23 and 1/2 Hours
In December, a Toronto doctor named Mike Evans posted a video on YouTube advocating just a half-hour of exercise a day as preventive medicine. Two months later, the video has 1.9 million views and counting.
We think it’s brilliant. The video creatively explains how just limiting sitting and sleeping to 23.5 hours a day will produce dramatic results for your health. Take note.
Dr. Evans, by the way, is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Enjoy.
The ROI Story
In an ideal world, every company would offer onsite health care. 
The Marathon Health Total Population Health Care model is designed to inspire people to lead healthier lives. Included in this model is our focus on working with high-risk employees and those who suffer from chronic conditions and helping them bring their weight, blood pressure, triglycerides and other indicators within normal ranges.
This is important because in addition to having a healthier workforce, companies can save money on healthcare costs by implementing onsite wellness programs. Studies show 20 percent of a given employee population account for 80 percent of total health care costs.
Companies can dramatically reduce costs if they invest in onsite healthcare.
Data and metrics vary, but one of the most comprehensive studies conducted two years ago found that workplace wellness programs generate significant savings.
The study, “Workplace Wellness Programs Can Generate Savings” was conducted by Dr. Katherine Baicker, professor of health economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Baicker and her colleagues found that “medical costs fall by about $3.27 for every dollar spent on wellness programs and that absenteeism costs fall by about $2.73 for every dollar spent,” suggesting that “the wider adoption of such programs could prove beneficial for budgets and productivity as well as health outcomes.”
Those numbers seem to align with the projections we give to prospects interested in our services.
The way we document those savings is by using the following hard-dollar indicators: the value of redirected primary/acute care delivered but not submitted as a claim for the purpose of third party reimbursement, reduction in utilization of physician and hospital services, and reduction in work loss days due to illness. Other prodcutivity indicators we use include: reduction of presenteeism, reduction in turnover rate, and reduction in saved time away from work.
For more information about Dr. Baicker’s study, click here.
For a more detailed look at our ROI case study, click here.
Great Healthcare Speaks for Itself
There’s not a day that goes by without our clinicians making positive impacts and inspiring people to lead healthier lives. They really are the best at what they do.
David Dick
A case in point is David Dick, PA-C.
David is a physician’s assistant and lead clinician at the HealthyU shared services health center for Lincoln Industries and IMSCorp in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before coming aboard at Marathon Health, David worked in family practice at East Lincoln Family Health, where he was responsible for all aspects of patient care including detailed history and physical exams, development of treatment plans, prescribing medication, and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic studies.
David recently made the cover of Lincoln Industries’ employee publication for the exemplary work he’s performed since HealthyU opened in August. He’s featured in a story about how he treated the son of a Lincoln Industries employee who broke his hand playing football.
Here’s an excerpt:
“When the swelling didn’t go down, we decided to bring him to HealthU. David Dick (HealthyU Physician Assistant) was able to tell us that Alex had a broken finger. He directed us to the least expensive place to get the finer x-rayed and a cast. Overall, it saved us the cost of a doctor’s visit and what it would have cost to have his hand x-rayed and cast at a more expensive clinic. Today, Alex is back in action as a freshman on Raymond-Central’s Junior Varsity basketball team.
“HealthyU was a good choice for us,” said Joel. “Not only did Alex receive the care he needed for his hand, the service and staff at HealthyU were great. I’m sure David spent 30 minutes or more with Alex when we came in. You simply don’t get that kind of attention when you go to a physician somewhere else. We really appreciated the service we received.”
The full article can be seen here.
Congrats David on a job well done. Keep up the good work!
