Building an Effective Preventive Care Strategy
Perhaps the best strategy for staying healthy is an aggressive plan of preventive care and screenings. The difference between the early and late detection of many diseases is stunning. Five year survival rates for colorectal cancer plunge from 90% with early detection to just 8% when discovered in the advanced stage. Lung cancer diagnosed in the early stages translates to an 80% survival rate. Discovered in the advanced stages, the death rate is 80%.
PinnacleCare focuses on prevention because proactive steps to improve health are the key to lifelong wellness. From a business perspective, healthy executives are more productive and able to focus on the work at hand.
PinnacleCare’s preventive services include:
- Executive physical program: Studies have shown that executives who undergo preventive physical exams have 20% fewer health claims and 45% less lost work days. We provide Members with a broad choice of Centers of Excellence where they can receive their physical, help them pinpoint the center that best addresses their health needs, and schedule and manage the appointment and any needed follow-up care.
- Biophysical250: This leading-edge preventive screening uses a sample of blood to look at hundreds of disease biomarkers to indicate the risk of developing those serious conditions even before symptoms appear. Members receive a private, comprehensive analysis of their results that is reviewed by our on-staff medical team.
- Wellness consultations and coaching: PinnacleCare Advocates work with each Member and their family to create and manage a personal wellness plan designed to help them achieve optimum health. If desired, we also facilitate putting that plan into action and offer a complimentary consultation with a nutrition, sleep, sports medicine, physical therapy, or lifestyle/wellness coach.
- Integrative medicine: To expand the options PinnacleCare Members have access to, we evaluate alternative therapies including chiropractic care, yoga, acupuncture, and naturopathic medicine and provide Members with an objective assessment of what these therapies offer.
