1 / 8

Diabetes Management and Work-related Outcomes: A Broader Workforce Perspective

This study explores the impact of diabetes on work outcomes, including productivity costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism. It highlights the need for effective diabetes management programs in the workplace to reduce these negative effects.

whitesusan
Download Presentation

Diabetes Management and Work-related Outcomes: A Broader Workforce Perspective

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Diabetes Management and Work-related OutcomesA Broader Workforce PerspectivePresented at the consensus conference of the AACE/ACE, Sept 28-29, 2014, Washington D.C. Kimberly Jinnett, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Integrated Benefits Institute kjinnett@ibiweb.org

  2. The Full Cost of Employee Poor Health Personal Health Costs Medical Care Pharmacy Medical & Pharmacy costs $3,376 PEPY 25% Productivity Costs Absenteeism Short-term Disability Long-term Disability Health-related Productivity Costs $10,128 PEPY 75% Presenteeism Overtime Turnover Temporary Staffing Administrative Costs Replacement Training Off-Site Travel for Care Customer Dissatisfaction Variable Product Quality Total Costs = $13,504 PEPY Sources: 2006 Mercer Employer Annual Survey; Edington DW, Burton WN. Health and Productivity. In McCunney RJ, Editor. A Practical Approach to Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkens; 2003: 40-152. Loeppke, R., et al. Health-Related Workplace Productivity Measurement: General and Migraine Specific Recommendations from the ACOEM Expert Panel. JOEM. April, 2003, Volume 45, Number 4, Pages:349-359.

  3. Findings from IBI’s Series of CFO Surveys (2002, 2006, 2012) CFOs are key participants in benefits decision making Health is an organizational priority Productivity is critical to bottom line but the role of health is less clear CFOs understand health impacts financial performance Internal information is most credible but critical information is lacking CFOs suggest ways to measure productivity

  4. Broad Information is Useful

  5. … But Not Very Available

  6. Connecting Investments in Health to Work Outcomes Health risks impact medical costs, absence and performance (presenteeism) Particular chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, depression, RA, back pain) increase total health-related costs but often are undertreated or not treated at all The employer bears the burden of wage replacement payments and the opportunity costs from lost work time (i.e., financial lost productivity) Health interventions (including worksite-based programs) can reduce medical costs, absence and performance, particularly over the longer term Source: IBI 2014 literature review of 156 “health and productivity studies” in the scholarly literature.

  7. Findings from a Selection of Diabetes Studies with Work-related Outcomes* Diabetes, particularly if unmanaged and undertreated, is associated with more work disruption in the form of higher absence, lower job performance and extended periods of work disability. Acute symptoms that may disrupt work include fatigue, irritability, mobility-limiting infections. More severe events include stroke, limb amputations and other events with long-term implications including the potential for permanent work disability. Normal blood glucose levels were associated with less absence and higher performance. Reliable treatment and monitoring methods might diminish these negative work outcomes. *Sources: IBI Study, Diabetes - how employers can defuse a looming time bomb in their workforce, November 2011. Brod, M., et al. The impact of non-severe hypoglycemic events on work productivity and diabetes management. 2011 Jul-Aug;14(5):665-71.; Davis RE, Morrissey M, Peters JR, et al. Impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life and productivity in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Curr Med Res Opin 2005;21:1477–83; Harris SB, Leiter LA, Yale JF, et al. Out of pocket costs of managing hypoglycemia and hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. Can J Diabetes 2007;31:25–33; Leckie AM, Graham MK, Grant JB, et al. Frequency, severity, and morbidity of hypoglycemia occurring in the workplace in people with insulin-treated diabetes. Diabetes Care 2005;28:1333–8;Davila, E.P., et al. "Long work hours is associated with suboptimal glycemic control among US workers with diabetes." American journal of industrial medicine 2011: 54.5: 375-383.

  8. Register now to attend IBI’s Annual Forum, March 16-18, 2015 The Fairmont, San Francisco http://ibiweb.org/forum/

More Related