Employer Healthcare Strategies

While the coronavirus is at the forefront of public health news, many patients still need access to acute care and support to manage chronic diseases. CareATC is meeting this need by extending hours and expanding access to primary care services with virtual visits 7 days a week from 7AM- 7PM CST. 

Employers around the country are looking for ways to mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. What if artificial intelligence can help?

Since mid-March, many of our south-east Florida, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Tulsa patients and clients have been able to be tested for COVID-19 at pop-up testing sites organized by CareATC.

U.S. employers, both large and small, are embracing innovative ways to deliver quality healthcare benefits to their employees while simultaneously reducing costs and employee absenteeism. Telehealth is at the vanguard of this effort and is expected to be utilized by 96% of all large employers within the next five years.

On-site clinics have long provided benefits to self-funded employers. Since the early 20th century, on-site clinics have provided employees with immediate access to care and significant health care savings for the employer. 

Today, when employers are asked how they plan to control health benefit cost over the long term, they talk about improving employee health through worksite clinics. Why? Well according to Mercer, 72% of employers offering worksite clinics say that managing employee health risk and chronic conditions are an important objective for the clinic. 

Large employers still dominate the worksite clinic scene, but a new model is emerging, empowering mid-sized and even small employers reap the benefits. 

Over 75% of Human Resource professionals say that their organization offers some type of a wellness program. But how effective are these programs? Data-driven leaders know a simple truth: you can't manage what they can't measure - and measuring return on investment (ROI) is essential to determine effectiveness. 

The CareATC Mobile App features some exciting updates, providing members a better way for employees to engage in their health and well-being.

Shockwaves were sent throughout the business community as three of the nation’s largest corporations - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase - announced that they are partnering on ways to address healthcare for their U.S. employees, with the aim of improving employee satisfaction and reducing costs. It’s clear: employee health is taking center stage.

It’s no secret that unhealthy employees are less engaged and more apt to affect your bottom-line. Employers have looked for ways to mitigate risk by motivating employees to live healthier lives. With an overwhelming majority of employers planning to implement a health and wellness program in 2018, employers are taking greater aim at intervention, not just prevention.