Assessing Workplace Clinic Utilization and Performance: Lessons and Implications for Care Delivery

Nimisha Kalia; Amy S. Alfriend; Sebastian A. Minor; Edward J. Bernacki; Robert A. Lavin; Nina Leung; Larry Yuspeh; Nicholas F. Tsourmas; Xuguang Tao

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Assessing Workplace Clinic Utilization and Performance: Lessons and Implications for Care Delivery

Nimisha Kalia, Amy S. Alfriend, Sebastian A. Minor, Edward J. Bernacki, Robert A. Lavin, Nina Leung, Larry Yuspeh, Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Xuguang Tao

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Many large employers utilize on-site medical clinics as a major component of their long-term healthcare cost management strategy. This study aims to quantify on-site clinic return on investment (ROI) associated with the avoidance of direct healthcare expenditures for preventive, urgent care and occupational medical services at an international beverage company. A multivariable linear regression model indicated there was a significant association between the ROI and increasing penetration rates, number of employees, and clinic age (P < 0.0001). Over a 10-year period, while the types of services delivered changed, onsite clinics continued to demonstrate significant and increasing cost savings for this employer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E407-E413
Journal	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Volume	62
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001927
State	Published - Aug 1 2020

Keywords

health care cost savings
onsite clinic
return on investment
workplace onsite clinics
worksite clinic

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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