Despite a ‘Macho’ Mentality, Contractors Push Healthier Lifestyles
The Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Association and the labor management health care coalition in Minneapolis/St. Paul are pushing cost controls by "creating smarter buyers," says Gary Thaden, association government affairs director and coalition co-chair.
Thaden notes that while a dozen hospitals in Minnesota considered themselves to be heart care specialists, the groups hired a third party to evaluate them based on "positive outcomes" for patients. The result: Only three hospitals were certified as "best-in-class providers" for heart care.