Most likely, you started your business because you had a great idea and a desire to succeed. However, you didn’t realize how much of your time would be spent dealing with health care costs. With an uncertain future of health care, what can you do to keep your
Your business is likely focused on something other than health, so why should you implement disease management programs in your office? Well, for instance, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that more than 29 million adults have type 2 diabetes. Additionally, the American Heart Association noted 1 in
Everything can be going fine at work when suddenly health risks pop up. An employee receives a devastating diagnosis, is injured in an accident or feels terrible and can’t get a good answer as to what’s wrong. Heart disease, for instance, kills the most Americans every year, according
Office designs are often the last thing on a manager’s mind. You want the best people doing the best job, but does wall color or cubical height matter? Can’t you just stick the new guy in the corner? It may be easier to just move into whatever space
Your employees can only change their health insurance once a year during the open enrollment period, unless they have a qualifying life event, according to The Balance. With this in mind, it’s important that they get it right when they make changes. What can you do to help
Mental health is an important part of your employees’ health, but while we know how to hand out ibuprofen for a headache or a bandage for a paper cut, we’re often at a loss when it comes to mental health issues. Depression is a common problem. At any
Big companies generally have plans in place for when an employee needs major surgery. Small businesses, on the other hand, probably have never dealt with a scenario like this before. If this situation arises at your company, you may struggle with what to do, at first. Here’s what
Addressing recalls is something that any office or facilities manager needs to have on the brain. Businesses don’t want to have unsafe products in the office, even if it’s just hand soap in the bathroom. As an employer, how should you handle these recalls, and should you then
Sooner or later, someone will have a health emergency at your office. Whether it’s an employee who has an allergic reaction or a visiting child who attempts to jump from the table to the chair and cuts her chin open, there could be an office emergency. Here’s what
Healthy office perks are big business, even for small businesses. When deciding what’s best for your company, it makes sense to look at what will actually make your employees happier and healthier — not just things that are more fun. Employees Want Options You may think your employees
