Reshaping Health Care: Best Performers Leading the Way
Findings from the 18th Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care highlights that employers are acting aggressively in response to the shifting health care landscape. Employers remain committed to providing active employee health care benefits but are continuing to seek strategies to managing rising costs, improve health care delivery and worker health while still complying with health care reform.
The Consumer Health Mindset
Aon Hewitt, the National Business Group on Health and The Futures Company surveyed more than 2,800 employees and their dependents covered by employer health plans to determine their perspectives, behaviors and attitudes towards health and wellness. Survey results show that employees don't have accurate perceptions of their personal health, and they significantly underestimate the portion of their health care costs paid by their employers. However some employer strategies-such as the use of account-based plans and specific health and wellness programs-appear to be effective in motivating employees to take action to better understand and improve their health.
Safety & Quality Checklist for Achieving Preferred Hospital or Center of Excellence Status
Employers have a key leadership role in achieving safer, higher-quality patient care in hospitals. This includes working with health plans and network providers to make sure that any hospital that enjoys preferred provider status or is designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) adheres to the highest standards of patient safety and quality care. This checklist includes suggested requirements to be met by hospitals with preferred hospital or COE status.
March 6-8, 2013
Business Health Agenda 2013
Washington, DC
May 22-23, 2013
Leadership Summit on Workforce Well-being
Washington, DC
