Resources & Tools

Interactive Tools
Employer Case Studies
Preventive Services Charts & Crosswalk
Cost Calculators
Preventive Services Glossary
Additional Resources

Interactive Tools

The National Business Group on Health has developed two interactive tools to assist employers in selecting or evaluating their current preventive service benefits.

Preventive Services Prioritization Tool The Preventive Services Prioritization tool allows employers to determine which preventive services they should purchase based on three methods of prioritization: Provide economic and health value Address demographic needs Address beneficiary risk and reduce specific healthcare costs. Preventive Services Prioritization Tool

Benchmarking Tool The audit & benchmarking tool allows employers to benchmark their current preventive benefits against: The Purchaser's Guide (100% coverage) and; A sample of the Business Group membership for select preventive services This tool helps employers understand where their preventive service benefits meet the recommendations and where gaps in coverage still exist. Audit & Benchmarking Tool

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Employer Case Studies

The Business Group has highlighted thought leaders, innovative healthcare strategies, obstacles/complications, and return on investment.

• General Electric
• H.J. Heinz Company

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Preventive Services Charts & Crosswalks

Life Course Charts
The life course charts are visual guides to clinical preventive services across the lifespan:

• Recommended Schedule of Preventive Care for Adults
• Recommended Schedule of Preventive Care for Children and Adolescents
• Recommended Schedule of Preventive Preconception, Prenatal, and Postpartum Care

Preventive Medications Chart
The Preventive Medications Chart was developed for employers to help identify the medications most often defined as preventive. It presents options employers have when selecting preventive medications within a pharmacy benefit.

• Preventive Medications Chart*

Intervention Chart
The Preventive Intervention Chart is an overview of all the condition-specific topics in the Purchaser's Guide and their types of preventive interventions.

• Preventive Interventions Chart

Preventive Services Crosswalk
The crosswalk compares the recommendations proposed in the Guide, HEDIS® Measures, the NCQA State of Healthcare Quality Report, and the Department of Health and Human Service's Healthy People 2010 Goals.

• Preventive Services Crosswalk

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Preventive Services Cost-Calculators

Alcohol Misuse

• George Washington University Alcohol Treatment ROI Calculator
  http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/roi/

Depression

• PhRMA – Calculating the Impact of Depression in the Workplace and the Benefits of Treatment
  http://www.depressioncalculator.com/Welcome.asp
• The MacArthur Initiative on Depression and Primary Care
  http://www.depression-primarycare.org/organizations/employers/calculator/

Diabetes

• Diabetes at Work, Conducting a Diabetes Assessment. General Assessment Tool.
  http://www.diabetesatwork.org/GettingStarted/AssessmentTool.cfm

Obesity and Physical Activity

• Magellan Health Services Obesity Cost Calculator.
  http://www.magellanassist.com/cust/services/obesitycost/default.asp
• East Carolina University - Quantifying the Cost of Physical Inactivity
  http://www.ecu.edu/picostcalc/

Tobacco

• Research, Kaiser Permanente Tobacco ROI calculator
  http://www.businesscaseroi.org/roi/default.aspx
• Free & Clear Employer and Health Plan ROI Calculator for Tobacco
  http://www.freeclear.com/quit-for-life/calculator.aspx

Wellness Programs

• WellSteps ROI Calculator (Projected costs and impact of wellness programs, smoking cessation, and reducing obesity)
  http://www.wellsteps.com/resources/resources_tools_roi_cal_health.php

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Preventive Services Glossary

The glossary contains definitions and examples of scientific, medical, and business terms used throughout the Purchaser's Guide.

• Preventive Services Glossary

Additional Resources

National Business Group on Health Resources

• The National Business Group on Health: Preventive Services
• The National Business Group on Health - Health Topics A - Z Index
• The National Business Group on Health Publications Clearinghouse
• Tobacco: The Business of Quitting

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Federal)

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Healthfinder.gov
• Healthy People 2010 Goals
• National Guidelines Clearinghouse
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Office of the U.S. Surgeon General
• Steps to a Healthier U.S., Prevention Portfolio, Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. DHHS)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
• American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (ACAAI)
• American College of Cardiology

Other

• Institute of Medicine (IOM)
• National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• HEDIS Data Set, National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)

Condition/Disease Specific Resources

Cancer

• American Cancer Society (ACS)

Cardiovascular disease

• Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
• National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan
  • Framingham-based risk assessment tool
  • Hypertension risk assessment tool
  • Therapeutic lifestyle change tip sheets
  • Your Guide to Lowering your Cholesterol Level with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American Lung Association (ALA)
• American Stroke Association
• National Stroke Association

Dental Health

• American Dental Association (ADA)

Diabetes Mellitis

• American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource
• National Diabetes Education Program

Mental and behavioral health

• National Mental Health Association (NHMA)
• American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA)

Nutrition / Diet

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Healthy diet tip sheets
• United States Department of Agriculture
• United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• American Dietetics Association (ADA)

Pregnancy-related health

• March of Dimes

Substance abuse

• National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Supplemental Guides and Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, The Pocket Guide and Mobile Application Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2010-2011
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2010 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide)