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Preventing Chronic Disease in Employees With Early Detection
Chronic disease affects most employees in the United States, and today, on World Diabetes Day, Managed Care Cast speaks with the lead author of a study about chronic disease that will appear in the November issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®. Author Maren S. Fragala, PhD, CSCS.D, talks about how employer-sponsored health screenings can help identifiy previously undiagnosed disease, enabling early detection and treatment, and help keep workers healthier.
Chronic disease affects most employees in the United States, and today on Managed Care Cast we are interviewing the lead author of a study about this topic published in the November issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®. She talks about how employer-sponsored health screenings can help identifiy previously undiagnosed disease, enabling early detection and treatment, and help keep workers healthier.
Maren S. Fragala, PhD, CSCS.D, is currently the director of scientific affairs of HealthyQuest for Quest Diagnostics. She’s in charge of improving measurable health outcomes for Quest Diagnostics’ 46,000 employees; these efforts earned the company accolades from groups like the American Heart Association and the National Business Group on Health.
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Diabetes Risk Driven by Economic Disparity in Hispanic, Latino Communities
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Navigating Sport-Related Neurospine Injuries, Surgery, and Managed Care
February 25th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
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