Ovation to Present Webinar on Chronic Disease Prevention with HR.com
September 12, 2011
Farmington, CT - Ovation, a national leader in workforce health improvement and one of the largest independent benefits brokers in the country, has announced their participation in the Institute for Human Resource's Virtual Conference on Employee Wellness. The webinar, titled “Evidence to Practice: A Lean Business Approach to Measureable Chronic Disease Prevention” will be presented on Wednesday, September 14th and Thursday September 15th at the following times (EST): 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Ovation presentation is titled “Evidence to Practice: A Lean Business Approach to Measureable Chronic Disease Prevention” and will focus on TI Automotive and Ulbrich Steel's approach to attacking rising health care costs while preventing chronic disease. The session will show how to use a data-driven strategy to improve workforce health and health care costs while focusing on employees at high risk for chronic disease.
The webinar speakers will include Bill Mauke, President, Ovation Workforce Health; Chris Ulbrich, COO, Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc.; and Terri Forman, Ovation Client Services Manager and former U.S. Benefits Manager, TI Automotive, Inc. The presenters will discuss the transformation and execution of a workforce health improvement strategy at Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc. and TI Automotive.
The HR.com event provides certification to industry professionals in particular areas of HR. The ultimate goal of these conferences is to build talent pools of highly skilled and trained professionals with critical niche skills and networks that can share best practices across these key HR disciplines. The presentations will be part of a comprehensive conference program on the latest learnings, trends, best practices, and technologies as they are being applied to job performance improvement for HR professionals.
“It currently costs US private employers an estimated $45 billion per year in medical expenses and work loss,” says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com and the Institute for Human Resources. “A study conducted by Randstad USA shows 52% of employees feel businesses aren't doing enough to promote employee health and wellness. We are launching this Institute, in particular, to help educate HR on how to improve the wellness of their organizations and provide a positive impact on their bottom line.”
The recommended audience includes employers with self-insured health benefit plans or insured plans with at least 150 covered employees and HR and benefit managers seeking a new approach to workforce health and prevention programs.
ABOUT OVATION BENEFITS
Ovation Benefits, established in 2002, is the national leader in Workforce Health Improvement and one of the largest independent benefit brokers in the nation, representing more than 250 employers and more than 100,000 individuals in 43 states. Ovation's clients include small business, middle market and Fortune 1000 employer groups and more than 40 cities, towns and boards of education. “TakeCharge” is Ovation's new fully integrated, turnkey product platform that incorporates best in class health improvement benefits, incentives, interventions and member support designed to deliver sustainable cost reduction through health improvement and unparalleled employee engagement. For further information, please visit www.ovationbenefits.com.
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