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FACILITATING PARTNERS

IN

WELLNESS

Jeanne Sherwood, CEO, RN, CWWS

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• Review Key Elements of a Wellness Program

• Explore Existing Internal Resources

• Understand Wellness Partner Expectations

• Brief Discussion of ROI

• Touch on Other Accredited Resources

Key Points

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Key Elements of Wellness Program

Success

Common thread when comparing published recommendations including Harvard Business Review, Edington,

Goetzel, O’Donnell

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Organizational commitment/Leadership

support

Operations/management support

Effective screening and triage

Easily Accessible/Variety of offerings

Incentives/Rewards

Communication within and with

community

COLLABORATION OF

VENDORS/RESOURCES/COMMUNITY

Know Your Vendor Resources

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• Wellness Provider

• Health Insurance

Carrier

• Financial Consultant

• Credit Union

• Broker/Consultant

• EAP

• Dental, Vision, Life

• Retirement Plan

Advisor

What Your Wellness Partner Should Do For You?

• Bring all resources together to enhance your program

• Design a program unique to your company culture and

aligned with the health needs of your employees

• Provide the latest wellness programming

• Give you regular updates and statistical data

• Establish a wellness activity timeline for the year

• Promote and implement all of the programs and track

engagement

• Report results and ROI

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What Components Should Your Wellness

Partner Offer?

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• Web Portal

• Biometric Screenings

• Health Risk Assessments

• Behavior Modification Coaching

• Tracking of Incentive Points

• Customer Service for Your Employees

• Dedicated Account Manager

• Regular Reporting

A word about ROI

• There are many theories on proving a positive ROI for

your program. These theories usually include:

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• Shifts in claims

• Health risk shifts

• Participation

• Engagement

• Indirect cost savings

• Absenteeism trends (extended leave)

• Workers Compensation trends

Impact of Wellness Program

on Population Health

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

CurrentPopulation No Program -

HealthDeclines

WellnessProgram in

Place

8% 13%

4%

21% 30%

16%

71%

58%

80%

High Risk(+ 5 Health Risks PerParticipant)

Moderate Risk(3 to 4 Health Risks PerParticipant)

Low Risk(0 to 2 Health Risks PerParticipant)

Medical Cost Associated with Excess Risks

Medical costs per person per year:

Actual 2010 $8350: Projected $13,100 by 2018

$1,500 -$3,500 in excess claims for each additional health risk factor

0=$2400

1=$4000

2=$5000

3=$6500

4=$7800

5=$9000

6=$10,500

7+=$11,000

Source: Aldana, S. (2011, March). Measuring return on investment in workplace wellness initiatives.

Presentation delivered at the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center Conference

Wellness in the workplace. Aldana’s Source: Dee Edington, Health Management Research Center

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Indirect costs:

Research has documented that the indirect

costs (e.g., Absenteeism, productivity) of poor

health can be two to three times the direct

medical costs.”

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Partnership for Prevention. (2007). Leading By

Example. Washington D.C. WellAdvantage, Employee Driven Preventive Health

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Other Accredited Resources

• Government Resources: CDC

• State and Local Health Department

• Non-profits such as:

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

• WELCOA

• National Institute of Wellness

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Jeanne Sherwood, RN, CWWS

jpsherwood@welladvantage.com

welladvantage.com

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