A client case study highlights their successful implementation of the Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care and subsequent outcomes.

Case Study Demonstrates the Value of
a Self-Care Strategy in Better Managing Disease and Health Care Costs

Since the mid-1990s, an enormous push toward personal empowerment and informed decision making has taken center stage as a means to change behavior and encourage people to better manage disease and subsequent health care costs. In recent years, a tremendous emphasis on self-care has enabled individuals to make well-informed decisions about when to seek care versus when to self-treat, and even how to self-treat, based on proven clinical recommendations.

A published case study of one of Mayo Clinic's clients, Springs Global, confirms the positive impact of a strategic self-care strategy.

Springs Global (formerly Springs Industries) is one of the largest textile companies in the United States. Like many organizations, Springs Global was faced with mushrooming health care costs and recognized that the key to managing costs was to invest in the health of their more than 10,000 employees. To reduce the bottom-line costs of health care, Springs Global recognized the need for a reliable source of self-care information upon which treatment decisions can be made.  

Springs Global distributed the Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care, and trained employees on its use and value. The initiative yielded some outstanding results as evidenced by a survey that showed 49 percent of respondents reported that the Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care helped them avoid at least one unnecessary trip to the emergency room, with 9 percent of this group avoiding five or more unnecessary trips to the ER. With the average cost of an ER visit in the U.S. at $360, Springs Global potential cost savings is significant.

According to Frieda Price, occupational nurse manager at Springs Global, “The value of this initiative is clear to all parties involved, and simply makes good business sense.” For more information on Spring Global's self-care program success, request the case study in its entirety.