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PEMBROKE, MA (Sept 9, 2010) – David Hines, president of Consumer's Medical Resource (CMR), will be joined by
two of CMR's customers, Honeywell International and Campbell Soup Company, to discuss how incentives can be successfully used to engage employees
to become educated and informed about their medical conditions and carefully weigh whether or not to have elective surgeries.
Mr. Hines will present data on medical costs saved by avoiding elective surgeries, such as knee and hip replacements and hysterectomies,
which are examples of invasive surgical procedures where patients have legitimate choices among treatment options and where two or more medically
acceptable options exist, including less invasive options. Avoiding elective surgeries represents large, immediate opportunities for employers and
employees to achieve both financial savings and comparable or better clinical outcomes.
"Seventy percent of conditions have more than one treatment option - not just surgery - yet patients are often only presented with the surgical
option," says Hines. "Our customers, Honeywell and Campbell Soup, exemplify what employers can and should be doing to help employees become more
involved in learning about all available treatment options and associated outcomes. I'm excited to participate in this presentation and believe
it will be of great value to other employers."
At the session Honeywell International and Campbell Soup Company will detail the incentives strategies offered to their employees,
as well as the clinical impact and money saved on healthcare premiums as a result of their programs.
The session, "Using incentives to improve elective surgery decision-making: Improving quality, empowering employees, and reducing health care costs"
will be presented at the NBGH 24th National Conference on Health, Productivity and Human Captial in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2010.
Mr. Hines will be co-presenting with Mary Egan, director of health care and insurance programs for Honeywell International, and Jan Kelly, director of health
and welfare programs for Campbell Soup Company.
Learn more about the conference
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About Consumer’s Medical Resource (CMR)
Consumer's Medical Resource (CMR) is the first company in the United States to provide employees of FORTUNE 500 companies and other large organizations,
with in-depth, objective, personalized, and timely information on serious and complicated illnesses and treatment options through its Medical
Decision Support® (MDS) service.
Unlike any other medical information provider, CMR’s physician-led medical research teams are staffed with doctors affiliated with
America’s Top five medical schools, according to the rankings of U.S. News & World Report. Working with patients on a
dedicated team basis, they draw upon the latest advances in medical research and technology to empower patients to be fully informed health care consumers.
Medical Decision Support® is a trademark of CMR in the United States, and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
CMR was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
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