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IHPM's Workplace Center for Behavioral Health will serve as the leadingsource of credible, usable information for employers on a full range ofbehavioral health issues, including identifying conditions and their co-morbidities, engaging employees in diagnosis and treatment, and measuring bothhealthcare and workplace productivity costs and outcomes.
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The Workplace Center will have an Advisory Board consisting of leadingemployers as well as academic and consultant experts and behavioral healthsolutions providers committed to participating in workplace research andinitiatives. In addition to founding sponsor HealthMedia, these companiesinclude the Behavioral Health division of the Aetna Life Insurance Company andCorphealth.
"The impact of behavioral health issues on employee productivity and totalhealth-related costs is staggering," said IHPM President Sean Sullivan. "TheWorkplace Center is committed to identifying and sharing innovative,integrated solutions to behavioral health problems through its research anddemonstration initiatives and educational programs focused on the impact andeffective treatment of these often-related conditions."
"Our data confirm that conditions such as depression, stress, and insomniaare among the top drivers of productivity impairment, so we are proud to helpIHPM move forward with this important initiative," said Ted Dacko, Presidentand CEO of HealthMedia. Dacko cited the following data from a major healthplan customer:
"The Workplace Center will focus on prevention and early intervention, andbe instrumental in leading the industry with best practices in the measurementand treatment of behavioral health issues in the workplace," added Dacko.
In addition to depression, stress, and insomnia, the Workplace Center willfocus on conditions such as alcohol and substance abuse, binge eating andother eating disorders, anxiety, grief, bipolar disorder, and post traumaticstress disorder (PTSD).
About IHPM
The Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) is a globalenterprise founded in 1997 to establish the full value of employee health andmaximize its impact on business performance. It does this by helping employersidentify the total cost impact of employee illness on business performance;choose the best opportunities to reduce that impact and improve performance;and measure the success of their efforts. www.ihpm.org .
About HealthMedia, Inc.
HealthMedia, Inc. is the global leader in scalable behavior changeinterventions with outcomes. HealthMedia's proven outcomes increasecompliance, reduce medical utilization, and increase productivity- boostingprofitability for health plans, employers, pharmaceutical companies, andbehavioral health organizations. A fusion of their own unique technology andproven behavioral science, HealthMedia delivers individually tailored behaviorchange interventions for health and wellness, disease management, behavioralhealth, and medication compliance. Clients include Kaiser Permanente, UPS,Cleveland Clinic, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, and eight Blue Cross Blue Shieldorganizations across the United States. HealthMedia partners include APSHealthcare, Corphealth, Health Dialog, Wellsource, and SHPS. For moreinformation visit www.healthmedia.com.-- Behavioral health conditions account for nearly 8% of all healthcare dollars spent, and result in $105 billion in lost work performance annually -- Depression is associated with 27.2 annua
