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One of the major contributors to the rising cost of healthcare for employers is the health status
of their employees and eligible dependents. Costs are escalating at such a rapid pace that most
companies are finding it increasingly difficult to continue providing healthcare benefits to workers
and their families. This is where the HealthForce Population Health Management (PHM) program can help.
Our approach cost-effectively improves the overall
health of a defined employee population by targeting specific groups and helping those individuals
make better choices regarding their health. We also assist them with making wiser use of medical
services with an emphasis on teaching proactive health habits and reducing unnecessary medical
expenses.
Our PHM strategy is the most comprehensive program
available, using a variety of proactive interventions to improve the morbidity patterns, health status
and healthcare usage habits of defined populations. Since preventing disease is far less costly than
medical treatment, this approach is a highly effective means of cost containment. Our program also
transcends geographical barriers, allowing us to offer our results-oriented services at numerous work
locations.
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Features
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Annual Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) to establish a database for program planning, individual interventions and evaluation |
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Welcome letter to high-risk individuals from our physician |
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Organized follow-up process (via mail and phone) to target the high-risk population |
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Mailings, including wellness cards and brochures, tailored to individual risk factors |
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Informative wellness newsletter |
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Personal health journal for high-risk individuals |
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Medical self-care and lifestyle modification materials |
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Integration of local and worksite resources |
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Proactive Health Advisor Line |
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Individual and Management Reports with detailed demographic data, risk factor analyses, stage-of-change summaries, and calculations of excess healthcare costs based on key risk factors |
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Customer benefits
The HealthForce PHM program helps you and your
employees confront the challenge of rising healthcare costs while adopting proactive habits to
achieve and maintain specific health goals. Our services also yield:
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increased employee awareness of their specific health status, risks, costs, and readiness to change, |
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increased willingness among employees to follow personalized programs for behavior change and healthy lifestyles, |
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improved ability of employees to be wise consumers of healthcare, minimizing unnecessary doctor and emergency room visits, |
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reduced employee healthcare costs, |
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more significant results when combined with the employer’s existing health and wellness initiatives, |
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greater awareness among all employees — not just targeted groups — that the employer cares about their health and well-being, and |
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improved employee morale and attendance. |
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Proven results
Companies using the HealthForce PHM program have reported dramatic results, such as:
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a 44% increase in the number of previously sedentary employees who became three-times-a-week exercisers, |
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35% fewer employees in the high-stress risk category, |
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26% fewer employees at high risk for depression, |
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a 20% improvement in overall wellness scores of highest-risk individuals, and |
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significant reduction of smoking rates (29% of smokers quit after one year). |
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Our cost-effective, results-oriented approach provides proactive interventions to improve the overall health of defined employee populations, prevent disease and reduce healthcare costs.
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We use Health Risk Appraisals, educational brochures, newsletters, self-care and lifestyle modification materials, and other effective tools to help employees set, achieve and maintain specific health and wellness goals.
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About HealthForce
HealthForce is a single-source provider of workplace health solutions, serving thousands of local, regional and national employers. We are an innovator in employee health, offering superior care to injured and ill employees, and designing and delivering workplace health services to improve employee health and productivity.
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HealthForce Partners
11805 North Creek Parkway S.
Suite 113
Bothell, WA 98011
425 806 5700
www.HealthForcePartners.com
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