Health and Workers Compensation
In the competitive business environment, organizations are looking for ways to enhance human capital investments and control business expenses. Employers are achieving this goal through an integrated injury prevention (safety) and health enhancement (wellness) initiative. In fact, 3M witnessed a 73% decrease in recordable injury rates with this type of approach1. Van Gilder will partner with our clients to develop, implement, and evaluate an integrated injury prevention and health promotion initiative. Our clients will benefit from a leading edge approach that optimizes human capital investments and reduces operating expenses.
What are the benefits of V-Well?
- Enhances current injury prevention efforts with a turnkey health promotion initiative
- Generates results and eases administrative work for the employer
- Controls workers compensation and escalating health insurance costs
- Reduces absenteeism, frequency, and severity of injuries
- Improves employee productivity and recruitment/retention
What are the components of V-Well?
- Measure underlying risks that drive costs
- Health Assessment Questionnaire
- Health Culture Survey
- Develop a plan to reduce related risks and costs
- Example
- Points-based systems: earn points for safety and health promotion behaviors
Why combine injury prevention and health promotion efforts?
- Existing safety resources and structure already in place
- Similar goals and challenges
- Positive impact on multiple areas
- Injury expenses
- Escalating health insurance costs
- Time away from work
- Employee retention