title: How to achieve an ROI on your health care dollars.
abstract: Offering employees self-care information, which encourages them to decide what to do for themselves with and without provider assistance, can be a low-cost, effective approach to health care cost management. Components of such a program may include a printed self-care guide, workshops, software and a nurse advice line. Self-care is a process, not an event and, to be effective, a self-care program needs to be reinforced by ongoing communication.
authors.affiliation: American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Don R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D012648:Self Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States