{"id":635,"date":"2022-10-26T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellcastroi.com\/?p=635"},"modified":"2022-10-28T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T12:43:37","slug":"strategic-planning-for-prevention-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellcastroi.com\/en\/strategic-planning-for-prevention-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Need for Strategic Planning for Prevention Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the past 25 years of supporting employers in the calculation of the ROI of their prevention programs, I have been continually surprised at the ad hoc manner in which <strong>prevention programs are selected and implemented. <\/strong>Sometimes I see imbalances between programs focused on physical issues versus behavioral issues, or too many programs focused on the same issue, but lacking in others. <strong>There is a need for better strategic planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most other departments within employers <strong>develop strategic plans for their departments<\/strong>, whether it be Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, and for expansion plans, but <strong>is rare to see one for prevention programs implemented by HR, Benefits, or Occupational Medicine<\/strong>, leading to a kind of \u201cShoot, Ready, Aim\u201d approach to preventing physical, behavioral, and occupational injuries, and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This leads to difficulties in obtaining approval of programs<\/strong> by administrative and financial personnel, who continually ask the following questions (which would be addressed by a strategic plan):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the main issues faced by our employees, <strong>both short and long term?<\/strong><\/li><li>If there are many diseases or conditions, <strong>which ones impact our internal costs the most<\/strong>?<\/li><li><strong>If we consider our internal costs of disease<\/strong>, such as productivity and turnover costs, instead of just the medical costs or the impact on insurance premiums, <strong>does the priority change<\/strong>?<\/li><li>What should be the balance between programs that <strong>resolve issues quickly<\/strong> (e.g., an EAP program that addresses short term issues) <strong>versus those that take longer to work<\/strong> (e.g., for high-risk employees)?<\/li><li>Why do you have so many programs <strong>focused on the same disease or condition<\/strong>?<\/li><li>Assuming that a single program impacts various diseases or conditions, <strong>how do you measure the impact on each<\/strong>?<\/li><li>Granted that there are many alternative prevention programs for each condition, why did you choose the ones that you did?<\/li><li>What is the ROI and Internal Rate of Return of each prevention program?<\/li><li><strong>Who are the target employees<\/strong>?<\/li><li>What is the minimum participation and effectiveness rates to break even on the investment?<\/li><li><strong>How do you measure success<\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"leiamais\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/wellcastroi.com\/en\/how-to-convert-wellbeing-programs-into-investments\/\">How to Convert Wellbeing Programs into Investments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following paragraphs, I\u2019ll <strong>explain how to provide a theoretical approach to Strategic Planning for the prevention of disease<\/strong> in three steps, called <strong>Ready, Aim, Shoot<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One: Ready \u2013 Identifying the Problems and how to solve them.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, we need to <strong>identify the major disease states or conditions<\/strong> by analyses of actual or expected risk factors or prevalence rates. Then, we must <strong>quantify the costs associated with the incidence<\/strong> (internal or economic costs such as productivity losses, turnover, disability\/claims, impact on health plan premiums, and accident costs). Following this, we must <strong>create a comprehensive list of potential programs focused on the major diseases or conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two: Aim \u2013 Selecting the Best Option with ROI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we need to <strong>compare the programs based on ROI<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wellcastroi.com\/en\/eap-roi-calculator-user-guide-documentation\/\">WELLCAST ROI\u2122 simulations<\/a> are run with various scenarios of price, participation, and effectiveness rates to determine respective ROIs). Subsequently, we\u2019ll need to <strong>select the programs based on the results of the simulations<\/strong>. The original list is whittled down, and specific programs are selected for each disease state or condition. Note that <strong>WELLCAST ROI considers the fact that several programs affect various diseases<\/strong> and accounts for the cumulative effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterward, it\u2019s <strong>necessary to obtain approval for programs based on ROI<\/strong>, and <strong>identify who will be conducting the programs<\/strong>, either In-house personnel or third-party vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, to conclude, we\u2019ll have to <strong>prepare and communicate campaigns by Identifying target populations for each program<\/strong>, and, after that, <strong>prepare promotional materials and communicate the necessity of the program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three: Shoot \u2013 Program Implementation and Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the above steps concluded, it\u2019s time to <strong>implement the programs and measure their progress<\/strong> in reducing risk factors or disease\/condition incidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, we can now <strong>convert program progress and effectiveness<\/strong> (e.g., reduction of risk factors) <strong>into monetary terms<\/strong> (ROI). Hence, we&#8217;ll be able to <strong>periodically perform variance analyses by comparing actual reductions with the plan\u2019s expectations<\/strong>, and then, convert variances into monetary terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details are contained on our website, <a href=\"about:blank\">www.wellcastroi.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past 25 years of supporting employers in the calculation of the ROI of their prevention programs, I have been continually surprised at the<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> 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