Group Purchasing of Workplace Health Promotion Services for Small Employers.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jul;56(7):765-70. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000174.
Group Purchasing of
Workplace Health Promotion Services for Small Employers.
Harris JR, Hammerback KR,
Hannon PA, McDowell J, Katzman A, Clegg-Thorp C, Gallagher J.
Small employers are underserved with workplace health promotion services, so we
explored the potential for group purchasing of these services. METHODS: We conducted
semistructured telephone interviews of member organizations serving small
employers, as well as workplace health promotion vendors, in Washington State. RESULTS: We
interviewed 22 employer organizations (chambers of commerce, trade
associations, and an insurance trust) and vendors (of fitness facilities,
healthy vending machines, fresh produce delivery, weight management services,
and tobacco cessation quitlines). Both cautiously supported the idea of group
purchasing but felt that small employers' workplace health promotion demand
must increase first. Vendors providing off-site services, for example,
quitline, found group purchasing more feasible than vendors providing on-site
services, for example, produce delivery. CONCLUSIONS:
Employer member organizations are well-positioned to group
purchase workplace health promotion services; vendors are receptive if there is
potential profit.
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