In the current health care environment, companies are struggling to find successful strategies to drive better health and productivity among their workforce. Many employers don’t have adequate measures in place to encourage better personal health, accountability, and productivity, and are struggling with an ailing workforce and higher health care costs.
Designing programs that provide incentives and easy-to-use information based on actual company data will provide the greatest opportunity for success within an organization.
The effectiveness of any tactical solution to health care is enhanced when a company’s overall plan design incorporates the right combination of all three levers. Below are examples of ways the Three I’s can be applied to the Health component of Consumerism 360°.
Information
- Health risk reports
- Personal Coaching
- Web information/resources
- Decision support tools
Incentives
- Account-based plans
- Rewards for actions
- Challenges with prizes
Infrastructure
- Health screenings
- Disease and case management support
- Free preventive care
Watch the third podcast in our series, Engaging Employees in Health Decisions.
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