He grew up on his mother’s fried chicken. Loves barbecue and double cheeseburgers (extra cheese, hold the pickles). Has bacon and eggs for breakfast, with a side of country sausage. The idea of going to a gym makes him laugh.
His triglycerides are 350-plus, increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and pancreatitis. His cholesterol measures 240 mg/dL, which also increases his risk of heart disease.
You can’t make him eat his vegetables, so you’ll need a backup plan
He’s part of the approximately 33% of your workforce with some form of cardiovascular disease. The average lifetime cost of cardiovascular disease is $260,000 per employee. OnSite Health nurse practitioners can reduce your employees’ risk of developing heart disease — assessing, monitoring and treating high triglycerides and cholesterol with generic prescription medications.
Lower triglycerides and cholesterol — lower risk of heart disease and lower healthcare costs
Chart A shows the highest triglyceride levels for an OnSite Health client. Note the dramatic increase of employees recording lower triglycerides (0-149) over a three-year period, plus the decrease in high triglycerides readings (150 and over).
We can also help your employees reduce their cholesterol and the risk of heart disease. 36% of all U.S. adults have high cholesterol. Less than half of all employees who qualify for lipids management receive it (in fact, less than half of even the highest risk group, those with symptomatic heart disease, receive lipid lowering treatments).
Chart B shows a four-year decrease in tryglyceride levels for the same OnSite Health client, as employees lowered their lipids with diet, exercise and medication (a 10% decrease in total cholesterol levels can result in an estimated 30% reduction in the incidence of chronic heart disease).
Triglycerides values
- 150 and over—high triglycerides, placing the employee at risk for diabetes, heart disease and pancreatitis
- 100-149—high triglycerides if additional risk factors are present, such as smoking and obesity
A 10% reduction in your workforce’s total cholesterol level can help you save $10,400,000.
Here’s how it works. If you have 400 employees, approximately 133 of them will have cardiovascular disease. Cutting the total cholesterol level of your workforce by 10% can drive an estimated 30% reduction in the incidence of chronic heart disease, or 40 employees. Multiply 40 by the average lifetime cost of care ($260,00) and you save $10,400,000. We can show you the documented savings with regular checkups and generic prescription drugs versus the projected costs of a heart attack — EMS services, emergency room services, coronary artery bypass surgery, acute care and specialized rehabilitation services, and lost productivity.