WASHINGTON, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enterprise Group on Well being at present honored Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN), a world well being care expertise firm, with its prestigious Helen Darling Award for Excellence in Well being Care Worth and Innovation. The annual award acknowledges an employer for revolutionary and cost-effective use of well being care assets whereas prioritizing the worker well being care expertise and creating sustainable, high-value packages.
“We’re honored to simply accept this prestigious award, which demonstrates Cerner’s dedication to the well being and well-being of our associates the world over,” stated Tracy Platt, chief human assets officer, Cerner. “At Cerner, we intention to supply a whole set of advantages to handle the bodily, social, psychological and monetary well being of our associates and their households in addition to assets to assist them take cost of their well being. We have supplied numerous assets to assist them through the pandemic and assist them navigate working just about for almost all of this yr.”
In honoring Cerner, the Enterprise Group highlighted the corporate’s method to revolutionary packages designed to encourage and improve Cerner affiliate’s well being care expertise together with:
- Growth of an revolutionary Heart of Excellence bariatric program that brings collectively each inside companions and a nationwide well being system associate to supply personalised affected person navigation, surgical determination assist and a give attention to efficacy of weight reduction surgical procedure.
- A complete maternity program that features private teaching classes, high-quality training and Cerner Licensed Maternity Associate relationships for supply.
- Medical protection for fertility remedies, together with In vitro fertilization and egg freezing plans, by means of the Progyny community. This additionally contains fertility remedy protection and administration.
- Addressing psychological well being by means of the combination of routine despair screenings, protection for many generic despair and nervousness drugs and entry to therapists inside the on-site clinic mannequin. By way of their THRIVE programming, Cerner supplies complete psychological well-being training, assets and toolkits for his or her affiliate inhabitants along with entry to mind coaching instruments, EAP counseling and work-life companies.
“We commend Cerner for growing revolutionary approaches to ship prime quality, environment friendly and inexpensive well being care for his or her associates and their households,” stated Ellen Kelsay, Enterprise Group on Well being’s President and CEO. “Cerner is really a pioneer in the usage of well being assets— their packages display a dedication to enhancing well being care worth, high quality, worker engagement and well being outcomes.”
Cerner obtained the award throughout Enterprise Group on Well being’s digital Workforce Technique convention. The award was introduced just about to Yvonne Body, Director, Advantages and Wellness at Cerner Company.
“On behalf of the whole Enterprise Group and the Board of Administrators, we congratulate Cerner and its management staff for its dedication to enhancing well being care high quality and outcomes for Cerner’s associates, and setting an excellent instance for different employers,” stated Jim Huffman, chair of the board of Enterprise Group on Well being.
In regards to the Helen Darling Award for Excellence in Well being Care Worth and Innovation
The Helen Darling Award for Excellence in Well being Care Worth and Innovation acknowledges excellent employers, that encourage the implementation of initiatives and improvements that promote the environment friendly and cost-effective use of well being care assets whereas demonstrating a observe report of enhancing the worker well being care expertise.
About Enterprise Group on Well being
Enterprise Group on Well being is the one non-profit group devoted solely to representing giant employers’ perspective on well being coverage points and optimizing workforce technique by means of revolutionary well being, advantages and well-being options. The Enterprise Group retains its membership on the vanguard of innovation, considering and motion to handle well being care value and the supply, financing, affordability and expertise with the well being care system. Enterprise Group members, a lot of whom have operations globally, embrace 74 Fortune 100 corporations, and supply well being protection for greater than 60 million employees, retirees and their households in over 200 nations. For extra data, go to www.businessgrouphealth.org.
About Cerner
Cerner’s well being applied sciences join individuals and knowledge techniques in 1000’s of contracted supplier amenities worldwide devoted to creating smarter and higher care for people and communities. Acknowledged globally for innovation, Cerner assists clinicians in making care selections and assists organizations in managing the well being of their populations. The corporate additionally presents an built-in scientific and monetary system to assist handle day-to-day income capabilities, in addition to a variety of companies to assist scientific, monetary and operational wants, all targeted on individuals. For extra data, go to Cerner.com, The Cerner Blog, The Cerner Podcast or join on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. Nasdaq: CERN. Well being care is simply too vital to remain the identical.
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