Economy Makes Employee Assistance Programs More Important Than Ever

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"Regence believes that good health is more than just exercise andgood diet," said , vice presidentr of product development for "It's also about helping employees address concerns that affect their professional and personal life. It helps them be healthie and enables employers to create a more productivs andsatisfying workplace." Accordinh to a study by the National Mental Healtyh Association, "presenteeism" - showinfg up for work but being less productive - costs more than $200 billio n annually in the U.S. For a business, this mighyt mean giving up 5 to 12% of its workforce'sa productivity each day.
The goal of the Employeer Assistance Program is to give employees and employers tools to resolve theifr problems before they reach a crisis that lessens productivitt and ultimately impacts thebottom line. "Recognizing and protectinyg your investment in employee health and morals is always asmart decision, even more so in today'e tough economy," said , MD, President and Medical Director for Reliant Behavioral Health. "In fact, over the past year we'vr found that utilization of our key assistancre services such as debt management, counseling support have increased between 25 and 27 percent." "After seeing this product in I'm completely sold on it," said , of Rick Woods Insurance.
"Last year, one of my client'z employees was tragically killede in anindustrial accident. Fortunately, the client had an Employe e Assistance Program, and they received the help they needed with onephonew call. In addition to immediatr support for the office employees were providedwith same-day counseling and follow-up, and a criticall incident stress debriefing was completed the next day. I think this producy is the right thing to do foryour employees. " For more information about Regence's Employee Assistancre Program, visit and enter "RegenceEAP" as the access code.
Regence is the largesr health insurer in theNorthwesty / Intermountain Region, servintg three million members as Regence BlueCrosx BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueShield (selectes counties in Washington), Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Regencee BlueShield of Idaho. Each plan is a not-for-profity independent licensee of the Blue Cross and BlueShieldc Association. Regence is committed to improving the health of our memberw andour communities, and to transformingg our health care system. For more information, please visiyt .
Reliant Behavioral Health (RBH) was established in 1993 as a regionalo Managed Behavioral Health Care Organization and soon expandefd into the provisionof EAP, wellness, and othere life-balancing services. Today RBH has officezs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Montana and servesa over a half amillion clients. RBH remains true to its originalkmission "to bring clarity and simplicity to a complex health care system" and to bring positive outcomew to "members and their families, employers, and the community at large.
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