MANUFACTURING PLANT CASE STUDY
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Three years of on-site Annual Wellness Visits across nine manufacturing plants in three states, with statistically significant improvements in metabolic risk factors.
9
Plants served across three states
571
Team members participating in the 2018 program
269
Employees participating all three years since 2016
34%
Of three-year participants improved metabolic risk factors
The Challenge
In 2016, NDS Wellness partnered with a leading manufacturer of engineered plastics and metals in North America. The privately held company was experiencing an escalation in healthcare cost spend. The management team was looking for a program that identified, diagnosed, educated, and provided tools and options for employees suffering from chronic disease and mental health disorders. The solution needed to be made available to all operational shifts.
Healthcare Participation
Between 2016 and 2018, NDS Wellness implemented Annual Wellness Visits at nine plants located in three different states. The program would educate employees on the current status of their health and provide tools and/or referrals into local PCP care, with a goal of keeping healthy and low risk employees healthy, and improving the status of employees in the at-risk category. NDS utilized SPSS IBM Watson statistical analytics package to analyze program outcomes.
Of the manufacturing plant’s 571 total team members participating in the 2018 program, 269 had participated since the inception of the program in 2016.
Services Offered to Team Members in 30-Minute PCP Appointments
Biometrics (BMI, BP, Hemoglobin A1C, Lipid Panel, Customized Blood Panels Available)
Licensed Providers completed review of Body Systems (Lymphatic, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, Neurological, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat) and Health History
Age-appropriate Screening Education
Integration with Existing EAP Programs
12 Lead EKG
Occupational Health Assessment
Coordination of Care with Local Providers
Mental Health Assessment and Referral Program
Results: 2016–2018 Metabolic Risk Factors
The following was a statistically significant correlation between NDS onsite Annual Wellness Program participation and risk factors for metabolic syndrome:
Triglycerides
81%
maintained normal levels (≤149) through 3 years of participation
37%
identified at risk in 2016 moved into normal range in 2018
Waist
85%
maintained normal waist circumference through the 3 years of participation
17%
identified at risk in 2016 moved into normal range by 2018
Glucose
74%
maintained normal glucose levels through 3 years of participation
47%
identified at risk in 2016 moved into normal range by 2018
HDL
78%
maintained normal HDL levels through 3 years of participation
23%
identified at risk in 2016 moved into normal range by 2018
Blood Pressure
75%
maintained normal BP levels through 3 years of participation
50%
identified at risk in 2016 moved into normal range by 2018
THREE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
Of those that engaged all three years, 34% experienced improved metabolic risk factors, 35% maintained, and 29% added risk factors. There is a positive correlation between the participating population and improved or maintained risk categories.
This differs significantly from the non-participating population, whose at-risk categories increased over time.
WHAT THE RESULTS SHOW
Overall, patients who started off the program with low risk were more likely to maintain low risk values across the three years. These results indicate that patients who receive annual feedback regarding their health can make necessary adjustments to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Additionally, for patients that started the program at risk, a portion of those patients were able to make lifestyle changes that resulted in movement into a lowered risk range.
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