New Rochelle, NY – Every year employer premium
costs are increasing at more than 9% in response proactive employers
are partnering with health plan providers to design innovative and convenient
on-site clinics to the improve health, wellness and productivity of their
workforce.
Assessing The Feasibility and Value of Opening
On-Site Employee Health Clinics, August 24,
2007, will take an
in-depth look at the benefits and requirements of developing on-site
clinics and its impact on productivity, absenteeism, morale and cost.
During this 90-minute webinar, Brent Pawlecki from Pitney Bowes and
James J. Hummer from Whole Health Management will provide an overview
of how on-site clinics have improved productivity and reduced absenteeism.
In addition, experts will present how these clinics have the potential
to reduce health care costs and give workers a convenient way to stay
healthy.
Formal presentations will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A
session to answer your most pressing onsite employer clinics questions. |
Dr.
Pawlecki serves
as the Corporate Medical Director, overseeing all health related issues
and services of the organization, including the Pitney Bowes' award-winning
corporate clinics and wellness programs and the Absence Management
Department. In addition, he serves as corporate medical consultant
and as Chief HIPAA Privacy Officer. Dr. Pawlecki works closely with
the integrated functions of Disability, Safety, and Worker’s
Compensation, as well as the Health Care Strategy Group and the Crisis
Management Team to direct corporate health and productivity for the
global organization. Currently, he is heading the efforts of the global
Pandemic Preparedness Team for the corporation.
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James
J. Hummer is the founder
and chief executive officer of Whole Health Management, Inc. As the
developer of several predecessor organizations, Hummer was instrumental
in the evolution of Whole Health Management into an industry leader
for direct-to-employer on-site health clinics and fitness facilities.
Under his stewardship, operations have assumed an international scope,
including more than 26 clients and 76 unique on-site health clinics
and more than 600 healthcare professionals.
Hummer earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University
in 1980. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Notre
Dame, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration, with
a concentration in accounting, in 1976.
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Collier Case is Director of Health and Productivity
Benefits for Sprint Nextel, the nation’s third largest wireless
telecommunications company. He is responsible for the strategic design,
implementation, communication, and vendor contracting for Sprint’s
health, wellness and disability programs covering 60,000 active and 3,000
retired employees. Collier serves as Sprint’s HIPAA Privacy Official
and is involved in many of its healthcare-related initiatives including
Leapfrog, Care Focused Purchasing and the Kansas City Community Initiative
on Depression.
Prior to joining Sprint, he was Director, Benefits and
Compensation for Westar Energy and its national, monitored-security
subsidiary, Protection One. He has over 20 years of management and leadership
in employee benefits and labor relations. Collier currently serves on
the boards of Care Focused Purchasing, the Kansas Foundation for Medical
Care, a QIO for CMS, and the Mid-America Coalition on Health Care.
Collier holds a Masters of Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State
University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Miami University,
Oxford, Ohio. |