SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - 21 Apr 2010 - Ushering in a new era in mobile health engagement, Allviant Corporation announced today that its CarePass™ solution generated impressive results in engaging Arizona State University (ASU) employees in actively participating in various health and wellness initiatives. In less than four months of using the convenient technology, ASU reports a 100 percent increase in attendance at employee preventive screenings at ASU.
While CarePass helped to double attendance for general health screenings for blood glucose, blood pressure, full lipid panel, body composition, bone density and hearing screenings, it boosted attendance for diet and fitness programs at ASU by 85 percent – the categories of engagement most commonly attributed to changes in lifestyle that drive down the cost of care. CarePass has become the preferred means of registering for wellness classes, with nearly 2/3 of all registrations done via CarePass. CarePass also allows consumers to control their benefits and personal health service communications and transactions by aggregating and delivering information securely—via phone, e-mail, or text messaging based on individual preference. Patent-pending technology allows CarePass to uniquely combine relevant pieces of information together in those communications to consumers who then are able to take meaningful action.
According to ASU statistics, twenty-five percent more females than males are using CarePass, reflecting research showing that women make the majority of healthcare decisions for their families.
According to Kevin Salcido, ASU’s chief human resources officer, “Not only are we thrilled that our preventive health programs have been so heavily attended due to CarePass, but we’re pleased to be able to offer our employees a benefit that is low cost, but delivers high value. That’s especially important during these tough economic times when employees are often asked to sacrifice. Instead, with CarePass, they’ve been able to gain a great benefit. Giving our employees a tool like CarePass helps them take positive proactive health action. Plus, it is easy to use, is customized to their preferences and provides just the right number of reminders. It has significantly enhanced our ability to communicate health and wellness information, and as a result, we will expand use of CarePass to other communication of benefits and human resources information.”
“In only four months, with little promotion and no incentives, 21% of ASU Tempe campus employees have signed up to use our technology-enabled service – a testament to the powerful capabilities we put in the hands of CarePass users,” said Lilian Myers, Allviant’s CEO. “As the largest university in the country, ASU leads the way in demonstrating how large employers can empower a workforce to take charge of their own health management through innovations like CarePass. Their dramatic results prove that implementing next generation employee engagement tools doesn’t have to take months or years and that doing it well stimulates engagement and uptake of employer-sponsored prevention and wellness programs, while helping employees quickly and easily manage their own health and benefits world. We couldn’t be more pleased by the confidence and trust ASU has placed in us to empower their employees with the information they need, where and when they need it. We look forward to expanding upon the program’s success.”
About Allviant Corporation
Allviant Corporation is the developer of CarePass™, a technology-enabled service that gives healthcare consumers a new method of access, convenience and control by connecting existing information systems and administrative data though a personally-defined set of communication methods. The opposite of customer relationship management (CRM), this service relationship management technology empowers the customer to determine when and how they want to interact with service providers across their unique array of healthcare relationships. For more information, please visit http://www.allviant.com/ or follow us on Twitter or Facebook.
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