For some employers, population health management focuses only on the management of members who have chronic health conditions. For others, PHM supports members in all stages of health through a variety of services, such as wellness coaching, disease management and health assessments. Unfortunately, a significant hole exists in almost every PHM strategy: behavioral health. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, it’s a gap that accounts for 7.3% ($135 billion) of the $1.85 trillion spent on all health care services in the U.S. each year.
By connecting an EAP with the other components of their health management initiative, employers can optimize their health care delivery model and plug the hole in their population health management strategy.
