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Feb 09 2016

Heart Health Month-Seeing the Cardiologist

Published in Blog

Since February is National Heart Month, we think it is a good time to discuss what you should know when visiting your cardiologist.
Say that at your last physical you were referred to a cardiologist. What happens next?
Visiting your cardiologist can be stressful, and a lot of the time we forget everything we want to know. Here are some tips to help you prepare.

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Did You Know?

Post-Offer and Pre-Employment testing showed an 18 to 1 cost savings, in the Journal Work.

A 33% injury rate was reported when pre-hire applicants are not screened v. a 3% injury rate when screened, according to a study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

In a study of 18 different industries, a 68.2% reduction in work injuries was reported when functional testing is implemented.

The average cost per injury was reduced from $1433 to $322 with a properly implemented post-offer and pre-employment testing program, according to the Journal Spine.

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