
“This year, Sentara Healthcare’s total claims cost increased by only 4.5 percent. In a world where an annual high trends in spending are the norm, that’s really significant.”
Vice President of Clinical Care Services, Karen Bray, PhD, RN
In 2010 Optima Health shared its success story by developing an array of tools to communicate how employers can use the Mission: Health case study as a model to develop their own wellness programs. In this section are the original podcasts that were developed surrounding our initial findings.
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Learn how Sentara Healthcare, working in partnership with Optima Health, used generous incentives to encourage employee participation in its wellness program that saved $3.4 million in two years.
The Wellness Payoff:
How to Begin a Successful Incentive-Based Corporate Wellness Program
An incentive-based wellness program similar to Sentara Healthcare’s Mission: Health can result in significant savings on healthcare for large companies. Learn how Optima Health’s suite of programs can work for your company’s needs.
The Wellness Payoff:
How and Why to Start a Wellness Program for Small Businesses
Small businesses have different needs than large employers, but they still can benefit from workplace wellness programs. Optima Health has special resources to help employees small businesses get healthy and reduce healthcare costs.
For more information about incentive-based wellness programs, call 1-866-380-9668 or email wellnesspayoff@sentara.com.