Proactively making sure your employees are healthy results in a happier, healthier, and more satisfied employee base, but can also help businesses save money. Here to explain the benefits to proactive health management plans is CEO of Key Benefits Administrators, Larry Dust!

Host Mike Vannoy sits down with Larry to learn why proactive health management is good for both employees and employers. Larry shares the difference between proactive health management and wellness plans, the benefit of a coach, and how to empower employees to get the most out of their doctors visits. 

Takeaways:

• Small business owners need to understand that proactive health management is not just a wellness program. Wellness programs lack results because they are not targeted enough, while proactive plans focus on tangible results.  
• Good health is good business. By providing your employees with consistent care, chronic illnesses can be treated more effectively and cost efficiently. Consistent regimens of care can save 2⁄3 the cost of reactive treatment when issues arise. 
• Coaching is a major part of a proactive health plan. By having a close relationship between employee and coach, employees get motivation to make changes and get plans to help them achieve their goals. 
• As patient doctor relationships are changing, having a coach helps employees get the most out of their doctor's visits. If patients have follow up questions or need help finding the right words to use at appointments, coaches become a crucial resource. 
• Managing care for your employees requires providing the proper incentives to complete treatment. Providing reductions to employee contribution upon 100% completion of care saves both employees and employers money.  
• Ultimately, proactive management plans are not providing care, but are scouting for patients who may need care. Once identified, these patients are given education to have a more effective interaction with their healthcare provider. 
• The best treatment for a disease happens in stage one, however, due to financial constraints, many patients don’t seek medical care until stages 3 or 4. By assisting employees, you allow patients to seek care when issues arise. 

Quote of the Show:

• “We're not delivering the care, we're the patient scout for the doctors.” - Larry Dust

Links:

• Company Website: https://keybenefit.com/ 

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