Key result
The BP DownShift Program was estimated by an economic simulation model to reduce costs by 16.3% (over $540,000) for 499 commercial driver license employees over 2 years.
Why the study?
Does a hypertension educational and awareness program reduce costs among commercial driver license employees?
Does a hypertension educational and awareness program reduce costs among commercial driver license employees?
A workplace hypertension educational program for commercial drivers was estimated to yield significant cost savings over 2 years.
May support cost-saving workplace hypertension programs for commercial drivers; leaves open confirmation in prospective evaluations.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the economic impact of a hypertension educational and awareness program ("BP Downshift") on improvement in blood pressure among commercial driver license (CDL) employees in a large southeastern U.S. electric utility company. METHODS: An economic simulation model was developed to evaluate the costs/cost savings the company realized from implementation of the BP DownShift Program in terms of changes in work productivity, CDL certification status, hypertension treatment, cardiovascular disease events, and diabetes care. RESULTS: Model results showed a 16.3% (more than $540,000) reduction in costs for a sample of 499 CDL employees over 2 years. On a per-employee basis, 2-year cost savings were estimated to be $1084, or $542 annually. CONCLUSIONS: Study results will interest employers who are considering using disease management and health promotion programs to control costs of hypertension and other chronic illnesses.
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Greene et al. (2009) studied Hypertension (n=499). BP DownShift Program was evaluated on Costs/cost savings realized from implementation of the BP DownShift Program (16.3% reduction in costs). The BP DownShift Program was estimated by an economic simulation model to reduce costs by 16.3% (over $540,000) for 499 commercial driver license employees over 2 years.
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