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| $150 gift card incentive offered to employees and spouses for completion of health risk assessment resulted in a 65% employee completion rate; participation is key to program success. |
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| Graduation from a state-approved program is a licensure requirement in many states. |
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| New health informatics firm helps employers anticipate future cost in the workplace |
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| Weight loss leader who lost 100 pounds 20 years ago makes enemies in the diet and exercise industry, saying, "The billion-dollar weight loss industry is lining their pockets on your fat rear end. Diet and Exercise Guru's Feed People a Big Fat Lie." She adds a new course to her repertoire combatting obesity and eating disorders in a vastly different way. |
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| While people across the state report difficulty coping with budgeting as gas and food prices continue to rise, there continues to be an increase in the number of citizens seeking help, information, and resource referrals for a gambling problem. The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) received over 4,200 requests to its 24-Hour, Toll Free Problem Gambling HelpLine, 888-ADMIT-IT and website, representing a 12% increase in contacts in the past year, following a 25% increase in contacts from the year before. |
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| CTIS is an electronic clinical records software package for Mental/Behavioral Healthcare providers which is more affordable than its competitors at $5-20K, depending on the number of users. Following its original release in May, 2008, CTIS is now available with an electronic billing option for insurance claims processing. Patient charges are generated automatically by the staff's documentation activities. In the face of reduced Medicare reimbursements and a difficult economy, CTIS offers Mental Health providers an affordable solution for better efficiency and compliance. |
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| Happiness will move a step closer to the individuals and the people, come August 1st 2008, The World and Happiness Institute has announced. |
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| New parenting Internet radio show provides practical parenting tips for setting parents free from guilt and bondage of their children's behavior problems. Mental Health Therapist Lorena Jefferson asks all parents, "Why do the time when you didn't do the crime?" |
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| Elizabeth Nelson's new book Brain Matters covers twenty years of first-hand experience with suicide, severe depression and bipolar disorder. The book includes information about the seven types of illnesses, the history of psychiatry, psychotherapy, substance abuse, bipolar children, depression and women, depression and work, recovery and getting help. |
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| July 30 Event describes an evolved health assessment helping employers anticipate future costs in the workplace |
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