Part 1 of the interview can be found in our October issue here. About Marcus Gagnon, Manager of Global Employee Benefits and Wellness, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. Marcus Gagnon has over 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience. Overseeing all benefit plan design and coordination of benefits for over 16,000 employees across the
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Volume 3, Issue 1: Industry News
PRESS RELEASE: Brain Injury Association of America Recognizes Administration's Opioid Emergency Declaration; Calls for More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: William Dane (512) 987-0101 [email protected] Vienna, Va. – The Brain Injury Association of America salutes the Trump Administration for directing the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the nation's opioid crisis a public
Volume 3, Issue 1: Upcoming Events
SIIA Opens Registration for Latin America-focused International Conference - April 17-19, 2018 - Monterrey, Mexico MyHealthGuide Source: The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc., 11/13/2017, www.SIIA.org The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) announced the program and opened registration for its Latin America-focused International Conference, scheduled for April 17-19, 2018 in Monterrey, Mexico. The event is designed to help attendees
Volume 2, Issue 25: Ashley Furniture Launches International Medical Travel Program
Dear Colleagues: Demonstrating the value of international medical travel, Marcus Gagnon Title at Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture shares his positive experiences with a program that serves his workforce: high quality surgeries at tremendous savings for both Ashley and the employee. In this exclusive interview, learn how Marcus worked with a concierge provider,
SPOTLIGHT: Marcus Gagnon, Manager of Global Employee Benefits and Wellness, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Rajesh Rao, CEO and Co-Founder, IndUShealth and Jim Polsfut, CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder, North American Specialty Hospital (NASH) — PART 1 of 2
Marcus Gagnon, Benefits and Wellness Manager, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. Marcus Gagnon has over 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience. Overseeing all benefit plan design and coordination of benefits for over 16,000 employees across the United States. His responsibilities also include management of 2 onsite employee clinics, all wellness
Volume 2, Issue 25: Industry News
Medical tourism market grows as patients travel to and from US fiercehealthcare.com -- The growing trend of medical tourism is becoming more important for patients traveling both to and from the United States. For example, Indiana University Health’s increasing focus on medical tourism is providing both the healthcare system and the state’s economy with a financial shot
Volume 2, Issue 24: CIRM, Largest Funder of Stem Cell Research in the US, Accelerating Research to Meet Patient Needs
Dear Colleagues: In this issue we were able to speak with Kevin McCormack, Sr. Director Public Communications & Patient Advocate Outreach, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state of California’s stem cell agency. This state agency, created by the voters of California in 2004 and given $3 billion to fund stem cell
SPOTLIGHT: Kevin McCormack, Sr. Director Public Communications & Patient Advocate Outreach, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
About Kevin McCormack and California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Kevin McCormack is the communications director at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency. CIRM was created by voters when they approved Proposition 71 in 2004, giving the agency $3 billion to fund stem cell research
Volume 2, Issue 24: Industry News
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on the FDA’s new policy steps and enforcement efforts to ensure proper oversight of stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine fda.gov – One of the most promising new fields of science and medicine is the area of cell therapies and their use in regenerative
Volume 2, Issue 23
Dear Colleagues: In this issue we were able to speak to Shakil Haroon, Founder and CEO of MPIRICA Health, a Seattle-based digital health startup demystifying healthcare quality transparency for patients and payers with an intuitive measurement of surgeon and hospital outcomes. MPIRICA Health brings patients who are in need of surgery, along