The document discusses 4 key trends among healthiest employers with successful population health programs: 1) Hands-on data measurement to identify impactful programs; 2) Integrated technology to improve transparency, outcomes, and lower costs; 3) Focus on predictive data to enable early intervention; 4) Creating a culture of health through wellness strategies and activities. A case study shows one company achieved 8.5% decrease in direct costs per employee compared to 22% national increase through executive support, strategic benefits, data management, and engaged consumers.

1. Four Population Health Trends Among
Healthiest Employers
Trends & Takeaways

2. Creating a culture of health in the workplace involves:
• Operational synergy
• Executive level buy-in
• Smart data forecasting
• Hands-on intervention strategies
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3. Population Health Advancements
Change takes time, but recent advancements in population
health management are returning control to employers and
improving care for employees.
Regardless of industry, there were fundamental similarities
among employers who are implementing population health
programs successfully.
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4. What are factors that result in a successful
population health program?
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5. 1. Hands-on data measurement
When administrating a wellness initiative, it's
of your data available to make business decisions
that have maximum impact.
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6. 1. Hands-on data measurement
Measurement of population management programs is critical and
vary widely.
Having this data allows employers to quickly identify and adapt to
real time and craft programs that improve employee health.
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Members
Measure changes in
weight and blood
pressure
Employers
Measure improvements
in productivity and
absenteeism

7. Technology is changing the way healthcare is
delivered.
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2. Integrated technology
Companies with robust
population health
are taking advantage of
latest technology to aid
their efforts and report
results.

9. 2. Integrated technology
Data experts predict that by using new digital
• Transparency will increase
• Health outcomes will improve
• Healthcare costs will be lower across the board
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3. A focus on predictive
data
Today's Healthiest Employers
that predictive data helps
members who would benefit
intervention before a condition
becomes chronic or a medical
emergency occurs.

11. 3. A focus on predictive data
Monitoring individual health data such as BMI and
pressure levels can alert care managers and
opportunities to make healthy lifestyle changes.
This method of earlier intervention is a way to
rising healthcare costs.
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4. Creating a culture of
health
New studies are steering
companies away from a
preoccupation with ROI toward
focus on creating “cultures of
health” that bend the healthcare
cost curve downward over

13. 4. Creating a culture of health
These programs typically include a combination of
management strategies and on-site wellness
activities to yield the best results, which are
time.
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14. Case Study
In a study involving Navistar, a large self-funded employer, direct
costs per employee decreased 8.5% compared to a 22%
increase per employee nationwide between 2001 and 2009.
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15. Case Study
These results were a product of:
● Executive leadership support ● Strategic benefit design
● Data management ● Creating smart consumer
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