Category Archives: health care costs

Invitation for Hospital to Pilot Sound Mind Sound Body

Is your hospital looking for ways to provide even better outcomes and customer service? I’m looking for one  hospital to pilot my newly launched Sound Mind Sound Body Corporate Wellness Plan. It is convenient, evidence based and a great value. … Continue reading

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Hospitals and 21st Century Health Care Paradigm

Many people and organizations are working feverishly to find solutions to the health care funding crisis our country is facing. Not too long ago, I went to a meeting,  “Leading Healthy Businesses: The Changing Healthcare Landscape and You” hosted by … Continue reading

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Cause and Effects of Stress-Success With Kids Part 1

Chuck Nechtem, founder and owner of Charles Nechtem Associates, the 10th largest EAP in the US, recently said “If you have one adolescent mental health claim, you are spending $200,000.” That is a high price to pay for something that … Continue reading

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Charles Nechtem Associates EAP

This week, I had the pleasure of spending 3 days in the Longboat Key Corporate Headquarters of Charles Nechtem Associates, Inc., the nation’s 10th largest EAP by covered lives, 5th largest by revenue according to Business Insurance Magazine. CNA contracts … Continue reading

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Sound Mind Sound Body Corporate Wellness Plan

Do you ever think about the impact of stress on every aspect of our lives? Has it ever occurred to you that employers are the ones who are impacted most? Let me share some statistics: The American Psychological Association published … Continue reading

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Chuck Nechtem, Owner of EAP To Visit New Hampshire

Exciting things are going on here in Seacoast New Hampshire.  Chuck Nechtem is visiting this week and doing a presentation at the Sheraton Harborside, Portsmouth, NH.  If you are a business owner or someone who counsels businesses and have an … Continue reading

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Watching Your Health Care Dollars

An article in today’s New York Times got me thinking. The article “Doctor Doesn’t Work Hard to hide Symptoms of Medicare Fraud “is the story of a physician who received somewhere between $13 and $20 million by filing claims on … Continue reading

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Back Pain: An Example of CAM Costs and Outcomes

The experiences of two friends got me thinking. Both women, about the same  age, experienced the sudden onset of debilitating  back pain.  Joan, had driven to New York City (a 5 hour drive) and spent the night in a hotel … Continue reading

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Ever Wonder Why You’d Call a Hypnotherapist?

Not me. I never even thought about hypnosis or hypnotherapy before my friend started her practice. As I learned more about the profession, I was totally in awe. Approved by the AMA in 1958, it has a long and impressive … Continue reading

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Gifts from Aviation to Western Medicine

My son is a pilot, now a captain for American Eagle with 25 years of flying experience.  Years ago, both he and his wife, who was at the time a flight attendant, taught their co-workers a required course called “Crew … Continue reading

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