WellPortals provides online wellness programs that target major chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer prevention. These performance-based programs are designed to reduce the symptoms, occurrences, and high costs of chronic illnesses. Chronic diseases drive up healthcare costs, as they affect up to 77% of the population and account for over 75% of health care spending. WellPortals focuses on high-risk individuals with chronic conditions through a systematic wellness system combining online tools and weekly group classes, with the goal of producing lasting lifestyle improvements to reduce costs. Studies in Asheville and Hickory, North Carolina found medical expenses dropped 40%, sick days reduced 50%, and hospitalizations cut 50% through WellPortals' lifestyle modification programs
2. Physician Created, Using Clinically Proven Techniques
WellPortals is revolutionizing both corporate
and personal wellness by providing online
wellness programs that target major chronic
diseases including:
◦ Diabetes
◦ Heart Disease
◦ Cancer Prevention
◦ Asthma Prevention
The result are performance-based wellness
programs to reduce the symptoms,
occurrences and high cost of chronic illness.
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3. Chronic Disease Drives Healthcare Costs
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◦ Up to 77% of the population – have at
least one chronic disease.
◦ More than 75% of health care costs are
due to chronic conditions.
◦ 91% of all prescriptions filled; and 76%
of all physician visits are related to
chronic conditions.
◦ Chronic diseases are responsible for
seven out of every 10 deaths in the
U.S., killing more than 1.7 million
Americans every year.
Source: Diseases vs. Populations: The Impact of
Chronic Conditions. Integrated Benefits Institute.
August 2008
Number of Americans with One
or More Chronic Diseases
4. Wellness That Makes Financial Sense
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Uneven Distribution of Healthcare Spending
Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010
$829
$7,980
$12,265
$26,767
$40,682
WellPortals focuses
on the high-risk
individuals who use
a disproportionate
share of healthcare
resources.
50% of the population
have a negligible
impact on healthcare
costs.
5. WellPortals’ Wellness System
Systematic Approach. Chronic diseases
are ongoing, generally incurable illnesses
such as heart disease, asthma, cancer, and
diabetes.
These diseases are often preventable and the
symptoms, occurrences, costs can be
significantly reduced by systematically
improving lifestyle choices including diet,
exercise, and stress management.
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6. WellPortals’ Wellness System
Blending Wellness and
Technology. We give individuals the
tools, knowledge, support and
environment to help produce lasting
personal lifestyle changes.
There are three main components to
WellPortals’ programs.
◦ Wellness system
◦ Online wellness portal
◦ Weekly group classes
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7. Highest ROI in Wellness
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The Asheville and Hickory Projects. The
cities of Asheville and Hickory North Carolina
launched lifestyle modification programs
designed to reduce the impact and cost of
diabetes.
1) Average annual medical expenses dropped
by 40 percent.
2) The average number of sick days taken
dropped 50 percent.
3) Catastrophic events and hospitalizations
were reduced by 50 percent.
8. How We Lower Healthcare Costs
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◦ Focus is on highest-risk individuals.
◦ Helps reduce the higher monthly
maintenance costs of healthcare
associated with chronic disease.
◦ Helps reduce the cost of
catastrophic health events
associated with chronic disease.
◦ Helps reduce absenteeism
associated with chronic disease.
◦ One low cost per participant.
