5 advantages of Telehealth. Employers think outside the box for employees.

As a business owner have you ever asked yourself, “What options do my employees have when they get sick?” or "What does our employee benefits plan offer that can help us improve the overall productivity of our staff and company?"

Probably not why would you? Up until now the answer has been for many to call in sick, take a day or two off, use your sick or vacation days and take care of you.

What does that say to your employees? It says, “If I get sick it’s on me, looks like I don’t have time to get sick and neither does my family.”

In some cases, employers allow employees to come and go as they please having opportunities to make appointments to handle issues during work hours very easily. But that’s not always the case, not everyone who owns a business handles their employees the same and not all businesses are built the same. (Not everyone works at Google)

Looking at things from a different perspective may change the way you handle your employee’s group health insurance. Instead of taking away benefits to cut costs you can look at adding a benefit that would increase your employees’ health and absenteeism.

The bottom line is you are constantly looking for ways to increase sales, add productivity, and save money.

Offering Telehealth to your employees might be a unique and inventive way to do all three at the same time while making your employees happy and attracting better talent to your company.

Check out our recent post, "Why isn't your company adding Telehealth as a medical benefit?" In the article, you can review what it is and why the technology is becoming health care right now for many employers across the United States.

News flash your employees are going to get sick why not have in place an added medical benefit to help them which in turn will be helping your company.

Here are 5 reasons to add a telehealth program to your business:

1. Affordable Care Act - Health Care systems are maxed out there is a shortage of Primary Care Physicians (PCP) across the US. Emergency rooms are being over-utilized and health care costs continue to rise. High Deductible plans are becoming increasingly popular. There is a huge need for a low cost, innovative solution.

2. Saves $$ - An average ER visit at minimum costs $750.00. The maximum cost of a telehealth consultation is $40.00. Accurate Insurance Solutions is able to waive these fees and provide no consultation fees. Many employers are deciding to pay for the benefit at no cost to the employee, some are cost sharing, and others are offering it voluntary. Either way the investment over time has the potential to save tons of money.

3. Start Immediately - With a 30-day implementation at any time of year a telehealth program is easy to use and setup. A telehealth system can integrate with all types of health insurance companies, benefit plans and designs, co-pays and deductibles. It’s the right care at the right price.

4. Real Life examples - In a recent survey on Teladoc’s website out of 2,900 consults 47% would have ended in an ER or urgent care visit if not for the implementation of a telehealth benefit. Instead by having the option to use telehealth over a 1-year period that the company was able to save over $500,000.

5. 91% - Percentage of patients who were able to resolve their issue using telehealth. Although telehealth does not replace your (PCP) as you can see with a 91% rate it has the opportunity to become a convenient and affordable option for quality care.

Accurate Insurance Solutions, a division of Accurate Advisory Group, is an independent agency that specializes in insurance and financial services.

Although we’re based in Tampa, we also have an office in Orlando and

independent agents located throughout Florida.

Our goal is to build strong relationships with clients by providing exceptional customer service and recommendations that are objective and independent.

As an independent agency, we are not aligned with one or two providers. We have preferred relationships with all of the industry's top-rated providers and serve as a conduit between our customers and those companies.

We are uniquely qualified to help our clients navigate the new regulatory environment created by the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). Our clients have come to rely on our knowledge and experience with ACA, and our recommendations to avoid punitive penalties associated with the law.

If you would like to learn more about Telehealth or have questions related to your group health insurance plans contact us today for a free consultation.

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