How does an on-site clinic lower my healthcare costs?
OurHealth provides both direct and indirect health savings. First, it’s important to recognize the clinic is not a new expense, but a redirection of healthcare dollars. When employees seek care in the on-site clinic due to its convenience the company avoids paying for services in traditional settings such as physician office visits, urgent care centers, or emergency departments for non-emergent care. Second, OurHealth offers companies a direct savings on laboratory and pharmacy services provided in the clinic. Third, the OurHealth model provides resources, information, and guidance to enable patients to make more value-conscious decisions when seeking care. OurHealth is not tied to any one provider group and can therefore share in an unbiased fashion with patients all the relevant information to make the best decisions for their healthcare needs. This can lead to a price savings for the company and its employees on generic drugs versus brand name, and referral services such as radiolog