As we begin the new year, we would like to highlight the agenda that IBI’s Board of Directors and staff have created for 2019.
Please let us know if you have any questions or would like to discuss any of our initiatives. We look forward to working with you this year.
Research on critical areas of health and productivity
IBI’s research will address a wide variety of important topics, including: (1) impact of consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) on workforce productivity, (2) misuse of and dependence on opioids and other substances and implications for workforce productivity, (3) downstream issues of total leave management, (4) linking health outcomes to business performance, (5) organi-zational culture and employee health engagement, (6) healthcare challenges for lower-wage workers, and (7) how employers can best use patient-centered research.
More accessible benchmarking and modeling tools
IBI will implement new technology and increase metrics sets in 2019 to expand the value of our industry-largest benchmarking program and models. In addition, we will continue to analyze key topics of interest through the claims-level experience represented in our database to produce practical insights for our members.
IBIBridge will provide a new way for employers to learn from each other and gain insights from subject-matter experts
IBI’s newest program is built on a novel technology platform that will allow employer members to connect with peers on common issues so that they may learn from the experience of their peers. The platform also provides confidential access to a broad range of subject-matter experts from the IBI solution-provider community to help provide additional insights and identify realistic and effective solutions. The program is being piloted early in the year with six leading employer healthcare collations and will be rolled out to the entire membership later in 2019.
A new national conference partnership and expanded engagement opportunities
IBI is partnering with the Conference Board on a new national health and productivity conference to be held in Chicago in September. Conference and session sponsorship opportunities will be available, as will exhibit space. Additionally, IBI will hold four regional programs across the country. The first regional program will be held on February 12 in Washington DC in conjunction with the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The program will focus on how employers use health and healthcare evidence in decision making and will feature panels of employers, provider/practitioners and policymakers. IBI also will host a new webinar series on IBI research reports and will expand IBINext offerings for emerging leaders in the health and productivity field.
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2019 IBI Research Agenda
1. Impact of consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) on workforce productivity
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