Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. Description
Glaxo Wellcome is a research-based pharmaceutical company with approximately 8,900 U.S. employees who are committed to fighting disease by bringing innovative medicines to patients and their healthcare providers. Our employees are our most valuable asset. The company is committed to providing employees with high quality healthcare and benefits, safe working environments, entrepreneurial/independent work and management practices that support balance on and off the job.
Program Purpose and Philosophy
Glaxo Wellcome Inc. was created in 1995, following the merger of Glaxo Inc. and Burroughs Wellcome Co. Glaxo Wellcome Occupational Health Services (OHS) adopted a statement of purpose to deliver high quality healthcare to help keep people well, working and vital partners in corporate success. Our integrated and comprehensive program is based on a prevention model that ensures that employees have the resources needed to stay well, participate in screening and surveillance programs for early detection of disease and have easy access to high quality health care if they become ill. An integrated disability management program ensures that employees with medical problems receive needed assistance and accommodations to ensure timely return to work. All programs and services are holistic and encompass aspects of physical, mental, intellectual, social and spiritual health.
Scope of the Program
Using a prevention model the following elements represent the scope of the programming available to employees from OHS.
Approach
OHS uses a data-driven approach to continuously evaluate and improve programs. Analysis of process and outcome measures is performed both internally and with the assistance of external organizations with special expertise. To improve the management of workers at the time they use medical, disability, and workers' compensation benefits: to manage various employee benefit plans; and to develop programs and policies that improve employee health and productivity, OHS performs health analyses using an integrated health benefits data warehouse. This approach incorporates a person-centric human capital management approach to the integrated management of health benefits cost. In collaboration with Options and Choices, Inc. (OCI), person-centric, demand-side integrated information has been developed regarding patterns of health benefits use.
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