The National Association for Worksite Health Centers (NAWHC) is a leading resource for advancing employer-sponsored health care. It connects organizations with research, education, and collaboration tools to enhance workplace health initiatives, including onsite, near-site, and virtual clinics

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Onsite Clinics: Located at or near the workplace and managed by or contracted through the employer. They offer services from first aid to comprehensive primary and chronic care.

Near-site Clinics: Located offsite but designated for a specific employer’s workforce and dependents, providing similar services to onsite clinics.

Shared Clinics: Operated by vendors or health providers for multiple employers on a membership basis, giving employees and dependents access—ideal for smaller or distributed workforces.

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NAWHC’s membership includes:

• Public and private employers of all industries, size and location
• Unions and Taft Hartley Plans
• Clinic vendors
• Hospitals and medical groups
• Benefit advisors
• Wellness professionals and vendors
• Pharmaceutical firms and other health benefit stakeholders.

NAWHC offers a corporate membership, allowing access to its programs and resources to anyone your firm lists as a contact under a single membership.

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NAWHC recommends an employer use a “Value of the Investment (VOI) strategy in measuring the performance of a worksite clinic or its manager A VOI approach means looking beyond the ROI return on capital but also if the clinic has:

• Increased access
• Improved quality outcomes
• Increased productivity by reducing absenteeism
• Improved patient experience/satisfaction
• Reduced work injuries
• Increased engagement in health benefit programs, and
• Improved recruitment and retention.

Before contracting or building an onsite or near-site clinic or contracting with a shared/multi-employer clinic consider the following:

• Why do you want a clinic for employees? What are your objectives?
• Do you need an onsite, near-site or shared clinic? Do you have the space and budget for a clinic?
• Should you build and manage the clinic yourself or contract with a clinic vendor or local health provider?
• What services do you want to offer?
• What staff do you want to deliver care?
• What key performance indicators are important (cost savings, increase in access, satisfaction, experience, productivity, etc.) and how will you or your clinic manager measure and report these?
• What are your expectations for ROI? When do you or the C-Suite need to see results?

Direct contracting is a benefits strategy that allows an employer to contract directly with high-quality providers or vendors for services. This can include primary care, behavioral health, disease management, Centers of Excellence, ambulatory surgery, imaging, physical therapy, and other ancillary services. Direct contracting removes the need for intermediaries, offering more accountability, cost transparency, access, and customized care for an employer.

NAWHC offers a member the following benefits:

• Free and discounted online and in-person educational programs,
• Networking opportunities
• Benchmarking data, and
• A vast clearinghouse of information for those new to worksite clinics or who want to gain more value from their clinic investment.

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You can become a member today by visiting the membership sign up page. You can join immediately by completing the online application or download the PDF application and pay your dues or request an invoice. Follow the prompts an d choose the membership that is right for you. Should you have any questions about how to complete the application or which member category you should select, send them to membership@nawhc.org or call 214-665-8893.

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Sponsorship provides visibility with employers, vendors, and industry leaders who are shaping the future of direct contracting, onsite and near-site health centers. 

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You can check out the variety of sponsorship options by visiting this link. 

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Organizations that design, manage, or support worksite health centers are ideal NAWHC partners. This includes onsite and near-site clinic developers, clinic staffing vendors, screening and wellness program providers, pharmacy or pharmaceutical vendors, fitness equipment and service providers, and companies offering ancillary or virtual health solutions.

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