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Health care reform is alive and well in America, and OptumHealth is leading the charge by empowering individuals with unprecedented levels of personalized information and access to high quality health care. OptumHealth’s innovative solutions, attentive customer service and mission to help others live their lives to the fullest are benefiting more 60 million Americans, as well as their employers, health care providers and insurers.

November 17, 2009

Create a Conflict-Capable Organization

Organizations that don’t effectively manage conflict can pay a heavy price. As employee stress rises and conflict grows, productivity, quality, profitability and employee satisfaction all decline.
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"Organizations that can manage conflict in the workplace become stronger and more adaptive. Managers and employees can work together to ensure an open, collaborative environment."
Gene Baker, Ph.D., vice president of employee assistance programs for OptumHealth

November 3, 2009 The Next Generation of Employee Health Screenings
September 8, 2009 Reducing Weight and Costs through Wellness Coaching
August 31, 2009 Use Open Enrollment to Engage Employees in Health Care Decisions
August 13, 2009 Best Practices for Creating Successful Wellness Programs
August 3, 2009 Managing Mental Health Parity: Recommendations to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs
July 10, 2009 HSAs: Healthy and Growing, According to Latest Research
June 23, 2009 Helping Employers Face Tough Challenges by Enhancing Wellness Coaching
May 28, 2009 A Strategic Answer to New Federal Mental Health Parity Laws: Integrate EAP with Behavioral Health Benefits
April 23, 2009 eSync’s Breakthrough Technology Offers New Frontier for Proactive Health Management
March 6, 2009 HSAs Should Be Part of Health Care Reform
February 11, 2009 Study Shows Online Health Improvement Programs Pack a Powerful Punch
January 21, 2009 OptumHealth Launches First Free Health Web Site - Now Available to Consumers
December 30, 2008 Coping with the Financial Crisis: Maintaining Personal and Team Productivity
December 16, 2008 100 Smart Choices Helps People Stay Healthy and Avoid Extra Health Care Costs
December 2, 2008 Health Care Debit Cards Come of Age: New Regulation Makes Paying from FSAs and HRAs Even Easier
November 18, 2008 Seniors at Risk – Supporting the Senior Population through Wellness Advising
November 4, 2008 Handle with Care: Selecting a COBRA Administrator
October 27, 2008 Are You Ready for the New Federal Mental Health Parity Law? OptumHealth Answers the Questions on Employers’ Minds
October 7, 2008 The Next Generation of Employee Assistance Programs:
The Key to Improving Health and Increasing Productivity
September 23, 2008 Simplifying the Solution to Complex Medical Conditions
September 9, 2008 Taking the Pain Out of Aching Muscles
August 26, 2008 Gift Cards, Cash or Merchandise: Designing Incentive Strategies That Work
August 12, 2008 BrainHealth Strategies: Providing the Right Treatment
at the Right Time
July 29, 2008 How to Increase Participation in Your Wellness Program
July 15, 2008 The Hidden Value of FSAs: New Luster for a Tried-and-True Benefit
July 01, 2008 Psychotropic Pharmacy Solutions Optimize Overall Quality of Patient Care
June 17, 2008 Only Four Years Old and Already Covering 6.1 Million Lives: The HSA Phenomenon
June 3, 2008 Obese Employees Lost More Weight When Using Interactive Online Health Management Programs
May 20, 2008 High-Quality Care Provides Optimal Outcomes for Patients, Leads to Cost Savings for Health Care Purchasers
May 6, 2008 Transforming Health Care: Consumers Take the Reins
April 22, 2008 Memo to Employers: You Can Offer Retiree Health Benefits
April 08, 2008 Real World Studies Now Prove That Depression Outreach Programs Yield High Return on Investment
March 25, 2008 Making specialized health care services easier to obtain and more effective