Case Studies
Learn how others are improving health and decreasing the costs of healthcare with value-based health management programs.
City of Asheville Pitney Bowes Diabetes Ten City ChallengeMeasuring Value
Take the FIT Design Assessment to see how well your health management initiatives are aligned with value-based practices.
Investing in Health
Employers cannot afford to be complacent about staying 1 step ahead of the competition. Today, there are numerous challenges to sustaining growth and competitive advantage. Many factors impact an organization’s ability to manage costs and productivity, including:
- The dynamics of a global marketplace
- Human factors, such as an aging workforce and an associated increase in chronic health conditions
Investing in Your Human Capital
Your organization’s long-term health and competitiveness depend on how your organization:
- Adapts and relates to the changing marketplace
- Supports and relates to the needs of a changing workforce
You need to manage the costs of doing business. But you must also protect, support, and enhance the health of your human capital.
Invest in employee health. This is critical to short- and long-term success. It is also critical to increasing the organization’s overall value within the marketplace.
- Learn more about the Impact of Chronic Diseases on rising healthcare costs and profitability.
- Learn how Barriers to Value occur through cost-shifting strategies that can prevent effective interventions and increase total healthcare costs.
- Learn how Understanding the Total Cost of Healthcare can help your organization meet the need to manage health- and productivity-related costs concurrently.
- Read The Economic Value of Health Management Programs to become familiar with the economic benefits of employee health management programs.
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