While there are serious questions about the ethics of such practices, it appears that some employers are discriminating against less healthy prospects in the workplace in favor of their healthy counterparts. This means that there is the potential that a smoker may be denied a job just because of their habit and the obese may be discriminated against because they may carry underlying health problems like high blood pressure and…
Workplace health screening by MHC
Work place health screening can be done painlessly onsite right where you work without much hassle.
Using the Workplace for Healthcare Screening
More and more employers are using the workplace as a place to screen their employees for illnesses. It is believed to be advantageous for both employee and employer. The workplace, along with places like schools, marketplaces and hospitals, has become the “it” place for screening for diseases like cholesterol elevations, diabetes and high blood pressure. The workplace is where many people can be found together who can be screened in…
The debate over Healthcare Prevention
It is clear to almost anyone who studies the subject that measures to promote early disease detection and prevention actually saves lives. In many countries, it no longer costs extra copays to have preventative testing, having the insurance company foot the bill for testing. What’s clear also is that preventative testing saves lives. By detecting disease in its earlier stages or preventing them altogether, the high cost of treating these…
Health Prevention while Saving Costs
The goal of many governments is to figure out a way to save on the cost of healthcare while still maintaining as much quality in that care. Many of the choices out there include having some aspect of preventative care. The idea is that, while preventative care costs money, it is overall cheaper than treating the illness if it is found in its advanced stages. It would also save lives…
What is Medical Screening?
Medical screening is a specific strategy applied to a population of people in order to detect specific diseases. Common screening tests include those for cancer, infectious diseases and heart or kidney diseases. Screening, ideally, is done when an individual has no signs or symptoms and is not apparently sick. It is done in order to identify the predilection for a disease or for the presence of a disease that has…
Health screening and workplace health programmes
How important is workplace health programmes in Singapore? Well it is important enough for the government to want more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate in these programmes. The government is already funding companies in Singapore who have workplace health programmes but for small and medium-sized enterprises, the funding limit is now increased from 50% to 90% of the cost involved, subject to a maximum of $10,000 as before.
Does Healthy living save Insurance Costs?
Does it pay to be healthy? Some employers decided that it does. Why should healthy workers pay out of pocket for those employees who choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle? Healthy workers, as it turns out, use fewer dollars for healthcare, have fewer catastrophic illnesses and are not wasting the money the company pays out for frequent doctors’ visits.
Does Prevention Save Money in Healthcare?
The idea behind healthcare reform is that prevention is preferred over treating disease and that this approach saves lives and improves quality of life. But does it really save money as well as lives? There is no doubt that lives are saved when prevention is the focus of healthcare. Legislators are debating whether or not it really saves money, especially if governments provide screening tests at a reduced or free…