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Unwarranted variations in medical practice refer to the differences in care that cannot be explained by the illness/medical need or by patient preferences. The term “unwarranted variations” was first coined by Dr. John Wennberg when he observed small area (geographic) and practice style variations, which were not based on clinical rationale. [5]
Employers have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace. [10] By law, employers must provide their workers with a workplace that does not have serious hazards, and they must follow all OSH Act safety and health standards. Employers are obligated to identify and rectify safety and health problems.
The Act defines an employer to be any "person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States or any state or political subdivision of a State." The Act applies to employers as diverse as manufacturers, construction companies, law firms, hospitals, charities, labor unions and private schools.
Phil Bredesen, founder and former chief executive officer of HealthAmerica Corporation, [11] as well as the founder and first chairman of Coventry Health Care [12] Bruce Broussard, former chief executive officer of Humana [13] Richard T. Burke, founder of UnitedHealth, chief executive officer until 1987, and chairman of the board from 2006 to ...
(Reuters) - U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year, according forecasts from healthcare consultants, but workers may be somewhat spared ...
A professional employer organisation (PEO) is an outsourcing firm that provides services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Typically, the PEO offering may include human resource consulting, safety and risk mitigation services, payroll processing, employer payroll tax filing, workers' compensation insurance, health benefits, employers' practice and liability insurance (EPLI ...
Workplace health promotion is the combined efforts of employers, employees, and society to improve the mental and physical health and well-being of people at work. [1] The term workplace health promotion denotes a comprehensive analysis and design of human and organizational work levels with the strategic aim of developing and improving health resources in an enterprise.
Since July 2024, he has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Humana, a healthcare company. [1] Rechtin is a Kentucky native. [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from DePauw University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. [3] Rechtin worked for Bain & Company for over a decade, and was then president of UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary Optum. [1]