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Follow on Google News | Cleveland Clinic Wellness Enterprise and U.S. Preventive Medicine Announce PartnershipBy: Cleveland Clinic Wellness Enterprise The announcement was made by Ron Loeppke, M.D., MPH, FACOEM, FACPM, Vice Chairman of U.S. Preventive Medicine, “USPM is honored to partner with the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Enterprise in this innovative strategic partnership to integrate our next generation information technology platform and population health management services with their best-of-class wellness programs and e-Coaching services. One of the goals of our integrated population health management initiative is to empower individuals and organizations to enjoy better health, better healthcare and better value.” USPM provides three levels of preventive medicine through their online flagship product The Preventive Plan™. These three levels include: • Primary prevention: Wellness, health promotion and education to maintain health. • Secondary prevention: Screening for early detection/diagnosis of health conditions. • Tertiary prevention: Early intervention with evidence-based care management to reduce complications and disability from health conditions. Dr. Loeppke stated, “We can leverage the power of prevention to help reduce the burden of health risks and illness in our society, improve the health and productivity of employees, enhance the viability of engaged employers and, ultimately, impact the vitality of our nation’s economy.” Dr. Michael F. Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of the Wellness Institute of Cleveland Clinic, said, “The best way for healthcare to cost less is to need less because you are well. The programs we are doing with U.S. Preventive Medicine address all four major drivers of chronic illness including an amazing program that helps you manage stress and others that have incredible success in coaching weight loss and tobacco cessation that are sustainable. The combination of Cleveland Clinic Wellness Enterprise and USPM will give employees the do-over we know they can achieve and the outcome data will demonstrate a return on investment to justify the spend to even the most diligent CFO.” Cleveland Clinic Wellness focuses on changing behavior in the “Big 4” causes of chronic diseases (food choices, tobacco, physical inactivity, and stress) through programs such as Healthy Performance with Stress Free Now, Cleveland Clinic Wellness e-Coaching, and interactive online programs Stress Free Now, Go! Foods, and Go! to Sleep. Members can also sign up for daily e-reminders with helpful health-related articles, recipes, and information on chronic conditions that might pertain to them or their family members. Cleveland Clinic’s Healthy Performance with Stress Free Now and CC e-Coaching have driven remarkable results across a wide variety of industry. Cleveland Clinic has led numerous successful community and institutional campaigns committed to improving the lives of children and adults. Also, in 2005 they were the first hospital to become a smoke-free workplace. A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, demonstrated that active participants in The Preventive Plan resulted in significant improvements in health risk reduction. Of those individuals who started in a high health risk category at baseline, 46% moved down to medium risk and 19% moved down to low risk, after participating two years in their personalized Preventive Plan. The study also showed total population risk transitions as follows: the segment of the study population in the high risk category was reduced from 11% to 6%; the medium risk category was reduced from 29% to 23%; and the segment of the population in the low risk category was increased from 60% to 71%. USPM utilizes a three-part health and well-being assessment as well as biometric screening to identify member health risks. As a result, each member receives their own personalized Preventive Plan. The Plan encourages exercise and nutritional activities to drive member engagement and with the option for live-call health coaching to help members actively participate in enhancing their health status and well-being and thereby improving their Preventive Score™. Dr. Loeppke stated, “Together, USPM and CCWE have the unparalleled opportunity to help individuals add years to their life and life to their years…and in the process help make the world a healthier place.” About Cleveland Clinic Wellness Enterprise: Cleveland Clinic has a strong history of leadership in the wellness sphere. It has a designated Chief Wellness Officer, New York Times best-selling author and Wellness authority, Dr. Michael Roizen, and has established a Wellness Institute, responsible for implementing wide-reaching wellness programs that aggressively advocate healthy living and remove possible barriers to this end. As a top ranked healthcare institution, Cleveland Clinic has consistently sought to shift the national focus from providing “sick” care to promoting wellness. From designating its entire health system smoke free on July 4, 2005, to no longer hiring smokers as of Sept. 1, 2007, banning trans-fats from its menus and appointing the country’s first Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic is dedicated to creating a healthier environment for its employees, patients and community. For more information, please visit http://www.ClevelandClinicWellness.com. As one of the world's most respected academic medical centers, clinicians see firsthand the consequences of certain preventable conditions and their effects on the healthcare system. Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute is dedicated to helping our patients, our community members, and our employees achieve optimal well-being and a high quality of life. We do this by combining world-class medical care and quality wellness programs to change unhealthy behaviors and to make healthy life choices. The goal of Cleveland Clinic Wellness, based in Lyndhurst, OH, is to minimize the physical, emotional and economic costs of illness through health and wellness services and education. About U.S. Preventive Medicine: U.S. Preventive Medicine is a leading, cloud-based global preventive health movement focused on saving lives and lowering costs by keeping people healthy and better managing chronic conditions before they progress. The company’s innovative flagship product, The Preventive Plan™, is a web-based health management platform centered on the clinical science of preventive medicine. The company is accredited in wellness and health promotion by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and disease management by URAC. For more information, please visit http://www.uspm.com. End
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