Medical Self Care training and resources will help improve the use and quality of health care by empowering employees to take a more active role in their health.
These Self Care resources cover more than 200 common health problems that account for the majority of employee sick days, emergency room, urgent care and primary care visits and workers’ compensation claims. By using these tools, employees and their families can make informed decisions regarding prevention, the handling of health problems and when to seek appropriate medical care.
HPN’s Self Care products and services include:
- Healthwise Handbooks, DVDs, Health Problem & Ask-the-Doctor visit tools with wallet cards and instructional bookmark with reminders (e.g., 800#s, web sites)
- Worksite trainers, train-the-trainer and mail options
- Support for strategy development, customization, implementation and evaluation
Features & Benefits
Self Care 101 training & resources empower and help employees and families at multiple levels, including:
- Over 200 common health problems —including signs, symptoms, prevention, appropriate home treatment and when to call a health professional
- How to improve calls, visits and partnerships with doctors and other health professionals
- Proper questions to ask doctors for improving health care and medical outcomes
- Improving the use of related resources (e.g., 800#s, web sites) available through employers, health plans and communities
Results & Returns
With HPN’s Self Care products and services, your organization can:
- Help employees and family members improve the quality of care at home, make informed decisions about when to seek health care, and get the most out of calls and visits to their doctors
- Lower health care costs by reducing unnecessary visits to the emergency room and doctor’s offices
- Realize added savings by improving early detection and treatment of problems
- Yield minimum return-on-investment ratios (ROIs) ranging 2:1 to 3:1
- Add training and increase ROIs to 15:1 or more within the first 3-12 months
- Continue to generate these same results and returns each year for at least 5 years in a row — depending upon strategy design
Materials Include
For every employee / family
- Healthwise Handbook®, 16th Edition, the world’s leading self care manual
- DVD - also reinforces key support resources
- Ask-The-Doctor Checklist and Wallet-Card
- Instructional Bookmark
- Program Evaluation
Special Editions
- Spanish
- Canadian English & French
- Age 50+ and Retirees
Training Options
At the worksite
• 30-60 minute programs by HPN trainers
• Train-the-trainer, empowering your trainers to deliver the resources effectively
• New hire support kits & e-Learning
Direct to the home and famiily
• Direct mail
• DVD, e-Learning & other resources
Customization Options
- Doctor Visit Tools & Reminder Bookmark
are the most cost-effective way to reinforce
& promote group-specific support resources
– e.g., EAP, nurse line 800#s & web site
– available via the employer & health plan
- Book cover & DVD can also be customized
- To maximize strategy success:
- Add newsletters/articles to enhance issue awareness & use of Self Care tools
- Integrate with e-Learnng, web site, screenings, safety meetings/trainings
Order Information
With order quantities for less than 500 employees/families:
- Consider using our online HPN Store
- Or if you prefer, call us at 1.630.941.9030
Please contact us at 1.630.941.9030 or by email:
- For larger organizations, rates, quotes and orders
- To explore customization options and needs
- To explore implementation support options
- When shipping outside the U.S.
- If you have any questions
We look forward to hearing from you. |
