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WHE05: New Tools for Health Care Consumerism | with Clayton Nicholas from Change Healthcare

Engaging Leader

Health care consumerism is a key part of most employers’ strategies for workforce health engagement. This involves tools, resources, education, and motivation to help employees and family members make decisions that optimize health outcomes and cost-effectiveness. What types of decisions? Clayton, thanks for joining us.

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WHE21: Can Behavioral Economics Solve Your Company’s Health Care Problems? | with Derek Yach from Vitality Institute

Engaging Leader

In particular, the still-evolving field of behavioral economics provides opportunities for employers to use evidence-based strategies to improve the health of their workforce. As described by National Public Radio, the Vitality Institute “finds ways to pay people to do healthful things” like eating more vegetables or exercising.

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How to Win in Africa

Leading Blog

They say business leaders tend to “underestimate Africa’s size and potential as a market, and overestimate the challenges of doing business there.”. Africa is the next growth market. Authors Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga and Georges Desvaux of McKinsey and Company, take a different view in Africa’s Business Revolution.

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The Mylan EpiPen Debacle: How Tremendous Greed Can Lead to the Demise of a Leader

N2Growth Blog

Through shrewd marketing efforts, failed competitors and helpful legislation (which requires its availability at public schools), Mylan has cornered the market on this allergy medication. And against that, manufacturing the product, distributing the product, enhancing the product, investing.” So $137 per pen.

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3 Things Healthcare Organizations Do Differently When It Comes to Advertising

Strategy Driven

Like other industries, basic marketing principles, such as strategic planning and branding, apply to healthcare marketing. Nevertheless, healthcare marketing needs a different approach as compared to other industries. Healthcare marketing has to be different from traditional marketing. Sensitivity.

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Exposure To Different Careers Can Help Overcome The Skills Gap

The Horizons Tracker

“When you look at rapidly growing employment sectors like manufacturing, computer technology, health care and construction, there is a pipeline concern, as we need more young people equipped with the skills to enter these fields,” they say.

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WHE01: 5 Components of Workforce Health Engagement

Engaging Leader

Workforce health engagement: improving the knowledge, decision-making, and behaviors of employees, their families, and organizational leaders to optimize health outcomes, control medical costs, and enhance workplace productivity. The post WHE01: 5 Components of Workforce Health Engagement appeared first on Engaging Leader.