EMPLOYERS ADD SPINE TO JOINT BENEFITS (Orthopedics This Week)
One of the major causes of lost work time in America is pain in the back. Now, according to Joel Krasc, writing for Employees Benefit News, employers have been looking at how best to help employees with their back problems. Krasc reports that the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) is expanding its Employers Centers of Excellence Network (ECEN) to include spine surgery.
Large employers created the ECEN to facilitate the treatment of problems such as hip and knee joint replacements by bundling rates through approved health facili...