Health Dialog, a leading provider of healthcare decision programs, today announced that two of its customers received DMAA Awards for excellence in improving overall population-based healthcare. Beaumont Hospitals (Beaumont) won the DMAA Leadership Award for Outstanding Employer Program and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) won the DMAA Quality Impact Award for Greatest Impact on Satisfaction. Both awards were presented at DMAA’s annual meeting, The Forum 09, September 21-22 in San Diego.
The Outstanding Employer Program Award recognizes an employer organization that has demonstrated leadership in the design and implementation of population health improvement programs for its employees. Beaumont's myOptimalHealth program, available to 40,000 employees and dependents, is a model integrated program for all stages of the health spectrum. Launched in 2005, the program seamlessly integrates onsite programs and online tools with health coaching from Health Dialog. Beaumont has achieved impressive results in employee engagement, cost savings, and improved health status, reporting decreases across the population in weight, stress, blood pressure, smoking, cholesterol, and excess alcohol use. For members with chronic conditions, average costs have decreased 4.8 percent since Beaumont launched the program and Beaumont estimates total program cost savings of more than $4 million.