Disease management tools

Strengthening client participation in employee health management means changing the way we manage chronic illness and approach well-being.

Mary Pigatti of Retrofit explains why the proposed CMS expansion of the DPP under Medicare matters for employers.

Conditions such as hypertension cost clients millions of dollars each year in terms of insurance claims, absenteeism, and reduced productivity.

Conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol cost employers millions of dollars each year in terms of insurance claims, absenteeism, and reduced productivity.

A percentage of any staff is overweight. Current theory holds an obese workforce can negatively affect profitability. But healthcare consultant Linda Riddell says companies like Wal-Mart and other firms counter the conventional wisdom.

In the three years since private health insurance exchanges have reshaped the landscape for managing active employee populations, attention has shifted from enrollment numbers to changes in employee behavior.