Toms River clinic provides savings to school district
BY HARTRIONO B. SASTROWARDOYO
From hand wrangling to hand washing. Partnership Health Center, a Toms River Regional School District medical clinic, officially opened Tuesday, with a reception and tour for township, school and other officials. The center is in district offices on Washington Street, a large part of which occupies what used to be the room for Board of Education meetings.
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Schermer honored as Gambier's top citizen
By George Breithaupt
GAMBIER — The Fourth of July is always a good excuse for the citizens of Gambier to listen to speeches, have a parade and attend a community picnic. But the highlight of each year's celebration is the announcing of the Gambier Citizen of the Year. This year's award went to Dr. Tracy Schermer. The award was announced by Charles Rice, a retired Kenyon professor and retired member of the College Township Fire Department. Read More...
An Interview with WeCare CEO Lynn Jennings
By RICHARD REECE
The American entrepreneurial economy distinctly differs from that of socialistic European economies. American organizations must be able to make decisions based on proximity to performance, the market, technology, society, environment, and demographics. In Europe, on the other hand, distance from the market of centralized systems makes innovation and responsiveness difficult
"Innovation-Driven Health Care: 34 Key Concepts for Transformation"
-- Jones and Bartlett, 2007
Background
Q: What is your position?
A: I am CEO of Alliance Underwriters. It has two subsidiaries. One is called Medwatch. The other is called WeCareTLC. Alliance Underwriters is a Managing General Underwriter for stop-lost insurance for self-funded employers on their health insurance. We have been in business for over 20 years. Medwatch is a utilization management company doing case management and disease management. It has been in business over 20 years. WeCareTLC is an on-site employer clinical management company, and it has been in business about three years. In these three companies, we have a total of about 100 employees, and our fee revenues are about $8 million. We are located in Orlando, Florida.
More Employers See Advantages of Onsite Clinics
Florida Times-Union - 2/17/09
by JEREMY COX
ST. MARYS, Ga. — Socked by rising health-insurance premiums, a union representing many of the civilian laborers at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base decided last year to go into the health-care business for itself.
After putting about $60,000 into remodeling an unused portion of its union hall, the Transportation Workers Union Local 526 officially opened its clinic to patients last month. The clinic provides the union’s 400 members and their families with routine medical care, health-management counseling, generic medicines and some lab exams, all for free.