SHRM July 18, 2019
Options range from telehealth kiosks to fully staffed clinics
Providing employees with onsite health care has helped large companies tamp down rising coverage costs while reducing employees’ time off the job to visit doctors’ offices. But small employers also have opportunities to offer employees access to onsite or nearby health care services.
Benefits of Onsite Health Care
Offering onsite health care can improve employees’ health and well-being, said Ellen Kelsay, chief strategy officer at nonprofit National Business Group on Health (NBGH), an employers group in Washington, D.C.
For instance, she noted, because onsite care is convenient, it can improve employees’ use of preventive screenings, immunizations and services that they might not otherwise get. If employees are receiving these recommended services,...
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