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Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Employee Health
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Research has shown that, while poor lifestyle choices cause disease and increase health care costs, it is never too late to reverse those effects by making the proper lifestyle changes. Expert guidance and proper supervision is required to make the changes really effective in reversing disease. The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) is a proven, award-winning lifestyle intervention program has been carefully studied in NIH-funded randomized trials. The findings have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. The changes are dramatic, and the results quite remarkable.
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by 10-15% with corresponding drops in other chronic disease risk factors. Each 1% drop in cholesterol reduces risk of heart attack by 3%, so it can reduce risk by almost half. Blood sugar and blood pressure come down and weight typically drops by 6-8 pounds in the first month. The health improvements are well documented in published articles.
The Center collaborated with Carilion Clinic (letter of recommendation) to formally study the effects of the CHIP program in a group of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. (sidebar on left) The outcomes were even better than expected with an average drop in fasting blood sugar >25% (43 mg/dl). The average drop in cholesterol was 14% (26 mg/dl). |
6 CHIP Employee Wellness Programs Pooled analysis of 8-week results (n=442) |
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This is why the Center has chosen the CHIP program as the center for our state-of-the-art lifestyle treatment interventions. We combine computerized lifestyle assessment technology and Group Medical Visits with the CHIP lifestyle education program. As a result, we can consistently arrest and reverse chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
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Let food be your medicine. Hippocrates, ~400 B.C.
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Carilion CHIP Diabetic Study 4-week results (n=14) |
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The Rocky Mount Lifestyle Health Center is making our proven lifestyle treatment program available to local employers. We know it will reduce their employee health care costs by giving their employees better health and reducing absenteeism. We are so confident of these results that we are willing to carry the costs of conducting our treatment program for employees. Rather than asking employers or employees to prepay the costs, if the employer meets certain cost accounting pre-conditions, we will bear the costs for up to one year after the employees complete the initial 4-week intensive phase of treatment. In this case there is no financial risk to the employer, or to the employee. |
Our fee is covered by the cost savings accrued by the employer. We accept 75% of the cost savings accrued during the first year, leaving 25% for the employer with no expense or financial risk. The Burroughs Corporation (Kalamazoo, MI) spent just over $6,000 to conduct a CHIP program for 27 employees. One year later they had realized a net savings of over $12,000, a gross savings of $667 per employee. Projected savings for 100 local employees are shown in the "Projections" tab on the sidebar spreadsheet. The employer's portion of the savings for 100 employees would be $16,250 (25% of $65,000). Our solution would pay an employer similar to Burroughs $162.50 per employee in one year to have us provide a proven wellness program for their high-cost employees. It is hard to say no to this kind of an opportunity.
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 (projections shown at three different savings rates) |
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For self-insured employers this is a simple straightforward process. For companies that are not self-insured, we are willing to work out a suitable basis involving the insurer to share in the actual cost savings that accrue during the first year after the initial treatment. Depending on the insurer and the group health contract, this may take any of several different forms. In cases where cost savings cannot be quantified or shared, the Center is willing to work with employers and insurers to configure a coverage package that incentivizes employees to participate using a combination of subsidy and fee reimbursement for employees who participate in the treatment program. If the employer is able to guarantee payment, the Center can defer payment for up to six months, thus eliminating the need for the employer to spend any funds until cost savings have accrued. Please contact us for more information and to learn how easy it can be for your firm to make this effective treatment program available to your employees and begin saving now. This truly is a win-win-win for employees, employers and society as together we turn back the epidemic of chronic disease impairing our workforce and our economy.
Call 540-483-7775 now for more information. Click here to download a copy of this information (140K PDF)
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