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Biometric Screening at Work: What It Is and Why Employers Use It
A worker sits down at a table in the break room, a nurse wraps a cuff around their arm, and a few minutes later they know their blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar numbers, often for the first time in years. That is biometric screening in practice, and it has...
What Is a Worksite Wellness Program? (And Why Most Miss the Point)
A lot of employers already have something they call a wellness program. A gym discount, a step challenge every spring, maybe a health fair once a year. Employees use it, HR checks a box, and the benefits renewal mentions it in passing. Ask what actually changed as a...
AI Is Already in Your Workplace. Do You Have Control of It?
Written by Dr. Patrick Howell | CEO, HealthWorks Medical Artificial intelligence isn't coming to the workplace. It's already here. Employees are using AI to write emails, summarize meetings, analyze spreadsheets, take notes, answer questions, and...
Beyond the Annual Physical: What a Coronary Calcium Score Can Reveal
Written by Dr. Patrick Howell | CEO, HealthWorks Medical Twenty-five years ago, a large flat-screen television could cost thousands of dollars. Today, you can walk into a store and buy a better one for a few hundred. Technology improved. Costs came down....
Why Employees Don’t Report Injuries
Written by Dr. Patrick Howell | CEO, HealthWorks Medical Most employers assume that if an employee gets hurt, they'll report it. The reality? Many employees don't. In fact, some of the most expensive workers' compensation claims begin as minor injuries that...
Heat Stress: The Workplace Hazard Employers Can’t Ignore
Written by Dr Patrick Howell | CEO, HealthWorks Medical Every summer, employers prepare for increased demand, vacation schedules, and seasonal projects. What many fail to prepare for is one of the most predictable—and preventable—workplace hazards: Heat stress....
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