Why Us?
As mentioned, we rely on solid data to drive our recommendations for plan design and intervention strategies. In your quest to choose the right provider
for your health management programs, ask yourself the following questions:
Q: Will your choice of providers be a 3rd
party that immediately creates a trusted environment?
A: So many wellness initiatives fail to
produce measurable results from the beginning as your employees may not trust
their health information with their health carrier.
Q: Are you selecting a single provider to
ensure that all data is consistent and produces comprehensive reporting year-to-year?
A: A 'patchwork' of providers often fails
to produce meaningful reporting or that the data is of the same relevance to
your health outcome objectives.
Q: If you have multiple health plan
providers, will all employees receive the same program(s)?
A: Unilateral consistency is paramount to a
successful program so that each employee feels that they have the same
opportunity for reward.
Q: If you change health providers, does
your data travel with you?
A: Nothing is more frustrating than
developing a sound strategy for health risk reduction and implementing the plan
than to have the carrier raise your rates to an unsustainable level and force
you to consider a new carrier. All of your data will be lost and you will be
starting over.
Q: Is prevention their core business or is
it simply a "value-add" feature?
A: If prevention is not their core
business, "free" will produce exactly what you pay for it - likely no measurable
difference.
Q: After completion of the HRA and
biometrics, is the data reviewed within 30 days and does the analysis provide
predictive modeling forecasting future high costs?
A: Most providers fail to report against
the data in a timely manner, thus rendering the data irrelevant. Acting quickly
on current data allows for immediate interventions to change behaviors during
the aha moment.
Q: Does aggregate and trend reporting
quantify both direct health care costs and indirect productivity costs?
A: It is important to arrive at the 'Total
Cost of Health Care' for your organization. Productivity losses attributable to
Absenteeism and Presenteeism are often a hidden cost that needs as much
attention as direct health care costs.