The Prevention Plan for Employers

Give your employees the roadmap to better health: help them learn what to do, when to do it, with all the help they need.

How we help reduce your employee health costs


Workplace Wellness That Works

    U.S. Preventive Medicine and Washington Regional Medical Center Launch Broad Prevention Initiative for Northwest Arkansas

    posted by Web Admin on Thursday, February 25, 2010

    Share

    DALLAS, TX and FAYETTEVILLE, AR (February 24, 2010) — U.S. Preventive Medicine® and Washington Regional Medical Center, together with Arkansas Occupational Health Clinic and Kids for Health, today introduced an initiative to deliver preventive health care services to northwest Arkansas. This community-wide wellness initiative aims to save lives and money by keeping Arkansans healthy and treating chronic illnesses before they progress.

    Five diseases cause 70 percent of all U.S. deaths annually—heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. Arkansans suffer from chronic diseases at a rate higher than the national average. Adopting healthy behaviors, like avoiding smoking, exercising, eating well and obtaining necessary health screenings, significantly lowers the risk for developing chronic disease.

    Bill Bradley, President and CEO of Washington Regional, said, “While Washington Regional is best known for providing high quality medical treatments, keeping people healthy is just as important as treating disease. By partnering with U.S. Preventive Medicine, Washington Regional can expand its community outreach and help the people of northwest Arkansas live longer, healthier lives.

    The program will be offered to Washington Regional employees beginning today. Washington Regional and the Arkansas Occupational Health Clinic will also begin offering the program to businesses throughout Northwest Arkansas. Additionally, Kids for Health will partner with U.S. Preventive Medicine to offer The Prevention Plan for Kids™ a specially-designed children’s program focused on reducing childhood obesity, Type II diabetes, depression and heart disease. The children’s program is currently in development and scheduled for release later this year.

    “Everyone—from a small child to a large corporation and even an entire country—can benefit from preventive health care,” said Christopher Fey, chairman and CEO of U.S. Preventive Medicine. “Implementing preventive medicine nationwide would save our country $1.1 trillion annually by 2023 and reduce chronic disease cases by 40 million. By promoting preventive health care for individuals, families and businesses, Arkansas can lead the nation toward a culture of physical and fiscal health.”



    Login to download assets from this news release including b-roll and hi-res pictures

    View the entire kickoff program including keynote speech by Governor Tommy Thompson


    Click here to: Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

    [WHITEPAPER] The Importance of Prevention in 2010

    posted by Web Admin on Monday, January 25, 2010

    The Importance of Prevention in 2010


    Share

    Against a backdrop of upheaval and debate in the health care industry, a paradigm shift is quietly taking place—the transformation from a reactive, treatment-centric health care system to a proactive approach focused on prevention. Regardless of the outcome of any legislative debate, the American ingenuity that brought us airplanes and artificial hearts is steadily uncovering ways to help people live longer, healthier lives.

    The global preventive health care movement is based on a simple premise—saving lives and money by keeping people healthy and treating chronic illnesses before they progress. It represents an entirely new way of thinking, centered on preserving health rather than merely treating disease. Today’s preventive health care programs strive to reconnect patients with health care providers for advice and encouragement at every stage of the prevention continuum—not just when they are sick. Based on the clinical science of preventive medicine, these health management programs move beyond simple wellness to identify an individual’s top health risks and recommend specific actions to avert those risks; detect diseases in the earliest stages when treatments are more effective; and slow or reverse the progression of disease.


    To download your free copy of "The Importance of Prevention in 2010" whitepaper, please login or register here.

    Click here to: Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink

    Did You Know? Five Key Factors Make the Difference Between Success and Failure in Employee Wellness

    posted by Web Admin on Sunday, January 24, 2010
    Share


    Did You Know? Five Key Factors Make The Difference Between Success and Failure In Employee Wellness


    U.S. Preventive Medicine has recently released a whitepaper on the importance of prevention in the workplace for 2010. The following is a high-level overview of the whitepaper's recommended minimum criteria for employee wellness programs:


    - Accredited. 

    Wellness providers should be certified by objective, third-party organizations such as the National Committee for Qualification Assurance (NCQA) and URAC, government-sanctioned accreditation entities that evaluate the soundness of a health care services provider.

    - Independent. 

    Because sensitive personal information is required to assess an individual’s baseline health and, therefore, critical to developing an effective wellness program, ensuring privacy and independence from employers and insurance providers is essential.

    - Personalized. 

    While first-generation wellness relied mainly on group weight loss and exercise programs, today’s employers should demand more comprehensive programs based on each employee’s unique health risks and wellness goals. Employers should look for one-on-one support such as personalized action plans, individual health coaching and 24/7 nurse lines.

    - Compliant. 

    Wellness provider should maintain the legal capabilities to comply with local, state and federal regulations governing employer/employee interaction. They should also have a strong understanding of discrimination and privacy issues.

    - Accountable. 

    A wellness provider should share responsibility for recruiting employees to participate in the program, persuading members to follow action plans, and achieving the projected return on investment. Program goals and measurement criteria should be outlined and agreed upon in writing before the onset of the program.


    In addition to program evaluation criteria, “The Importance of Prevention in 2010” provides prevention background and statistics as well as recommendations for recruiting and motivating members, measuring return on investment and increasing the potential for success. 

    To download the free guide, register or login immediate access.

    Click here to: Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink



Sign up for U.S. Preventive Medicine's free whitepaper series on controlling your employee health care costs.



Follow Us on Twitter




Fan Us on Facebook