A chronic condition is a long-term health condition that requires ongoing management rather than a one-time treatment—hypertension, diabetes, and asthma are common examples, per the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Three in four U.S. adults live with at least one chronic condition, per the CDC, and the CDC's own Fast Facts separately estimates that 90% of the nation's healthcare spend goes toward people managing chronic and mental health conditions.
For employers, the workplace-specific angle is what matters most: 44% of OnMed CareStation® users present with a chronic condition, and for many, that presentation is the first time the condition has been formally identified. 80% of CareStation users nationally have no primary care provider—for many, the CareStation is effectively their medical home. 167 million Americans delay care overall, and 120 million specifically due to lack of adequate access, and 80% of CareStation users nationally have no primary care provider at all.
50% of unmanaged chronic conditions ultimately escalate to emergencies, and emergency-department treatment costs roughly 12 times more than the same condition managed early in a primary-care or on-site setting. Left unmanaged, a treatable condition becomes an expensive one.
42% of Employer-vertical OnMed CareStation® users present with a chronic condition, often detected for the first time at that visit.
3 in 4 U.S. adults have at least one chronic condition, per the CDC. The CDC separately estimates 90% of national healthcare spend goes to people managing chronic and mental health conditions.
50% of unmanaged chronic conditions will ultimately escalate to emergencies, and emergency-setting care costs roughly 12 times more than the same condition managed early in a primary-care or on-site setting.
Every term here points to the same gap in healthcare access. See how the CareStation closes it.
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