Newsroom - Concentra in the News
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NBC-DFW 5: Flu In the Office
3/1/2013 // Posted in Concentra in the News
Concentra colleagues demonstrate with NBC 5’s Kevin Cokely how easily flu germs can spread within the workplace, the importance of frequent handwashing and thorough cleaning of common surfaces...
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The Biggest Health Trends of 2013
2/14/2013 // Posted in Concentra in the News
As health care costs continue to rise for both individuals and corporations, more and more employers are beginning to penalize unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, and reward healthy behavior, like regular exercise...
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CBS Evening News: Flu Visits on the Rise
1/9/2013 // Posted in Concentra in the News
This year’s flu season has arrived earlier and stronger than years’ past, prompting a greater demand for proper flu protection. In this interview with CBS Evening News, flu experts, including Concentra Area Medical Director Adam Murdock, M.D., share the importance of flu vaccines, recent increases in flu-related medical visits, and why proper flu protection should begin early in the season...
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Healthy Life Magazine: Avoiding (or treating) the day-after hangover
1/8/2013 // Posted in Concentra in the News
The holidays are here which can often mean more parties, more gifts, and more beverages to be shared with friends, family, or new acquaintances before the stroke of midnight. But when the bell tolls in the morning, it can also mean the killer hangover. Medical leaders share some easy ways to avoid, or at the very least, treat that hangover...
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D Magazine: The Retailing of Healthcare
1/7/2013 // Posted in Concentra in the News
In this editorial from D Magazine, Concentra CEO Jim Greenwood examines the future of Dallas’ health care industry, and how new advances have put the city on a course toward better health...
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Washington Post: Urgent Care Centers Are Booming, Which Worries Some Doctors
11/19/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
With diminishing resources available for rapid medical care, the urgent care industry continues to flourish by meeting patients in places and times that meet their health care needs. Washington Post takes a look at why this segment is doing well, how Concentra is helping to lead urgent care services in the U.S., and why it’s driving some providers to re-evaluate their practice model and the way care is delivered...
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Chicago Health Magazine: Access to Care
11/16/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
In this feature from Chicago Health Magazine, there is a growing change in the way patients seek care and the resources available to meet those needs. One such example is Concentra’s leadership in urgent care, and its ability to serve the gap between primary care and emergency services. This success has helped to define a new segment of the health industry, and improve the health of patients along the way...
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Employee Benefit Adviser: A Look at Concentra Worksites
11/15/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
From implementation to expansion of services, Concentra VP of Worksite John Battey shares a glimpse of his daily life and how the company is changing health at the workplace...
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D Magazine: What Reelection Means for Health Care
11/8/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
D Magazine surveys Concentra CEO Jim Greenwood and other industry leaders on the new health care landscape with the current president serving another four years in the White House...
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D Magazine: Concentra Expands into Primary Care
10/3/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
D Magazine gets the scoop on the future of Concentra and how it’s changing the landscape of health care...
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Tennessean: Medical Providers, Insurers Continue to Blur Lines
9/26/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
As part of a growing trend of uniting payers and providers, Concentra becomes the stand-out model for its focus on the patient experience and its long history with payers and employers...
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Recruiting By the Orange Book: Q&A with Concentra's AVP of Recruiting
5/10/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
From company culture to recruiting in the midst of a physician shortage, Concentra AVP of Recruiting Tara Petty talks with CareerBuilder about hiring the people behind the orange cross...
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Fox Business: Health Providers Wake Up to Customer Service
3/30/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
Concentra's CEO and Chief Medical Officer discuss the importance of great patient care, and how putting the patient first means better care for the individual and better for the business...
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PT Talker: Physical Therapy to Keep Employees Injury Free
3/15/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
In this interview with PT Talker, Concentra Vice President of Therapy Services for the Midwest Region Mark Glover discusses the evolution of health care in the workplace, and shares what physical therapists are doing to help reduce employee injuries on the job and return to work quickly after an injury...
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Modern Healthcare: Payer and Provider Join Together for Marriage of Convenience
3/14/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
The union of Humana and Concentra was seen by many as an innovative and bold step for the future of health care. Since then, many other payers have followed suit by joining with other medical provider groups...
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Fox News: Hot Companies Hiring in Health Care
3/8/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
As shown in this segment from Fox News, health care remains a growing industry for jobs and some of the best places to work in the country. Here Concentra is recognized for its wide-range of positions available, its expansive reach across the country, and some of the benefits of working for a leading health and well-being company...
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Cincinnati Business Courier: More Employers Offering Health Care on the Job
2/28/2012 // Posted in Concentra in the News
The attraction of convenient and skilled health care at the workplace is a growing trend that continues to gain interest from employers big and small.
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