employers

With the cost of healthcare premiums rising by greater than 10% annually, employers recognize the need to help implement programs that address the burden of chronic disease affecting their employee populations. Chronic illness carries drives higher employee medical costs, causes higher absenteeism, inhibits productivity and harms the quality of life of employees and their families. Many employers have embraced disease management and wellness programs of various types in an attempt to control the effects of chronic illness including diabetes, asthma, and cardiovascular conditions.

Joslin has many diabetes education interventions that are designed to reach employee populations through programs with local medical affiliates and through other online and offline approaches. Joslin’s suite of patient publications, exportable education classes, software tools and clinical consulting are designed to affect the highest risk employees and steer them to better paths of care.