CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS:

A SOLUTION TO THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS

SANDRA BREEDING

LOTUSEA WELLNESS GROUP, INC.

International Employee Benefits Association

9th Annual IEBA Conference / Brussels / 11 & 12 March 2009

International Employee Benefits Association

INTRODUCTION

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2008 REPORT

• NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES ARE SURPASSING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN THE CAUSE OF DEATH - GLOBALLY:

1. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

2. LUNG CANCER

3. OBESITY

4. DIABETES

5. ACCIDENTS

• An example

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A SOLUTION

• WELL DESIGNED WELLNESS PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE:

• PREVENTION

• EDUCATION

• AWARENESS

PROGRAM GOALS

• INCREASE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY• INCREASE LENGTH OF LIFE• INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE• DECREASE HEALTHCARE COSTS

PROGRAM COMPONENTSSTEP 1

• COMMUNICATE TO EMPLOYEES1. WELLNESS PROGRAM BENEFITS

2. PROGRAM GOALS

3. CONFIDENTIALITY

4. NO COST/LOW COST TO EMPLOYEES

5. PROGRAMS ONSITE

PROGRAM COMPONENTSSTEP 2

• MEDICAL TEAM

• HEALTH RISK ANALYSIS• LAB TESTING• HEALTH HISTORY• NUTRITION ASSESSMENT• FITNESS ASSESSMENT

• INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS

PROGRAM COMPONENTSSTEP 3

• PHYSICIAN REFERRALS• FOLLOW UP CONSULTATIONS• EDUCATION• STRESS MANAGEMENT• ERGONOMICS• HEALTH FAIRS• SMOKING CESSATION• WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

PROVIDERS

• HEALTHCARE CONSULTANT

• VENDORS

• WEB BASED APPLICATIONS

• COACHING

• LICENSE

CONSIDERATIONS

• BUDGET• HEALTHCARE COSTS• ONSITE LOCATIONS• EMPLOYEE POPULATION

• GENDER• TOTAL NUMBER• JOB DESCRIPTIONS• MEAN AGE• TURNOVER

DATA:THE CORNERSTONE OF SUCCESS

• MAINTAINS HEALTH INFORMATION

• PROVIDES AGGREGATE REPORTS

• DATA COMPARISON

• MAINTAINS CONFIDENTIALITY

ADVANTAGES

• IMPROVES INDIVIDUAL HEALTH

• IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY

• IMPROVES LOYALTY

• DECREASES PHYSICIAN VISITS

• DECREASES ABSENTEEISM

• SAVES LIVES

• SAVES DOLLARS

COSTS

• $200 PER PARTICIPANT PER YEAR

• WEB BASED & PHONE COACHING– 17% INCREASE – $1620 PER BENEFIT PER ELIGIBLE

EMPLOYEE

SAVINGS

• SHPS REPORT (CAREWISE HEALTH)– COMPREHENSIVE ONSITE PROGRAMS

• 18% DECREASE IN HEALTHCARE COSTS• $1400 PER BENEFIT PER ELIGIBLE

EMPLOYEE

• PARTNERSHIP FOR PREVENTION• SAVINGS OF $5.81 FOR EVERY $1.00

• LOTUSEA WELLNESS GROUP• $450 PER PARTICIPANT PER YEAR

CONCLUSION

• WELL DESIGNED CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS SAVE LIVES – AND MONEY!

• THEY DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE BOTTOM LINES – BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE

• HEALTH = WHEALTH

CONTACT INFORMATION

• LOTUSEA WELLNESS GROUP, INC.

• SANDRA BREEDING

• FOUNDER & OWNER

• WWW.LOTUSEA.COM

• TELEPHONE: 423-915-0852

• EMAIL: LOTUSEA@HOTMAIL.COM

LINKS

• WHO www.who-int/whr/2008/en/index.html

• SHPS www.shps.com/2007healthstudies/book/2007_SHPS_Health_Practice_Study.pdf

• Lotusea Wellness Group, Inc – www.lotusea.com