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Asthma Prevalence Rates and Employer-Paid Costs:
Implications for Employers and Physicians

Asthma is a major concern for employers. Research out of Harvard Medical School has shown that asthmatics have absenteeism and "presenteeism" (impaired while at work) rates in excess of other, healthier employees. Annual numbers per asthmatic total 10.8 days absenteeism and 18.3 days presenteeism.
ADAM LONG, PhD

Hospitals Hone Procedures with Pilot Precision
Wouldn't it be nice if a hospital could operate as if on autopilot, with all its processes so sharp that errors would be reduced to a bare minimum? That's the objective of LifeWings® Partners, a company founded by pilots to give hospitals and other healthcare provider organizations a flight plan for success. Based in Memphis, Tenn., LifeWings boasts clients such as these
SHARON H. FITZGERALD