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Daniel K. Ross: 5 Ways Worksite Clinics Facilitate Savings
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 05/06/2014 - 13:58
- Removal of time and cost barriers: On-site health centers typically require no out-of-pocket costs for office visits
- Improved doctor/patient communications: Health centers are usually staffed by a physician as well as other supporting medical staff
- Lower overall healthcare costs: Put simply, increased primary care exposure dramatically lowers overall costs
- Workers’ compensation cost decrease: On-site health centers have the ability to serve as a first report of injury center for workers’ compensation injuries
- Beneficial to both management and unions: Unions understand the adoption of health centers to be an increase in benefits while lowering member cost
Source: Employee Benefit News
Source URL: http://ebn.benefitnews.com/blog/ebviews/5-ways-worksite-clin...