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Medifast net revenue for second-quarter 2010 increases 60% to $66.7 million

Medifast, Inc., a leading provider of clinically proven portion-controlled weight-loss programs, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

5 Aug 2010

Anthem launches new integrated approach to health, disability and absence management

Anthem Life Insurance Company is pleased to introduce Productivity Solutions– an innovative program that integrates health care programs with short-term disability programs for employer groups with 51 or more employees. Productivity Solutions leverages all of the integration points across health, absence and disability management programs to help improve employee health and productivity, as well as the organization's bottom-line.

5 Aug 2010

Life insurance company introduces Productivity Solutions program for disability, healthcare management

Greater Georgia Life Insurance Company is pleased to introduce Productivity Solutions – an innovative program that integrates health care programs with short-term disability programs for employer groups with 51 or more employees. Productivity Solutions leverages all of the integration points across health, absence and disability management programs to help improve employee health and productivity, as well as the organization's bottom-line.

3 Aug 2010

BCBSNC receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard certification

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation, recognizing the organization's commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

29 Jul 2010

Interactive weight management website program helps weight loss maintenance

The more people used an interactive weight management website, the more weight loss they maintained, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study published online today in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.The National Institutes of Health-funded study evaluated an Internet-based weight maintenance intervention involving 348 participants. Consistent website users who logged on and recorded their weight at least once a month for two-and-a-half years maintained the most weight loss, the study found.

27 Jul 2010

BCN launches Healthy Blue Living Rewards to improve overall health

Introducing Healthy Blue Living Rewards, an extension of Blue Care Network's successful Healthy Blue Living product. This new product is an innovative outcome-based HMO health care plan that takes personal accountability to the next level by lowering insurance costs for people who succeed in improving their health and thereby making health care more affordable.

13 Jul 2010

Humana announces acquisition of Hummingbird Coaching Services

Humana Inc. announced today that it has acquired Cincinnati-based Hummingbird Coaching Services for an undisclosed amount. Hummingbird Coaching, a pioneer in scalable, affordable and results-driven coaching, can be a comprehensive turn-key coaching program, an enhancement to a medically based coaching protocol and a platform that makes coaching programs more efficient.

9 Jul 2010

Healthways honored for providing healthier lifestyles for their employees

The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large employers, has honored Healthways, Inc. for its commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging their colleagues and families to support and maintain healthy lifestyles.

9 Jul 2010

Community-based wellness program helps reduce obesity, chronic inflammatory diseases: Study

Tackling weight loss, risk of chronic disease and overall well-being as part of a like-minded social community can dramatically influence an individual's success rate, according to a new study published in the July 2010 issue of the Center for Disease Control's Preventing Chronic Disease journal.

9 Jul 2010

Constituents of the U.S. healthcare system ready to adopt value-based insurance designs: Study

A new study commissioned by The TriZetto Group, Inc. finds that doctors, health insurers, consumers and other constituents of the U.S. healthcare system say they are ready and willing to adopt value-based insurance designs and related payment programs. Such designs encourage patients and clinicians to make better choices to improve care based on proven best practices, using both better information and financial incentives.

1 Jul 2010

Independence Blue Cross announces five new Personal Choice PPO plans

Beginning July 1, 2010, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) will offer five new Personal Choice® PPO plan options for individuals – expanding the range of individual plan choices for health care consumers in the region. These medically underwritten plans are available in three popular formats: copay, deductible and health savings account (HSA) plan designs that enable consumers to choose the type of plan and pricing that fits their specific needs.

30 Jun 2010

Canadian Diabetes Association supports TELUS Health Solutions' new online consumer ehealth service

Access to relevant health information is crucial when it comes to successful diabetes management. The Canadian Diabetes Association is pleased to support TELUS Health Solutions' launch of TELUS health space - an innovative new online consumer health service for Canadians and their healthcare providers

1 Jun 2010

Researchers analyze impact of health promotion program on cardiovascular disease-related medical, hospital costs

A comprehensive health promotion program reduced cardiovascular disease-related medical and hospital costs, according to a new study. CSX Transportation, a national company with 30,000 employees, developed the program in 2004 to address employees' high rates of cardiovascular disease when compared to national benchmarks and the associated higher healthcare costs.

21 May 2010

RedBrick Health's Employee Health Engagement Survey released

RedBrick Health today released preliminary findings from a national independent survey of benefits decision makers at large to mid-size U.S. companies.

20 May 2010

The Prevention Plan program for Nevada PEBP employees and retirees

State of Nevada public employees are taking steps to get healthier and feel better by participating in The Prevention Plan, a U.S. Preventive Medicine program designed to encourage healthy behaviors, detect disease in the earliest stages and manage chronic conditions before they progress.

28 Apr 2010

Avivia Health announces new portal with digital health coaching and interactive tools for employee members

To help employee members take a more proactive role in managing their own health programs, Avivia Health From Kaiser Permanente today announced the introduction of Your Health Center, a new portal based on Web 2.0 technology that provides user members with powerful digital health coaching and interactive tools. Avivia Health is the only national provider of Wellness and Condition Management Solutions based on 60 years of evidence-based practices by its parent organization, Kaiser Permanente.

27 Apr 2010

ASH named fourth healthiest large-group business employer in San Diego county

American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), a leading national health and wellness organization, announced that it was named the fourth healthiest large-group business in San Diego county in the first annual "San Diego's Healthiest Employers Awards," produced by the San Diego Business Journal. Certificates were presented to 50 finalists, and only the top five companies in small, medium, and large categories were named as honorees.

16 Apr 2010

Ford Motor donates $255,000 to fund completion of Oakwood Healthcare System's research study

Ford Motor Company announced today it is donating an additional $255,000 to fund the completion of a pioneering multi-year Oakwood Healthcare System research study into the prevention of heart disease – a leading cause of death among American women.

27 Mar 2010

HealthInsight provides HealthMedia online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services

HealthInsight, provider of the leading value-based health care administration platform, today announced the company is providing the HealthMedia®online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services for their new Wellness 2010 program. The combination of HealthInsight’s value-based compliance tracking and HealthMedia’s online Digital Coaching solution will help Sutter dramatically reduce their health care costs while improving their employees’ health.

15 Mar 2010

Simplex Healthcare to implement comprehensive wellness program for employees

Simplex Healthcare today announced that it is partnering with Onlife Health, a national personal health coaching company, to implement a comprehensive wellness program for its more than 300 employees.

15 Feb 2010

Health Coaching News and Research

Medifast net revenue for second-quarter 2010 increases 60% to $66.7 million

Anthem launches new integrated approach to health, disability and absence management

Life insurance company introduces Productivity Solutions program for disability, healthcare management

BCBSNC receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard certification

Interactive weight management website program helps weight loss maintenance

BCN launches Healthy Blue Living Rewards to improve overall health

Humana announces acquisition of Hummingbird Coaching Services

Healthways honored for providing healthier lifestyles for their employees

Community-based wellness program helps reduce obesity, chronic inflammatory diseases: Study

Constituents of the U.S. healthcare system ready to adopt value-based insurance designs: Study

Independence Blue Cross announces five new Personal Choice PPO plans

Canadian Diabetes Association supports TELUS Health Solutions' new online consumer ehealth service

Researchers analyze impact of health promotion program on cardiovascular disease-related medical, hospital costs

RedBrick Health's Employee Health Engagement Survey released

The Prevention Plan program for Nevada PEBP employees and retirees

Avivia Health announces new portal with digital health coaching and interactive tools for employee members

ASH named fourth healthiest large-group business employer in San Diego county

Ford Motor donates $255,000 to fund completion of Oakwood Healthcare System's research study

HealthInsight provides HealthMedia online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services

Simplex Healthcare to implement comprehensive wellness program for employees

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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