Occupational and environmental health nursing in the era of consumer-directed health care.
Consumer-directed health care plans (CDHPs) present an opportunity to control health care costs. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are two different approaches to providing pre-tax funding for CDHP enrollees. Each has a significant impact on the nature and business aspects of worksite health care. Worksite clinics can provide support via on-site education, expanded acute care services, and referral to other health-related benefits and resources for all CDHP enrollees. With attention to the type of employee health benefits funding support (HSA or HRA), occupational health nurses can maximize the effectiveness and value of worksite clinic services for CDHP enrollees.
Sherman
Bruce
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Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Click
Elizabeth
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D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D017047:Cost Sharing; D019468:Disease Management; D004782:Environmental Health; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D020402:Medical Savings Accounts / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012648:Self Care