Title: Onsite Health Centers:
1Onsite Health Centers
- A Better Way for Health Care Delivery?
- June 13, 2007
- Tim Newman, M.D.
- Randy Abbott
2Todays Agenda
- Introduction
- Developing an effective health care delivery
strategy - Review of onsite health care models
- Defining the steps for successful development
- Fitting the onsite center into the medical
ecology - Summary
3A Different Perspective
Onsite Health Centers
4Healthe Clinic Vision
- Healthe Clinic will transform the health care
delivery process and experience through
personalization and technology. It will achieve
optimal health outcomes at a lower cost by
empowering individuals to actively manage their
own health using new tools and knowledge.
5Healthe Clinic Reception
6The Cerner Difference Today
- Appointment
- Schedule online/same day phone
- No waiting room
- Healthe card identification
- Health care experience
- Efficient employee centered service
- Healthe Pharmacy e-script
- Healthe card payment
- E-communication
- Personal Healthe record
- Secured messaging with provider
7Healthe Clinic Care Suite
8Healthe Clinic Preliminary Savings
First Year Savings gt 1 Million
- Medical Savings
- ER visits were reduced by 10
- Provider office visits decreased 6
- Outpatient visits were reduced by 30
- Overall 24 medical savings
- Pharmacy Savings
- Generic substitution rate of 97.3
- Overall 25 pharmacy savings
- Productivity Savings
- Average visit time of 30 minutes vs. 2.5 hours in
the community - Savings of approximately 300,000 in 2006
9Developing an Effective Health Care Delivery
Strategy
Onsite Health Centers
10How Do We Get to a ..
- Healthy and productive workforcewith employees
that will be - Engaged and accountable for their health and work
with benefits and programs proven to - Impact our bottom line costs and help our
organization to be - Competitive in the marketplace?
11Health Care ManagementA Changing Focus
12Emerging Trends for Delivery
Based on the Watson Wyatt/NBGH Staying at Work
Survey, onsite clinics ranked 1, among other
employer initiatives, in terms of controlling
health care costs and improving health.
- Productivity
- Lost time from work for health care
- Absenteeism due to illness/injury
- Health Care Costs
- Availability and access
- Quality of care
- Care Coordination
- Prevalent health risks/conditions
- Lifestyle health risks
- Acute and chronic illness/injury
- Employee relations
- Turnover and retention
- Employer of choice
13An Individual and Health Management Strategy
- A model center for delivery of worksite health
care services, with focus on employee centered,
personalized care - Health care services primary, occupational, and
preventive care - Support services health coach, case manager,
counselor - Integrated with programs such as health
education, preventive screenings, lifestyle and
disease management, behavioral health - Optional services pharmacy, physical therapy
and radiology - A health management strategy for employee
engagement, to help achieve optimal health
status and function - Alignment with business strategy and company
needs - Organizational framework that includes
communications, health plan design and incentives - Establish measurement metrics and quality control
process improvement
14Model Health Center
Employee, Family and Retiree Health Care Needs
Lifestyle Management
Health Education and Promotion
Preventive Health Screenings
DiseaseManagement
OnsiteHealthCenter
Health and Safety
Employee Assistance Services
EnvironmentalHealth
AbsenceManagement
Physical Therapy Services
PharmaceuticalServices
Radiology Services
15Comprehensive Health Care Services
Definition assessment, treatment, care
coordination or management ofhealth risks,
medical conditions or diseases, or medical
circumstancesthat impact employee health or
productivity
Primary Care
Occupational Care
Injury/Illness Care Wellness Examinations Preventi
ve Screenings Diagnostic Lab Tests
Injury/Illness Care Medical Examinations Injury
Prevention Occupational Tests
Health Care Coordination Disease
Co-Management
Health Advocate/Coach Case Manager
Behavior Health Counselor
16Spectrum of Integrated Services
Preventive Health
Disease Management
Lifestyle Management
Health Education
- Wellness assessment
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Musculoskeletal
- Asthma/chronic lung
- Cardiovascular
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Chronic pain
- Migraine
- Smoking cessation
- Physical activity
- Nutrition
- Resilience
- Substance abuse
- Self-care
- Maternal care
- Safety
- Work/Home
- Ergonomics
- Online health
Health Advocates and Coaches
Communications, Plan Design and Incentives
Integrated Data and Measurement
17Improving Health Care Delivery and Quality
- Michael
- 25-year-old male
- Computer Tech Support
- Health Conditions
- No major illnesses
- Seasonal allergies requiring prescription
medications and regular allergy shots - Health risks reports high stress and
sedentary job - Onsite Health Services
- Review generic medications
- Provide allergy shots
- Allergy prevention education
- Wellness assessment
- Health Care Plan
- Refer to EAP for stress/resilience management
- Refer to health coach (fitness) for exercise
program
- Rachael
- 38-year-old female
- Administrative Assistant
- Health Conditions
- Migraine headaches
- Depression off and on problem
- Health Risks sedentary lifestyle, obesity (BMI
gt 30) - Family history of breast cancer and depression
- Onsite Health Services
- Promote periodic treatment for acute headaches
- Headache prevention education
- Depression screening
- Wellness assessment
- Health Care Plan
- Refer to lifestyle management for
nutrition/exercise program - Instruction on self-exam reminders for mammogram
tests - EAP referral for depression counseling program
- Ricardo
- 58-year-old male
- Warehouse services
- Health Conditions
- Lumbar disc syndrome/chronic pain
- Emphysema requiring hospitalizations
- Health risks smoker, inactive
- Family issues wife has early Alzheimer's
disease - Onsite Health Services
- Periodic treatment of medical condition
- Discuss smoking cessation
- Co-management assist with chronic
pain/emphysema care - Health advocate/coaching support
- Health Care Plan
- Refer to lifestyle management for smoking
cessation - EAP referral for wife/employee to work with her
health issues - Discuss vocational assessment for possible job
transfer
Preventive care and health management
18Health Care ManagementCenter Potential
19Review of Onsite Health Care Models
Onsite Health Centers
20Onsite Healthcare Delivery Models
Standard LevelOnsite Center
Mid LevelOnsite Center
Retail Clinic
Advanced Level Onsite Center
BasicOccupational Clinic
Standard Occupational Clinic
Purpose Convenient, AffordableCare
Purpose Occupational Care,Medical Surveillance
Purpose Primary and Occupational Care
Prevention and Health Care Coordination
Population Requires gt 2,000
Population From lt 1,000 to gt 5,000
Population From 1,000 to gt 10,000
Provider(s) Nurse/Paramedic/Physician
Provider(s) Physician Assist/Nurse
PractitionerPhysician
Provider Nurse Practitioner
Services Primary/Occupational/Preventive
Care Preventive Screenings/Health
Promotion Primary and Occupational
Exams Occupation Tests to Radiology
Services Basic Lab Tests Reference Lab
Services Basic Medical ConditionsPhysicals,
limited Limited Lab/ Drug Screen
Services First Aid/Injury Care/Occupational
Care Occupational Exams Occupational
Tests,Limited Lab
21Comparison of Service Capabilities
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No
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No
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22Onsite Healthcare Company Capabilities
- Fixed cost with management fee
- Long term contract
- Performance guarantee
Contract Agreement
- Design/co-develop/ build
- Equipment/ supplies
- Identify staff model/services/ hours
Center Development
Healthcare CompanyCapabilities
Center Model
- Finalize center model
- Select staff, orient/educate
- Integrate services/programs
- Medical liability
- Medical confidentiality
- Compliance with regulations
Medical Legal
- Daytoday operations
- Maintain appropriate staffing
- Manage/coordinate health services
Operations /Management
- Track primary/occupational care services
- Provide outcomes cost and value
- Interface with data management
Data Info System
23Determining the Value of Investment
Onsite Health Care Medical cost avoidanceTotal
care managementControl center costsProductivity
gain
Current Health System Community health
careHealth care accessCare coordinationProducti
vity loss
24Total Medical Savings Work Loss
Based on Client ABC with 2,000 employees in one
location.
25Organizational Management
Onsite Health ServicesManagement Team
Communication Plan Benefit DesignProgram
Integration
Onsite Healthcare Company Administration
Clinical ServiceDelivery
Employee Satisfaction
Practice CareManagement
Clinical StaffCompetency
Outcomes Data/Metrics
26How Are the Centers Performing?
- Productivity
- Most consistent reported positive impact
- Reporting calculations/methods vary
- Health care cost avoidance and ROI
- Projections vary greatly based on location,
population demographics, clinic model, scope and
quality of services, and utilization - Utilization tied to company communication plan,
benefit design incentives, and program
integration - Overall performance
- Positive indicators of satisfaction, health and
productivity gains - Additional data and standard measurements needed
for accurate financial impact
27Defining the Steps for Successful Health Center
Development
Onsite Health Centers
28Steps for Successful Center Development
I. Determine the Preliminary Plan
II. Conduct Business Needs/ Data Analysis
III. Create the Business Case
IV. Determine Final Model and Plan
V. Vendor Selection and Implementation
VI. Create Ongoing Outcomes Process
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Time Line (months)
29Determining a Preliminary Plan (I)
- Is an onsite health center in alignment with your
companys business goals? - How can the center be integrated into your health
and productivity strategy? - How would an onsite health center make an impact
on health costs? (i.e., cost, trends high
utilization) - Is our productivity walking our the door? (i.e.,
health care access, absenteeism) - Should the center be made available to employees
and families? - Who would be the appropriate onsite health care
company and what services should be offered?
30Conducting Business Needs/Data Analysis (II)
- Identify organizational factors
- Evaluate human capital strategy
- Review health and productivity barometer
- Identify key stakeholders and level of support
- Determine readiness to change
- Analyze required workforce data
- Employee demographics
- Medical claims history/pharmaceutical usage
- Prevalent health risks, conditions, and chronic
diseases - Absenteeism rates
31Creating the Business Case (III)
- Outline the guiding principles for success
- Communication a critical fulcrum point of
success - Identify key company and culture issues focus
groups - Analyze the feasibility
- Identify health care costs/utilization of
services of defined population - Identify potential healthcare company for
partnership - Center model/services
- Center costs and projected savings
32Determining Final Model and Plan (IV)
- Approve final center model
- Outline operational logistics
- Clarify type of vendor partnership
- Identify management responsibilities
- Analyze the financials
- Five year proforma
- Unify the plan across business units
- Communication strategy
- Implementation timeline
33Selecting a Healthcare Partner Integrating the
Services (V)
- Assess and select healthcare vendor
- Match capabilities, costs with company needs
- Negotiate contract
- Develop communications plan
- Educate employees to new concept healthy center
- Build consistent messaging/branding
- Create the employee healthcare experience
- Simplify processes
- Integrate all health services
- Integrate health and productivity programs
34Creating an Ongoing Evaluation Process (VI)
- Design key metrics for assessment
- Employee participation, satisfaction, turnover
- Healthcare costs, absenteeism
- Monitor process and progress
- Track metrics of center performance service
delivery, practice care management - Healthcare management interface with company
programs
35The Bigger Picture Medical Ecology
36Value-Based Competition
- The focus should be on value for patients, not
just lowering costs - Competition must be based on results
- Competition should center on medical conditions
over the full cycle of care - High-quality care should be less costly
- Value must be driven by provider experience,
scale, and learning at the medical condition
level - - Michael Porter, 2006
37New Model of Family Medicine
- Team care
- Risk/condition management
- Redesigned office systems
- Electronic technology
- Quality improvement
38Summary Benefits to Company
- Medical Services
- Improve health care access and quality
- Facilitate better health care management
- Health Care Costs
- Reduce primary and occupational care costs
- Productivity
- Reduce lost work time and absenteeism
- Enhance workforce health and work availability
- Organizational
- Facilitate healthy culture
- Improve employee loyalty and retention
39Summary Benefits to Employees
- Improved Quality of Care
- Access to convenient care
- Complete approach to medical,physical and
behavioral health - Cost reduction (copays)
- Focus on Prevention
- Identify health risks that contribute to current
diseases - Facilitate access to wellness programs, health
screenings and lifestyle management programs - Provide health information to facilitate good
health care decision making
40The first wealth is health
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
41Thank You!
Randy AbbottSenior health care
consultant 781/283-9280randall.abbott_at_watsonwyat
t.com
Dr. Tim NewmanSenior consultant/clinician 216/9
37-4056tim.newman_at_watsonwyatt.com