respond when cancer strikes a co-worker<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"teaser\">How you treat your employee at this time of crisis may greatly shape how he or she responds to you in the future. Informed, empathic intervention will be warmly received, and you and your employee will share the gift of such grace.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\"><a class=\"right img\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/11\/getting-the-most-roi-for-your-wellness-spending.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.bizj.us\/view\/img\/7588772\/howtohealthcaredollars*100xx2380-1790-330-21.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the most ROI for your wellness spending\" width=\"100\" \/><\/a><span class=\"date\">Nov 11, 2015, 11:13 AM\u00a0 EST<\/span><br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/11\/getting-the-most-roi-for-your-wellness-spending.html\">Getting the most ROI for your wellness spending<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"teaser\">Properly constructed and well-executed wellness and disease management programs can benefit the employer and employee. The key is having clarity of one\u2019s objectives, and then developing the most efficient and effective ways of achieving those goals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\"><a class=\"right img\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/10\/educate-employees-to-reduce-health-costs.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.bizj.us\/view\/img\/7393892\/istock000072149045medium*100xx1504-1129-194-0.jpg\" alt=\"How educating employees can reduce your health care costs\" width=\"100\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><span class=\"date\">Oct 23, 2015, 9:58 AM\u00a0 EDT<\/span><br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/10\/educate-employees-to-reduce-health-costs.html\">How educating employees can reduce your health care costs<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"teaser\">Research demonstrates that uninformed patients are less likely to use preventive services and manage their conditions, while being more likely to have unnecessary hospital admissions or visits to the emergency department.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\" object_subtype_page clearfix\"><a class=\"right img\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/10\/5-things-businesses-can-do-to-change-health-care.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.bizj.us\/view\/img\/7182032\/thinkstockphotos-474895244*100xx1827-1373-361-0.jpg\" alt=\"5 things business leaders can do to help change the dysfunctional health care system\" width=\"100\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><span class=\"date\">Oct 2, 2015, 7:24 AM\u00a0 EDT<\/span><br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/how-to\/human-resources\/2015\/10\/5-things-businesses-can-do-to-change-health-care.html\">5 things business leaders can do to help change the dysfunctional health care system<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"teaser\">Whether health care stays on a negative trajectory may largely depend on you \u2014 the nation\u2019s employers and employees. 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