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A Medical
Detective: Advocate Kathy Huie
 Kathy Huie isn't a detective by training or vocation. But to her clients at Benefit Advocates, she's a detective just the same — gathering facts, researching issues and exploring options.
The former 30-year benefits manager for Forsyth County is the primary advocate serving employees and retirees of Schering-Plough Corporation.
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Electronic
Family Trees and Health
A
medical family tree can help you
reduce your risk of diseases
prevalent in your family. A new Web site from the U.S. Surgeon General makes creating
one as simple as a few clicks and keystrokes.
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Drug
Mix-Ups and the Name Game
Drugs with similar-sounding names account for about a quarter of the 1.5 million medication
errors that kill and sicken Americans each year. But a new Web site can help you and your doctor reduce the risk of errors.
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My
View: Health Care Reform
Health
care reform is back in the news.
Benefit Advocates CEO outlines six
key issues she thinks any successful
reform should address.
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Asthma
and Household Chemicals
A new study has found higher rates of lower respiratory tract symptoms in women with asthma who used household
cleaners than those who don't.
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Dress
Code Tips
Not sure what you as an employer can
legally require
when it comes to tattoos, tongue
rings, revealing clothing and other
dress-code issues? Find out here.
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HIPAA
or Not?
Not all employee medical records are considered protected health information under
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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An online publication of Benefit Advocates, 514 S. Stratford Road, Suite 301
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-1823, 1-800-344-5677.
Linda Carter, Editor, July 2009
Contact us at info@benefitadvocates.net
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