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Do it Yourself?

We hadn’t thought of this previously, but that is really what employers are doing when they provide an on-site clinic for their employees.  With the economic downturn, DIY is the craze; it seems that everyone is working on their own auto for repairs, or home, or taking up those chores around the house that they previously hired someone else to do.  But, for companies like SAS, Rosen Hotels, QuadGraphics, and others, doing it yourself has been an action plan for more years than some of our children have been alive!

It isn’t going unnoticed.   MITSLOAN Management Review recently published an article by some well-credentialed academics about on-site clinics and their benefits to everyone.   This was picked up on by the Baylor University News as well.   They pointed to a study done in 2011 by Towers Watson and the NBGH showing that 23% of larger employers already have on-sites and 12% more plan to open one this year.

The original article on the Sloan Review site states, simply and well:  “The centers we have described are successful because they were created for the right reasons:  to encourage an attitude of wellness, to offer convenient access to high-quality health care, to provide a medical home, to convey the company’s commitment to employees, to improve productivity and reduce turnover and yes, to better control health-care costs.”

So, to all of you “Do it yourselfers” out there – we tip our hat and encourage those of you sitting on the sidelines to jump in, the water’s fine.