Former client returns to Premise Health to boost wellness center utilization and member satisfaction

The Challenge

In line with their mission to connect their customers nationwide, the organization had initially partnered with Premise in 2006 to expand healthcare access to all their members.

However, after the employer transitioned away from Premise in 2018, the new vendor’s focus on acute care and inability to accept walk-in appointments made it more difficult to get care, especially for members in remote locations.

Looking to increase access for their members, they rejoined Premise with three goals in mind:

1. To provide easy access to care available to members across the country
2. To boost utilization by delivering an exceptional member experience at their wellness centers
3. To work with a strategic thought partner that could grow and evolve with them long-term

The Solution

In January 2023 the employer reopened their first onsite wellness center with Premise, offering primary care through the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model. The center also gave members access to behavioral health counseling, physical therapy, COVID-19 support, travel medicine, radiology, lab services, women’s health, care management, and flu vaccines, all available on campus at their headquarters. By implementing a wellness center that’s exclusive to their members and able to schedule same-day and next-day appointments, the employer was able to make it faster and easier to access care.

The Outcome

INCREASED UTILIZATION 
Since reopening at the beginning of 2023, over 2,400 unique members have received care at the onsite wellness center, with more than 8,000 total visits.

CARE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM 
47% of members who have visited the wellness center have used multiple services at the site, with primary care, physical therapy, and behavioral health among the services with the most appointments.

EXCEPTIONAL MEMBER EXPERIENCES
In the first eight months of operation, the average NPS for the wellness center was 91 – an exceptional result when compared to the median score of 57 across the healthcare industry,³ demonstrating the organization’s focus on providing high-quality, whole-person care while meeting members where they are.

Whole-person Care

With highest quality care delivery as the cornerstone of supporting the client population, Premise Health is able to exceed the 90th percentile of HEDIS quality metrics for their members with diabetes and hypertension.

Since switching back to Premise as their direct healthcare partner, the telecommunications company has been able to meet their goals of boosting utilization and providing outstanding member experiences at their wellness centers with a wide range of services from primary care to physical therapy. And together with Premise, they’ll continue to innovate new ways to connect even more employees across the nation with best-in-class healthcare benefits.