Worksite Wellness News & Training for Work – Life Specialists - From WELCOA

Medical Self-Care and Summit Overview - From WELCOA

The fact of the matter is that people get sick, even with the most aggressive workplace wellness programs in place. Unfortunately, most employees do not have the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully navigate the health care system—and the result is costly both to the employer and the employee.

Did you know:

• Nearly 30% of hospital days used by your employees are unnecessary

• 30% of physicians visits made by your employees and their families are not necessary

• 25% of all prescribed medications are not necessary

• As much as 55% of ER visits are unnecessary

To address this reality, organizations of all kinds are rapidly integrating medical self-care programs within their already-existing wellness initiatives—and the results are nothing short of remarkable. Because of these important successes, the focus of WELCOA's National Training Summit 2011 is to help employers of all kinds develop and implement medical self-care programs to supplement their already existing wellness efforts.

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