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Big Blue Eggs and Ham
Issue: November 2009
I do not like green eggs and ham. I will not eat them, Sam-I-am. But if you found out you had a predisposition for a particular disease and eating more green eggs and ham would help you prevent it, would you eat them in a boat? Would you eat them with a goat? And what if it weren’t Sam-I-am offering the emerald eats, but Sam-IBM? As in Sam Palmisano, CEO of IBM? Palmisano spoke at the annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit this October and introduced IBM’s new Personal DNA Sequenc... |
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A United Front
Issue: May 2006 Issue
Author(s): Karin Connelly
Richard D. Kase is a self-proclaimed jock. Name just about any sport and he’s played it. He played football in high school and college before moving on to rugby, 10K runs, baseball and racquetball. While such activities may have helped Kase, 53, lead a healthy lifestyle, the high-impact sports took a toll on his joints over the years. “I didn’t want to give up my athletic lifestyle, but I paid for it afterward,†says Kase, chairman and president of North Canton-based GDK & Co., a wealth manageme... |
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Care Packages
Issue: September 2001 Issue
Author(s): Marjan Keramati
Area experts provide advice and tips for your health-care needs. Q: How are health-care providers using the Internet to better connect with and serve the needs of their clients? A: 'As a health-care management company, CorVel uses the Internet in conjunction with its own technology to help coordinate and consolidate claims-management activities online,' says George C. Smith III, CorVel Health Care Corp.'s vice president of operations. 'This allows health-care professionals to review comprehensive case i... |
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Cost Control
Issue: April 2002 Issue
Author(s): Inside Business Staff
Area experts weigh in on cost-saving strategies, program options and the benefits of preventive behavior. Q: What is an easy, and often over- looked, way for an employer to reduce employee health-care costs? A : 'Ben Franklin got it right when he said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,' says John Schaeffer, president and chairman of the North Ohio Heart Center. 'The best way to save money is to actively involve your employees in preventative care by encouraging wellness through a heal... |
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Easy Does It
Issue: April 2001 Issue
Author(s): Karin Connelly
Rob Mier welcomes a good challenge in his workday. As director of sales and marketing for Cinecraft Productions Inc., a 62-year-old production company in Ohio City, Mier is used to the ups and downs of meeting deadlines and fulfilling clients needs. In fact, he thrives on a fast pace and a long to-do list. Some days youre really busy, and some days youre sitting on your hands. Of course, we pray for the days when were really busy, the 44-year-old says. I like fast days. I like the day to move quickly, a... |
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File It Under Exercise
Issue: April 2001 Issue
Author(s): Teri Gannon
Sharon Gronowski is among the growing number of executives who covet the lunchtime workout. As Gronowski heads to Fitworks Fitness & Sports Therapy in the M.K. Ferguson Plaza in Tower City Center, the single mother of two children, ages 5 and 7, explains why she exercises during her lunch hour. I dont work out in the evening because of my kids, says Gronowski, director of convention services for the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland. Im up at 5:30 a.m. to begin with just getting ... |
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For Your Health
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Author(s): Karin Connelly
Q: How can the new workers' compensation program help employers save money? A: 'In Ohio, 96.3 percent of injured workers recover and return to work; that's an all-time high,' says William W. Pfeiffer, president and CEO of CareWorks. 'With the advent of managed care, we're really speeding up [the process of] helping the injured worker get back to work. Getting workers back more quickly cuts costs to the employer, not just in indemnity costs, but in the costs of temporary workers, training new workers and ... |
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Good Eats
Issue: September 2002 Issue
Author(s): Afif Ghannoum
A sensible diet can help business professionals cut the fat. The Old World saying goes, 'Europeans work to live, Americans live to work.' With workweeks continuously lengthening and vacation days slipping away as projects pile up, those Europeans may be onto something. And as Americans spend more hours at the office, they also spend less time watching their diet. Many business professionals are steadily getting heavier and unhealthier. In fact, one-third of Americans are obese, and more than half of all... |
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Guide to Managed Care: Health Care Goes High Tech
Issue: September 2000 Issue
Author(s): Karin Connelly
Q: What should managed-care organi- zations consider before implementing an Internet-based patient-management system? A: 'You want to make it as easy as possible to use for both the patient and the doctor. When you go into the doctor's office, all of your personal information should be captured there and then stored electronically for easy access,' says Chuck Freidhof, executive vice president of The FocIS Group. 'The biggest concern is about security. This information needs to be password protected and ... |
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Special Patients
Issue: April 2003 Issue
Author(s): Chrissy Kadleck
Executive health programs offer preventive care with a touch of class. When Scott Reeder weighed his options five years ago, trimming down from a sluggish 255 pounds and lowering his unacceptable cholesterol and blood pressure levels became one of the most important executive decisions of his life. Hundreds of treadmill miles were run and scores of skinless chicken breasts consumed on Reeder's low-fat, high-exercise weight-loss program before he reached his ideal weight of 185 pounds. Seventy pounds lig... |
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