Exam 1 - Linking Health and Productivity Flashcards
Hidden Costs of Poor Health
- Higher direct health care costs.
- Lower work output (e.g., _________).
- Higher rates of disability.
- Higher rates of _________.
- Higher rates of injury.
- More workers’ compensation claims.
presenteeism
absenteeism
State of Health of Working America
- Employer healthcare costs are unsustainable.
- Aging workforce and associated increase in chronic health conditions.
- U.S. spends more per capita on _________, but population is not healthier.
- Employers are decreasing employee _______ benefits and shifting more cost to employees.
- Increased employee contributions to healthcare can lead to poor compliance and adherence to preventive and other clinical services.
- Indirect _________-related costs are significant.
healthcare
health
productivity
Productivity
*Describes various measures of the efficiency of _________.
- Productivity losses related to personal and family health…
- $225.8 billion annually.
- $1,685 per employee per year.
production
Linking Health and Productivity
- Health and productivity management (HPM)
- Integration of data and services related to all aspects of employee health that affect work ________.
- Includes measuring impact of targeted interventions on both employee ______ and ________.
- __________: diminished on-the-job performance due to impairment by health risk factors, health problems, or work/life issues.
- -Uncontrolled diabetes, migraines, asthma attacks, anxiety.
- Significant liability for any organization.
performance
health, productivity
Presenteeism
Cost-associated with Presenteeism
- Performance-based work loss (presenteeism) greatly exceeds the costs of _________ and medical treatment combined.
- Impactful regardless of company size.
absenteeism
Measuring Presenteeism
- Examples
- Undiagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome _____ data entry for keyboard operator.
- Phone operator with untreated clinical depression does not answer calls efficiently and increases on-hold times.
- World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ).
- Available for tracking the effects of health problems on work performance.
slows
Absenteeism
- [Controlled/Uncontrolled?]
- Dissatisfaction with job, job stress.
- [Controlled/Uncontrolled?]
- Family illness, accidents, jury duty and unexpected emergencies.
- Disruptive to the organization.
- Reduces the quality of service/product.
- Raises operating costs.
- Paid sick leave.
Controlled
Uncontrolled
The Value of Prevention
- Primary prevention.
- Measures taken for disease ________, as opposed to disease treatment.
- -Immunizations, health screenings, health risk appraisals, health education/awareness.
- ____ avoidance.
- Elimination of hazards, activities and exposures that can negatively affect an organization’s assets.
- -Avoidance through application of policy.
- -Avoidance through application of training and education.
- -Avoidance though application of technology.
prevention
Risk
Employee Health Costs
- [Direct/Indirect] medical costs
- Costs due to resource use related to the use of a health care intervention or illness.
- -All medical and pharmaceutical resources including physicians and services they provide.
- [Direct/Indirect] medical costs
- Expenses incurred from the cessation/reduction of work productivity as a result of the morbidity and mortality associated with a given disease.
- -Work loss, worker replacement, and reduced productivity from illness and disease.
Direct
Indirect
Reducing Risk of Population to Lower Costs
*Goal is to move employees with high to moderate risk to a _____-risk status leading to _______ organization.
1) Use health risk appraisal (HRA) system to establish baseline benchmarks for defining risk distribution of population.
2) Observe the degree of risk migration among population.
- What is risk profile of population?
- What are the most prevalent health-related risks?
- What are the relative costs related to each risk level?
lower, healthier
Recap on High Health Risk Costs
- Increased health risk lead to higher ______ and _________-related costs.
- Attribute to disability, WC, and presenteeism.
*Excess health risks (e.g. 3 or more) add to total cost burden of chronic health conditions like COPD, diabetes, and heart disease.
health, productivity
At-risk Population
- Organizations must not only address high-risk groups, but also “__-risk” groups.
- Groups with obesity, low physical activity, poor diet, tobacco use.
- May not be disease yet…
at
Population Health Management
- All types of health risks will be present at an organization
- Want to make those who are sick, well.
- Want to help those at-risk to reduce risk of ______ before it happens.
- Want to keep healthy population _______.
- The healthier the employees are, the more _________ they will be leading to higher profitability.
- Healthy employees should account for no less than 60% of population.
- Ideal would be 75-85%.
disease
healthy
productive
Population-Based Health Programs
- Health risk appraisal
- Health screenings
- Lifestyle management
- Targeted interventions focused on high-cost areas
- Tobacco cessation, weight management, diabetes management.
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Financial Benefits of WHP
- 27% reduction in sick leave absenteeism.
- 26% reduction in healthcare costs.
- 32% reduction in WC and disability management claims.
- Average savings of $5.81 for every $1invested in WHP.
Yuh
