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Why Healthcare Matters (Kindle Edition) Review

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The premise of the book is that the solution to our health care crisis in personal responsibility and greater involvement of employers. The following examples from Chapter 7, "The pioneers, measurable results" clarify the premise:

Informed Aetna Health Line provides employees and their families access to nurses with experience through a free phone line, 24 x 7, Get Active Aetna "is a program of four months that the staff is a possibility with colleagues in a manyWorkouts that to qualify for prizes such as exercise clothing and gear for more than 16,000 employees with more than 850,000 hours of practice during the first four months, waiting.

Tony Zook, CEO of Astra Zeneca, made in 2006 that more than 75% of employer costs for health care and loss of employee productivity lifestyle choices among exercise, diet, smoking, making early diagnosis have cancer, and participation in evidence-based studies, AstraZeneca was among the firstCompanies, the accreditation of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer in 2006 recevie offer programs to quit smoking completely reimbursed nicotine replacement therapy, free on-site screening for breast, colon and prostate, blood pressure and measurement cholesterol and risk to confidentiality vows to help employees to develop action plans for a healthy lifestyle; employees save $ 50 per month for their health care costs for participating and had a participation rate 97%.
Blue Ridge Paper Products offers free education courses, diabetic, free on-site monitoring, and 24 x7 trained paramedics in the management of diabetes, which offer cash prizes to employees who receive physical and dental exams to achieve a normal blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and levels, and those who participate in continuing education programs and a staff Task Force to monitor performance and results, increasing employee buy-in and participation, as a result of these innovations in health costsdecreased from 18% to 3.4% in three years.

At Dell accounted for 25% of the population of workers, 87% of healthcare costs, and 2% of the population account for 40%, has developed "Well, the" tailored programs to improve the health of their employees develop, provide tools for healthy living and support staff in coping with chronic and catastrophic, since 2004, have 10% of health care costs of hospitalization and emergency room decreased mainly due to use.

Motorola's Health Advantage Plan (HAP) has focused on welfare, including vision and treatment hearing, including child care, mental health, and projections of prevention no deductibles, a free annual check-up includes weight, blood pressure and measurement of cholesterol on the spot, the participants were prostate cancer screening and colorectal cancer, Wellness ProgramParticipants in annual health costs increased by only 2.5%, much less the 18% increase for non-participants, a savings of $ 6,500,000 amounted to lifestyle-related medical expenses and $ 10,500,000 in disability-related costs, savings on a return on investment 04:01.

Union Pacific Health Project developed track when he learned that he spent $ 40,000,000 for services related to chronic diseases and poor living habits, the telephone advice to a reduction of 40% determinedPatients with high blood pressure, 24% reduction in patients with high cholesterol levels, 21% reduction in cigarette smoke and 47% reduction in obesity, is a 4.5:1 return on investment, have expanded program for disease management programs for patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure and diabetes, 24 x7 telephone nurse-run cancer resource navigator, the program healthy baby, and Transplantation program management.

How solopreneur, I wouldcould some of these advantages are in my health policy. I was with the long-term approach of these companies have to invest in their employees impressed. I must change my opinion that
corporate paternalism can be justified if it helps people make decisions that benefit and improve the quality and quantity of life can improve.

The only reason I find this a 4 – gave a 5 star rating, is that some of 2002-4 data in Chapter 7 and that was not issuestatistical performance of each company that we decide for themselves whether this is appropriate ROI, which would have won far more important than the awards list all companies.

Why Healthcare Matters (Kindle Edition) Overview

“Why Healthcare Matters, How Business Leaders Can Drive Transformational Change” , is a practical guide to help influential business executives and leaders address a major crisis of our time – healthcare. Frank Hone, a healthcare consumerism advocate and practitioner, takes a big picture look at what’s wrong with healthcare in the U.S. and provides a set of practical, market-based strategies and solutions. The core idea of Why Healthcare Matters is that the solution lies in personal responsibility and employer engagement. And the heart of the book is a seven-step plan of action to drive substantial change in healthcare in your company.