FORT WAYNE, IN – BeniComp Advantage, a subsidiary of BeniComp Health Solutions, has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association (AHA) for promoting a wellness culture by providing support to employees and implementing numerous healthy cultural changes that increase productivity, reduce absenteeism, decrease turnover, improve employee satisfaction and lower healthcare costs.

In the state of Indiana, 68 worksites have received recognition so far this year. Of those, 56 were awarded Gold-Level, 12 were awarded Platinum-Level.

Requirements for Platinum-Level Employers:

• Offer employees physical activity options in the workplace.
• Promote a wellness culture in the workplace.
• Implement at least nine criteria outlined by the AHA in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and culture.
• Demonstrate at lease one behavior change, one cost savings, or have achieved a positive return on
• investment (as documented by supporting data) listed in the application form.

March 31, 2015

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BeniComp Advantage Contact: Lindsay Wojnarowski, 260-469-4942
Baylor School Contact: Barbara Kennedy, Director of External Affairs, 423-265-7707, ext. 354

(CHATTANOOGA, TENN.) - Baylor School has been named a recipient of the Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite Award from the American Heart Association (AHA).

The Fit-Friendly Worksites program is a catalyst for positive change in the workforce by making employees’ health and wellness a priority. The AHA classifies a Fit-Friendly Worksite as an employer that “goes above and beyond when it comes to the health of its employees, embracing criteria outlined by the AHA in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and culture.”

A big part of Baylor’s commitment to employee wellness is its partnership with BeniComp Advantage, which rewards healthy lifestyles by allowing employees to earn credits toward base health plan costs. “We are firm believers that employees should have the ability to control their health care costs by taking ownership of their lifestyle choices,” says Julie Short, Director of Sales for BeniComp Advantage. “Therefore, if employees are making positive strides, rewards should be given.”

Fort Wayne area business has been designated as a 2014 Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite

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Media Contact:
Ryan Johnson
Office (312) 476-6627
Cell (773) 419-2352
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Fort Wayne, IN – Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the U.S., and physical inactivity doubles the risk. The Fit-Friendly Worksite program was developed to address this issue and help lower the risk of heart disease for employees. The AHA classifies Fit-Friendly Worksites as employers who go above and beyond when it comes to their employees' health. Participating employers have embraced criteria outlined by the American Heart Association in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and culture.

BeniComp Advantage will receive the Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite Award at their headquarters, located at 8310 Clinton Park Dr, on Friday, June 13th at 10am. American Heart Association staff will preside over the award presentation.

“Physical activity and employee wellness are important priorities at BeniComp Advantage. There is no greater benefit we can offer our employees than helping them live healthier, happier lives and we are honored and excited to be recognized by the American Heart Association as a Gold-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite,” said Julie Short, Carrier Integration at BeniComp Advantage. “We’re committed to providing the best workplace environment possible. This will ensure our employees’ health and produce even more positive results for our worksite overall.”

Gold Level employers:

• Offer employee physical activity support.
• Provide/increase healthy eating options at the worksite.
• Promote a wellness culture.
• Implement at least nine criteria as outlined by the American Heart Association in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and culture.

Worksites take steps to decrease healthcare expenses, increase productivity

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June 5 th, 2014
2:00 PM

CONTACT:
Pat Holtman, Human Resources Director for Covenant Hospice
(850) 202-0337
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Pensacola, 6/4/204 – Covenant Hospice has been recognized as a Gold-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees eat better and move more. Covenant’s newly partnered wellness vendor, BeniComp Advantage, has assisted them in this health achievement.

“Physical activity and employee wellness are important priorities at Covenant Hospice. We are honored and excited to be recognized by the American Heart Association as a Gold-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite,” said Pat Holtman, Human Resources Director at Covenant Hospice. “We’re committed to providing the best workplace environment possible. This will benefit our employees’ health and produce even more positive results for our worksite overall.”

Gold-level employers:

• Offer employees physical activity options in the workplace.
• Promote a wellness culture in the workplace.
• Implement at least nine criteria outlined by the American Heart Association in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and culture.

In 2010, BeniComp Advantage launched their Predictive Health Management (PHM) division, which offers the analysis and coaching of participants biometric screening results by Registered Nurses, Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners and MD’s to further the awareness and prevention of future claim spend. In this recent case, an employee of a client in Indiana whose data BeniComp has acquired for almost 4 years completed the annual blood screening, yet this one was different. Upon receiving the results, BeniComp’s medical professionals were able to detect an elevated serum GGT level which is an enzyme found primarily in the liver. In high risk circumstances, this is an indicator of liver or bile duct disorder and/or heart disease. In this specific case, it meant a hepatitis C diagnosis. 

An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that can cause liver failure, liver cancer, or even lead to death if left untreated. In February of 2014, BeniComp was able to pinpoint hepatitis C in one individual, and provide access to immediate intervention and treatment. While the 12 week treatment is almost completed, the prognosis is excellent and the participant’s new lease on life is priceless. 

Hepatitis C is becoming more and more of a known diagnosis, and there have been many advances made in the search for a cure. One well known drug is called Sovaldi, and is actually the drug prescribed to our client’s employee. For people in a clinical trial for the new drugs daclatasvir and sofosbuvir (Sovaldi), hepatitis C cure rates were astonishingly high at 98 percent, even for the hardest to treat patients. Additionally, Sovaldi can treat patients in 12 weeks, while previous drug combinations took 24 or 48 weeks.

The key is prevention and early detection. Many potentially life threatening diagnoses (and pocketbook threatening too) have been thwarted by routine wellness screenings and predictive outreach. This is BeniComp’s modus operandi. And this method is what keeps claims controlled, trend suppressed and employees healthy.