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(LOUISVILLE, KY) Louisville-based SentryHealth recently won two prominent awards for their efforts to improve healthcare and lower costs in the healthcare industry. Awards include the 2019 Inc.credible Health & Wellness Award presented by Greater Louisville Inc., and the Worksite Wellness Gold Award, which honors companies that provide health and wellness programs for their employees, presented... Read more
(Louisville, KY) – April 15, 2019 – SentryHealth has been named a 2019 Inc.credible Awards finalist for the Small Business of the Year Award and the Health & Wellness Award. The annual awards celebrate small businesses within the Greater Louisville region. SentryHealth was formed in 2011 from the University of Louisville’s Office of Technology Transfer... Read more
A recent article in Employee Benefit News explained how wellness dollars are too often a well-kept secret. They’re a percent of your healthcare premium which your insurance carrier will make available to you to invest in qualifying wellness programs – but only if you ask. Studies have shown that well-designed wellness programs consistently produce a 3:1 ROI or better. What a great opportunity to do... Read more
According to the CDC, emotional health issues in the workforce are more common than most employers realize: In a given year, 9.5% of the adult population will suffer from a depressive illness In a 3-month period, patients with depression miss an average of 4.8 workdays and suffer 11.5 days of reduced productivity Depression is estimated to cause 200 million... Read more
You’re no doubt aware of the high toll that diabetes exacts on your employees (and your organization’s healthcare budget). As you may know, a condition called prediabetes can serve as an early-warning flag. But when prediabetes goes unnoticed, too often it leads to the onset of type 2 diabetes. On the other hand, when prediabetes is properly addressed, diabetes can be delayed or prevented... Read more
Feb 6, 2019, 7:59am EST LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE) SentryHealth, an innovative Louisville-based healthcare company, has named Steven Sablan as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Sablan will spearhead the acceleration of SentryHealth’s information technology platform to support its innovative employer healthcare services. “SentryHealth’s approach to delivering healthcare at the worksite is driven by evidence-based solutions... Read more
SentryHealth, Johns Hopkins HealthCare Sign 5-Year Agreement Collaboration enables SentryHealth to bring Johns Hopkins Medicine Employee Health Programs to Self-Insured Employers January 23, 2019 12:26 PM Eastern Standard Time LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SentryHealth, an innovative Louisville-based healthcare company formerly known as Edumedics, today announced a 5-year agreement with Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC to be an authorized... Read more
I’m excited to announce that we’re now offering a terrific program by Johns Hopkins Medicine called, “Work Stride: Managing Cancer at Work.” It’s a sad fact that although 42% of new cancer cases can be prevented through early detection, for 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women, life-threatening cancer is in their future.... Read more
Paul KeckIey recently published a fascinating article in the Keckley Report. In it, he explores how Americans have recognized the importance of wellness and ‘healthiness’ (and contrasts it against their disappointment in the reactive system of healthcare that’s in place). Yet in spite of this awareness, Keckley notes that American wellness is actually on the decline: “In the... Read more
