Americans love choices. We like to compare just about everything from clothing and shoe brands, restaurants, vehicles, styles of houses and cars, to grocery stores, hotels or vacation spots. The list could go on and on. We quickly develop our list of favorites, based on those experiences and options we like the most. View full article »
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Cost increases and budget limitations weigh heavily on the minds of business leaders. As the United States economy continues to limp along, showing spikes of growth in some sectors, businesses are hesitant to increase spending until they experience a market turnaround or higher demand for their products and services.
Instead, businesses continue to focus on keeping costly expenditures under control, including employee health care benefits. Many are placing an increased emphasis on wellness programs to encourage employees to pursue healthier lifestyles by: View full article »
Doctors often have to make difficult decisions on the type and frequency of medical tests. To diagnose a patient’s health concern, they may need to run several tests to isolate the issue. What if the results are inconclusive? Should they continue to spend money to run additional tests, or wait for the appearance of other symptoms that may provide clues to the nature of the problem? But what if patients want answers now and push for a diagnosis? How should doctors respond? View full article »
For years, psychologists have debated whether a carrot or a stick works best to motivate people in a specific direction. Do people respond better when they are gently encouraged with incentives to make certain positive decisions, or threatened with punishment if they don’t? Researchers have discovered that effective motivational tools usually depend on the person, decision and situation. View full article »
Across the nation, increasing numbers of employees are participating in wellness programs. In turn, employers are reaping the benefits of healthy employees who are taking fewer sick days and demonstrating higher levels of on-the-job performance. View full article »
