There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employees across the globe who are reporting serious mental and emotional health concerns, according to…
Digital health technology is growing in popularity, as a new survey has found that almost half (47%) of adults in the UK would be happy…
What if smelling roses, breathing fresh air and gazing out the window could improve employee performance? Too good to be true, right? Not really. Welcome…
You’re sneezing and coughing. You should stay home, but you get up and head into work anyway. That’s what 66% of Canadian employees do, reports…
What are the benefits and challenges of outsourcing? As the old sports chant goes: This is our house. And it was true for HR departments,…
When a colleague rushes into the office every morning, she never says hello—even though she walks right by you. You ask a question during a…
For every dollar invested in pharmacist services, many more will be saved because plan members with chronic conditions will be healthier—and may even be able…
Pharmacists Mike Boivin, John Papastergiou and Hitesh Pandya kicked things off with a ground-level view of what happens at the dispensary counter with plan members.…
On-site wellness clinics can be an effective entry point for pharmacy services. Based on its data from such programs in the workplace, MHCSI Managed Health…
Pharmacist Mike Cavanagh presented on behalf of the Pharmacy Health Insurance Steering Coalition (PHISC), a joint initiative by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association,…
Benefits Canada’s 2015 Pharmacy Solutions In Drug Plan management wrapped up with a five-member panel that considered the future of drug benefits. As specialty drugs…
More than four in five Canadians believe employers are responsible for supporting their physical and psychological health, according to a Sun Life report. Looking at…
The first time I heard a co-worker use the term mental health day was back in the mid-1990s, when I was teaching at an elementary…
More than half of workers who reported symptoms of depression did not perceive a need for treatment, according to a Centre for Addiction and Mental…
In any given week, more than half a million Canadians will be absent from work because they're struggling with their mental health.
October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month.
Workplace wellness programs have come a long way in recent years. Once considered fluff by many, most organizations have embraced wellness in the workplace, and…
Single and family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States rose an average of 4% this year, continuing a decade-long period of moderate…
Canadians who have difficulty working because of their arthritis report fewer job disruptions when they use workplace supports, a study says.
It could cost the federal government $3.3 billion over the next year to implement strategies that will help it cope with Canada’s aging population, says…
Look around your office. How many people are answering emails or checking Facebook while they’re supposed to be working on something else?
Target is going on a health kick, aimed at both customers and its employees.
The components of a successful workplace wellness program are fairly straightforward and can be implemented within any organization committed to reaching their objectives. Executive support…
Caregiving can have a negative impact on the workplace, costing the Canadian economy $5.5 billion in lost productivity, a study finds.
Healthcare is the purview of the provinces in Canada, but health leadership—setting big-picture goals, helping achieve best practices across the country and providing long-term, sustainable…