The importance of routine preventive care for your employees
Did you know poor employee health can impact your business? From absenteeism to lack of productivity while at work, it adds up over time.
It’s no secret many people don’t like going to the doctor. Often, preventive care like age-appropriate screenings, vaccines and annual wellness examinations, can take a backseat for many employees. According to a survey from U.S. News & WorldReport, the most common reasons for avoiding a primary care provider (PCP) visit are scheduling conflicts, dislike of doctor’s visits and inability to find a PCP they enjoy.
Preventive care can save on costs
Whether it’s preventive care for men or women, the costs can add up if your employees skip preventive visits. Often, it's in these regular preventive visits that high-cost diseases are caught, saving money down the road.
Preventive care is especially important for your employees who have pre-existing conditions and need routine preventive care to monitor, treat and manage their condition. It's also an essential part of helping your employees establish a relationship with a PCP. Building a trusted relationship with a PCP helps your employees feel more comfortable sharing details about their health with their PCP and can help identify potential medical issues earlier.
Encourage your employees to call their doctor to arrange a preventive care visit, whether in person or virtually.
Make preventive care simple for your team
Help your employees stay on top of annual wellness visits and preventive screenings by connecting them with a primary care provider who knows their health history. Download this Marketing Toolkit flyer to guide them in choosing the right PCP.
The importance of ongoing preventive care
Employees who keep up on preventive care tend to be healthier and tend to catch health conditions early when treatment is most effective. With this in mind, you may be thinking about how to educate on the importance of preventive care and increase employee engagement. This is where a well-being program comes in.
According to a study from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), workplace well-being programs led to higher amounts of employees reporting improved health behaviors.
Get personalized well-being solutions that can help keep your employees healthier when you reach out to the Wellmark Well-being Team today.
Resources to help your employees get preventive care
Find a primary care provider through myWellmark
By logging in to myWellmark, your employees can choose an in-network primary care provider, get cost estimates before they receive care and see their explanation of benefits (EOB).
Easy virtual visits with Doctor On Demand®
If your employees are reluctant to receive in-person care, they can get preventive care like lifestyle counseling, labs, emotional health support, smoking cessation, age-appropriate screening recommendations and more with a board-certified doctor from almost anywhere. Use a smartphone, tablet or computer to visit Doctor On Demand.
Stay motivated year-round with Wellmark Connect powered by WebMD®
After your employees receive preventive care, they can use Wellmark Connect to get the help and motivation they need to reach their goals and live a healthier life. They can access Wellmark Connect through myWellmark and/or the WebMD Wellness At Your Side mobile app.
Questions?
Contact your authorized Wellmark account representative, or email us at blueatwork@Wellmark.com.
Disclosures
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