...SUMMARY OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS This summary of benefits is provided for information only. Increase of any inconsistency between this summary and the formal benefit plan, the formal benefit plan will apply GROUP MEDICAL, PRESCRIPTION, DENTAL, AND VISION PLANS MEDICAL/PRESCRIPTION In- Network coverage For 2016 we offering two Preferred Provider Organization Plans (PPO) through BlueCross BlueShield of Texas. TSL is proud to offer a company paid medical plan (PPO Base Plan). PPO Base plan has a deductible of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families. After the deductible is meet the plan converts into a 70%/30% coverage plan. PPO (Buy-Up) plan has a deductible of $3,000 for individuals and $6,000 for families. After the deductible is meet the plan converts into a 100% covered plan. Preventive Care is covered at 100%. DENTAL In-Network Coverage For 2016 we are offering three dental plans. All three plans are though Guardian. DHMO has a zero deductible, you pay a fixed dollar amount for treatments (a copayment will apply) **See Copay Schedule**. Plan 2 PPO Value Plan has a deductible of $50 for individuals and $150 for families. Plan 2 requires that you use a pre-screened, in-network dentists. Plan 3 PPO Network Access Plan (NAP) Plan has a deductible of $50 for individuals and $150 families. With Plan 3 you may see any dentist of your choice. Preventative Care is covered at 100%. VISON In-Network Coverage Vision coverage is provided though Guardian. This is...
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...Crossfit gym that provides a tremendous workout to people of all ages while focusing on younger kids and older adults. Crossfit is a fitness company founded in 2000 and is much different from most gyms. According to Thurmond (2009), “The prescription for CrossFit calls for three things: constant variation, high intensity and functional movement. By switching up your regular fitness routine, you keep your body constantly guessing the next move. In short, it's the cure for the common workout”. A Crossfit gym involves a great deal of cardio workouts and weight lifting, in a very competitive, yet friendly, atmosphere. Crossfit workouts can be extremely intense, but each workout can bea altered to fit the needs of each person. Whether it is starting at a low weight load, or using bands to be able to do certain workouts, Crossfit can be well-suited for any individual and does not discriminate against gender, age, or skin color. The gym will be known as Crossfit for All and will focus on bringing families closer through Crossfit. Crossfit allows people to be the best they can be in terms of fitness. Different from a regular Crossfit gym, our audience is adults who are very young or older and have a not been introduced to an active lifestyle or have a hard time being active. The membership fee for a standard gym is around $30 a month. At most Crossfit gyms, the membership starts at about $100 a month and sky rockets from there. At Crossfit for All, we offer monthly memberships starting...
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...The following case study focuses on Tina, a 45 year-old single mother of three adult children, Jackson, Oliver, and Crystal, all of whom still live at home. Tina has a great job in her community as a school teacher and she loves to stay active in her free time. She enjoys running and going to the gym, although she has begun to spend excessive amounts of time exercising because she feels she has hit a plateau at the gym. Tina also has been dating a nice man named Michael for the last five years; she is very happy with Michael and loves him very much but has some insecurities about their relationship. Tina will often confide in her best friend Ida about everything going on in her life and relies on her friend for moral support. Tina’s family...
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...14, 2010 JOHN A. QUELCH HEATHER BECKHAM op yo Metabical: Pricing, Packaging, and Demand Forecasting for a New Weight-Loss Drug In April 2008, after 10 years of testing and $400 million in research and development costs, Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals’ (CSP) newest prescription drug, Metabical (pronounced Mehtuh-bye-cal), was about to receive its coveted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. CSP was an international healthcare company with over $25 billion in sales in 2007. The company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing, manufacturing, and marketing products that treated metabolic disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, and immune deficiencies, as well as other chronic and acute medical conditions. Metabical was part of a strategic initiative that would allow CSP to enter the $3.74 billion market for weight-control products in the United States.1 tC CSP’s chief marketing officer, Bernard Long, said of the new product: No Metabical is revolutionary. It will be the first and only prescription drug to receive FDA approval to meet the needs of the millions of individuals struggling with moderate weight-loss goals. Previous prescription weight-loss drugs had negative side effects that, in the agency’s judgment, outweighed the benefits provided to individuals who were not considered obese. Metabical will be approved for use by those looking to shed between 10 to 30 pounds. Initial reviews from the medical community...
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...Analysis and SWOT Situational Analysis Item | Issues-Facts | Implications to Situation | SWOT | Organization Structure | | | | 1 | Barbara Printup has over 20 years of experience marketing prescription drugs | Experience helps in the marketing and launch strategy for s new product to market | S | Leadership | | | | 1 | $25B in sales in 2007 | Brand recognition is key | S | 2 | Clinical trials performed to show majority of individuals reached weight-loss goals by week 12 and minimal weight loss after that | By generating data through clinical trials, FDA clearance is a route which is an opportunity over its OTC and supplement competitors | S | Functional Areas | | | | 1 | 10 years of testing and $400 million in R&D costs | A great deal of time and resources invested into product | W | 2 | Researchers at CSP combined an appetite suppressant (calosera) with a fat-blocking agent (meditonan) to for Metabical | The strong R&D team at CSP gives the company a competitive advantage in inventing revolutionary products | S | 3 | Negative side effects occur when users consume high levels of fat and calories | People tend to eat "junk" because they believe diet pills will cancel it out | W | Political, Legal &Ethical | | | | 1 | No prescription-drug options available specifically for the overweight segment (BMI 25-30) | Entering the market first will undoubtedly come with a large market share in the future | O | Economic | | | | 1 |...
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...Launching HealthVine: Healthcare information management mobile service Time is of the essence when it comes to healthcare delivery. Maintaining valuable prescription is critical. Searching from piling medical records, prescriptions and bills is a hassle especially during an emergency It’s never too late when you have access to medical history, fast and updated. There is a need for healthcare information that connects patients, doctors and pharmacists. A new form of healthcare information management is yet to be tapped Who are in healthcare information management business today? (for diabetes management) (Good tie ups/network) (Allows you to store and manage all health information ) (Indian website connecting colleges, office & hospitals) Where’s the gap Increasing costs Decreasing platforms Blue Ocean Strategy Eliminate Raise Documentation & delays Portability Reduce Create Dependence on fresh reports Convenience partners (Travel, Insurance, Pharma cos can partner) The Solution HealthVine “Healthcare information on the move” Accessible Convenience Timely & updated HealthVine Portability Availability Relevant Vision To be a world class seamless and timely healthcare information management provider Scope of Business: Live Quotes • “There is a huge vacuum present in healthcare information resources in comparison to credible players like WebMD, Revolution health etc. in the US and thus people...
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...Recording, analysing and using HR information. Amanda Dingli Student number: 284483 Unit number 3RAI Recording, analysing and using HR information Lecturer - Amanda Williams 2nd February 2015 Activity 1. The aim of this briefing note is to review the organisation’s approach to collecting, storing and using HR data. Two reasons why Outlook Expeditions needs to collect HR data are: * To ensure compliance with legal requirements by keeping employees personal and employment details recorded and kept up to date and stored for a specified number of years. * To ensure that decisions relating to redundancies, training and recruitment of staff can be made based upon the information that is held on file. Two types of data that are collected within Outlook Expeditions are: * Information relating to absences which helps managers to monitor the number and type of absences each employee takes using the Bradford Factor guidelines and implements any action that is necessary. * Employment details, contract terms, pay and hours. This ensures that all employees have the minimum legal requirements in line with the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. Two methods of storing information are: Electronic files Each employee has an individual electronic file which is saved on a network drive and backed up each evening. The backup is essential as it reduces the potential for permanent loss of data files. The benefit of storing the data this way is that there is instant access...
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...Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service | Helping Others To Help Themselves | Incorporating Substance Abuse Services, Mental Illness, and Health and Nutritional Services | Kendra Williams April 21, 2014 | Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Situation Analysis 3.1 Market Summary 3.2 SWOT Analysis 3.3 Competition 3.4 Product (Service) Offering 3.5 Keys to Success 3.6 Critical Issues 3.0 Marketing Strategy 4.7 Mission 4.8 Marketing Objectives 4.9 Financial Objectives 4.10 Target Markets 4.11 Positioning 4.12 Strategies 4.13 Marketing Mix 4.14 Marketing Research 4.0 Controls 5.15 Implementation 5.16 Marketing Organization 5.17 Contingency Planning 5.0 Conclusion 1.0 Executive Summary The YMCA Counseling Service is preparing to launch a new and improved counseling service. The new counseling service is going to include adult outpatient treatment group, family, and individual counseling services, adolescent outpatient treatment group, family, and individual counseling services. We will also continue the prevention services for adolescents and children, and incorporate nutrition and health program/workshops for adults, adolescents, and children. Improving the services at the YMCA Counseling Service will better equip the individuals that we help to live a better and healthier substance- free life. With adding new programs to the services...
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...Managing Stress in the Workplace ORG 300- Applied Organizational Psychology Colorado State University – Global Campus September 30, 2013 Managing Stress in the Workplace In 1994, during my junior year of college at West Virginia University, I began working at a golf resort as a switchboard operator. I needed the money to help pay for school. I was taking a total of 16 credit hours and working 40 hours a week. This was not an easy schedule to manage but I somehow managed to make it all work. After working as a switchboard operator for about one year, I applied for a position at the front desk. I was offered the position and came to love my job very much and was starting to learn a great deal about the hospitality industry. I truly loved my work so much so that I decided that I wanted a career in the industry and earning a degree in Journalism became secondary. I eventually quit school to devote all of my time to working in the hotel business. Three years after starting at the golf resort, I was offered a job at a much smaller, limited service hotel as a Front Desk Representative. I accepted the position knowing that in a smaller setting, I would have the opportunity to work more closely with the General Manager, Tracey. Tracey had been in the hotel business for many years and was considered to be one of the best within the property management company that owned the hotel. Tracey taught me the ins and outs of managing a small property. I learned about excellent customer...
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...Environmental Issues on Global Health Seven Environmental Issues Complete the following chart by identifying seven environmental issues that affect global health. In the second column, describe in complete sentences how the issue affects global health. Environmental issue How does the issue affect global health? Overpopulation The Earth’s natural resources are already being consumed at an unsustainable rate. Many of these resources are required to support world health and human life (Donnatelle, 2010). Human population is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade. This, alone, is the greatest threat to life on our planet. Air pollution Air pollution affects everything from agriculture and ecosystems to human health, on a global scale. The five major air pollutants are ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide (Donnatelle, 2010). A majority of these pollutants are the result of human action. One example being coal power plants. These plants release greenhouse gas emissions and particle air pollution. The burning of the coal creates pollutant byproducts. Other forms of industrial pollution, exhaust fumes, burning wood, and several forms of indoor air pollutants result in air contamination. The combination of various air contaminates can be extremely toxic. The pollutants irritate the lungs and may even cause respiratory diseases and cancer in humans (Donnatelle, 2010). Ozone Layer Depletion / Global...
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...Econ Economic Issues Lindsay Honea HCS/440 June 7, 2016 Christopher Clarke Economic Issues Health care economics provides theories of production, inequalities, effectiveness, regulation and competition to help keep health care running smoothly and efficiently (Getzen, 2013, p. 2-15). One key factor that health care economist are watching is medical plans provided to help cover the cost of care for individuals. These plans are put in place to help take some of the burdens off of the person while helping find affordable, reliable, quality care. Castor Collins is a health insurance group that provides insurance plans to companies to help cover their employees. In the University of Phoenix simulation (n.d.), two large organizations have come to Castor Collins to determine the right plan for their employees. As the VP of Castor Collins, it is my job to help them find the plan that fits their budget, one that is cost effective, and provides quality care. Castor Collins Health Plan is a regional HMO plan that started in 1999. This plan provides coverage to 100,000 people in its state. They are looking to increase the number of individuals that it covers. My colleagues (Helen Feuerman CEO, Jonathan Wilkes, MD, Chief Medical Officer, and Adam Hunter Executive Vice President of Planning and development) and I will be looking at options of the best way to provide this coverage for the individual, the companies who employ them, and Castro Collins (University of Phoenix, n.d...
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...Metabical After spending millions of dollars for ten years in research and development, Metabical was finally able to receive FDA approval, making it the first and only drug to receive FDA approval to meet the needs of customers who have been trying to lose weight. Like with any other new product, numerous issues need to be considered before Metabical is actually introduced in the market. Decisions about pricing, packaging and demand forecast of the product are key to the success of Metabical. Barbara Printup, senior director of marketing for CSP, needs to analyze the market critically in order to decide the pricing and packaging strategy and forecast the demand for the product before it is launched. The demand forecast and the pricing and packaging strategies all plays a significant role in determining the long-term success of Metabical because the drug market is intensely competitive and only those products which are marketed with innovative strategies can survive in the market. Packaging decision is the first thing that needs to be taken care of. Since FDA trials showed that most of the people were able to achieve their weight loss goals by week twelve, the drug would be approved as a twelve- week treatment plan. The major issue that Printup needs to consider is the number of pills that would be included in each pack. Packing the entire twelve- week supply in one package does sound like a good plan but CSP should not forget that packaging plan directly ties in with the...
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...Not only are there adults that struggle with obesity and increasing weight gain but also children are have difficulty with these same issues. Maintaining a healthy life can be challenging it takes discipline, responsibility and courage. It is important to have a positive attitude while committing to a healthier way of life. While there are a few methods to lose weight, eating healthy and exercising are by far the most recommended. Exercise is the key to living healthy safely but exercising to lose weight can be expensive. Exercise plans cause for gym equipment, memberships, video tapes and clothing. A good cardio workout that requires little to no equipment is standard exercises or just basically exercising outdoors. It is recommended for beginners to get a personal trainer to ensure safe exercising. Exercising can be divided into three basic types: stretching, aerobic and strengthening. Aerobic exercise sessions should last about 20-30 minutes and at least three to four times a day; aerobic exercise unlike the other types include the basic physical activity which are walking, jogging, bicycling and jumping rope which is mostly used by beginners. There are quite a few benefits said to prevent various medical conditions such as lowering blood pressure, reducing stress and body fat and strengthening the muscles and heart. Exercising and dieting has its advantages and disadvantages, some may indicate a negative aspect others may be positive. Exercise and physical activity are great...
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...employees worldwide, with 59,197 of those employees being in the United States (Career). As with any company, Microsoft works hard to provide a compensation and benefit system that will attract and retain quality employees, while also choosing incentives and perks that will set them apart from competing firms such as Google, Apple, Oracle, and Facebook. According to Microsoft’s website, they are widely recognized as a leading company for offering one of the strongest and most comprehensive compensation and benefits packages in the country (Benefits). Their compensation package boasts competitive pay, bonuses, and stock awards (Benefits). Microsoft offers a very comprehensive health benefit plan that includes medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and disability coverage (Benefits). Microsoft is proud to offer a Smoking...
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...A family health assessment is the single most important method in determining the health care plan to adopt for each family. This paper will elaborate the nurse’s task in family assessment and how it's accomplished successfully with minimal stress. A nurse plays the central role in health promotion. The author has selected a nuclear family to successfully determine these important tasks. Using the open minded family focused questions, the assessment covered 11 functional health patterns. This principle is known as the Gordon's functional health assessment pattern and includes 11 systematic principles for the gathering of data about the family and helps the nurse develop nursing diagnosis and appropriate preventive interventions in family health promotion. By applying the Gordon’s functional health patterns, the author will summarize the results of each health pattern developed and the appropriate diagnosis for each of the family based nursing assessment. Alongside web-based resources, this paper will also discuss diverse health promotion strategies that will include a system based theory guide in family assessment. Values, Health Perception The chosen nuclear family is a middle aged couple, married for 22 years and with 2 children, girl and boy. The father is 45 years old Professor of Economics at a community college, the mother is 42 years old Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. The children's ages are 21 and 19 years and are in college. They live in a single family home....
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