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Syracuse startup launches wellness platform
SYRACUSE — 3Pound Health, a health and wellness software company, recently released its Euco personal health-manager platform, the next step in the company’s goal to help doctor’s more effectively communicate with patients in order to generate lasting health changes. Euco is a patient-engagement platform comprised of a clinician-focused web application that connects to a corresponding […]
WellTrail strives for growth in Central New York, Midwest
VAN BUREN — WellTrail, Inc., a Van Buren–based health and injury-management services company, is aiming for additional growth in 2015, both in Central New York and in its service area in the Midwest. “My goal is to finally market [locally],” says Kelli LaPage, founder, CEO, and sole owner of the WellTrail, Inc. “I haven’t marketed
Slowdown in health spending led by sluggish economy, not health reform, Health Affairs study finds
About 70 percent of the recent decline in health-care spending growth from 2009-2011 was due to the economic downturn, and not because of other factors such as health-care sector responses to the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to a news release from the Health Care Cost Institute, citing a new study published in the August
Mercer launches “Mercer Benefits U” total wellness campaign
The global human resources and employee-benefits firm Mercer recently announced that it has launched “Mercer Benefits U” (www.MercerBenefitsU.com). It says the initiative is a new “total wellness” education campaign for employees whose retirement and health plans it administers. Mercer, which serves the upstate New York market through its office near Rochester, defines total wellness as
PPI survey shows trends in nonprofit employee-benefit plans
PPI Benefit Solutions says its fourth annual Nonprofit Employee Benefits Study reveals that despite challenges, private nonprofit employers remain committed to delivering health and welfare benefits to their employees but are seeking solutions to help manage costs and improve employee engagement. PPI Benefit Solutions (PPI), a provider of benefits-administration technology and services with more than
True Community Relations — “Creating a Lovemark”
People get a certain feeling when they think about brands like Disney or Wegmans (Note: neither is a client of ours). That emotion is built proactively, consistently, and very intentionally by these companies. It takes their bands to a higher level — almost untouchable by any negative publicity. This success is founded in community relations
Employer Mandate Hits in 2015: Make Sure Your Business is Ready
If you were like most business decision-makers in the winter and spring of 2013, you were frantically trying to prepare for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer-mandate provision that was set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Business decision-makers at large employers across the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief
Cornell’s Coates is appointed to the TC3 Board of Trustees
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Legislature has approved the appointment of Chad Coates, an assistant dean at Cornell University, to the Tompkins Cortland Community
CSEA workers reject contract tentative agreement with Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Wednesday announced that county employees represented by the CSEA have voted against a proposed contract. CSEA is short for
Lerner Center adds Monday Mile walking loop around St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of employees at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center on Monday participated in a noon-hour walk in a designated area around
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