, ▁gender , ▁national ▁origin , ▁religion ▁or ▁language ). ▁ ▁Br ing ing ▁in ▁an ▁objective ▁out s ider ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁suggest ▁a ▁fresh ▁approach ▁to ▁persistent ▁problems . ▁ ▁Int rodu cing ▁a ▁particip ative ▁leadership ▁style ▁to ▁involve ▁as ▁many ▁sub ordinates ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁resolve ▁stress - produ cing ▁problems . ▁ ▁Enc ou rage ▁work - life ▁balance ▁through ▁family - friend ly ▁benefits ▁and ▁policies ▁ ▁An ▁ins urance ▁company ▁conducted ▁several ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁stress ▁prevent ion ▁programs ▁in ▁hospital ▁settings . ▁Program ▁activities ▁included ▁( 1 ) ▁employee ▁and ▁management ▁education ▁on ▁job ▁stress , ▁( 2 ) ▁changes ▁in ▁hospital ▁policies ▁and ▁procedures ▁to ▁reduce ▁organiz ational ▁sources ▁of ▁stress , ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁employee ▁assistance ▁programs . ▁In ▁one ▁study , ▁the ▁frequency ▁of ▁medic ation ▁errors ▁decl ined ▁by ▁ 5 0 % ▁after ▁prevent ion ▁activities ▁were ▁implemented ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 0 0 - bed ▁hospital . ▁In ▁a ▁second ▁study , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁ 7 0 % ▁reduction ▁in ▁mal p ract ice ▁claims ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁hosp it als ▁that ▁implemented ▁stress ▁prevent ion ▁activities . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁reduction ▁in ▁claims ▁in ▁a ▁matched ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁hosp it als ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁implement ▁stress ▁prevent ion ▁activities . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁tele comm uting ▁could ▁reduce ▁job ▁stress . ▁One ▁reason ▁why ▁tele comm uting ▁gets ▁high