Low fat, low cost

Article Abstract:

Hershey Foods Corp has instituted its own point-of-service health care network for employees, responding to health costs that were rising 15-18% per year. Costs are now rising 10% annually, and more than one-quarter of Hershey-area employees have joined the plan. Hershey studied data from local hospitals and chose nine regional hospitals for contracts with the network, which also includes 180 primary care physicians and 800 specialists. The company plans to add services such as mental health care and expand the network to its Hazleton, PA, work site.

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans, Confectionery Products, Candy & other confectionery products, Chocolate and cocoa products, Health aspects, Management, Candy, Managed care plans (Medical care), HSY, Candy industry, The Hershey Co.

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Power to the patient

Article Abstract:

Health care consumers in the 1990s are educated, active in seeking pertinent health care and aware of the options. A new doctor-patient relationship is under development which involves medical information research conducted by the patient to determine the best treatment based on personal values, health risk determination and lifestyle options. The old doctor-patient relationship, in which the doctor tells the patient what to do, is dead.

On-Line Information Services, Information retrieval services, Medical Database Vendors, Personal Health Care, Social aspects, Methods, Medicine, Cover Story, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Patient education, Health care information services, Information storage and retrieval systems, Self care (Health)

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The cutting edge

Article Abstract:

Leading people, technologies and organizations are marketing innovations in the healthcare industry. Blue Cross of California CEO Leonard Schaeffer is profiled for the merger of Blue Cross's WellPoint Health Networks Inc and Health Systems International to create the largest publicly held health maintenance organization in the US. Mind/body medicinal techniques are being tested at San Diego, CA-based Sharp HealthCare.

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