Workplace WellnessKacey Larsen
The costs of vaccine hesitancy
As U.S. insurance providers and hospital networks reckon with the “preventable costs” of vaccine hesitancy, should employers consider doing the same?
Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
COVID-19Kacey Larsen
How the pandemic has changed the way workers value work and well-being
The Microsoft Work Trend Index 2022 reports employees’ priorities have shifted, which creates opportunities — and challenges — for organizations.
Workplace WellnessKacey Larsen
Mental health issues from severe COVID-19, the state of the gender pay gap and more
Curating the week in wellness March 14-18, 2022.
Kacey Larsen
4 wellness takeaways from President Biden’s State of the Union address
In addition to addressing the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 pandemic, the president centered his remarks on “building a better America.”
Workplace WellnessKacey Larsen
Survey: Employee attitudes toward on-site COVID-19 safety requirements vary
A recent WTW survey indicates employees appreciate employers keeping them safe during the pandemic but have mixed feelings on methods when returning to the office.
Workplace WellnessKacey Larsen
Does your organization’s health insurance cover home births?
On the rise during the pandemic, home births are especially popular among Black women, but many insurance providers do not seem supportive of the trend.
Kacey Larsen
Case closed on Biden administration’s employer vaccination mandate
OSHA’s vaccine-or-test standard was struck down by the Supreme Court, but the CMS vaccination mandate for health care workers stands.
Workplace WellnessKacey Larsen
Curating the week in wellness Jan. 10-14, 2022
Is the four-day workweek simply a hot topic, or is it feasible? Plus how to help young employees stay engaged and ways to avoid the ‘Zoom ceiling.’
AwardsKacey Larsen
Hospital system’s wellness programming invests in staff resilience
With continual trauma due to COVID-19, the “Helping Healers Heal” program at NYC Health + Hospitals remains proactive in providing staff support, earning recognition as an Outstanding Wellness Program (Large Organization) winner in Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Awards.
COVID-19Kacey Larsen
OSHA puts into effect emergency temporary standard for workplace COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirements
Update: A court order has temporarily blocked the standard going into effect.
COVID-19Tony Silber
3 Things: Vaccine game-changer edition
COVID-19Tony Silber
3 Things: Occupational burnout edition
Zeroing in on why workers are feeling burned out, plus what works—and what doesn’t—to alleviate it.
Ragan Insider Kathie Harris
A hospital’s employee wellness team finds ways to uplift and encourage its workers
Louisville’s Norton Healthcare shows how a data-driven wellness program needs an imaginative side, too.
