title: Implementing a medical self-care program.
abstract: Medical self-care is a type of wellness program that encourages employees to decide what to do for themselves with or without provider assistance. This article provides a tool for assessing the value of such a program for cost containment.
authors.affiliation: American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Don R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States