Harris Jeffrey R, Hammerback Kristen R, Hannon Peggy A, McDowell Julie, Katzman Avi, Clegg-Thorp Catherine, Gallagher John
From the Department of Health Services (Dr Harris, Ms Hammerback, Dr Hannon, and Ms Clegg-Thorp), University of Washington, Seattle; Association of Washington Cities (Ms McDowell), Olympia; and Puget Sound Health Alliance (Mr Katzman and Mr Gallagher), Seattle, Wash.
J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jul;56(7):765-70. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000174.
Small employers are underserved with workplace health promotion services, so we explored the potential for group purchasing of these services.
We conducted semistructured telephone interviews of member organizations serving small employers, as well as workplace health promotion vendors, in Washington State.
We interviewed 22 employer organizations (chambers of commerce, trade associations, and an insurance trust) and vendors (of fitness facilities, healthy vending machines, fresh produce delivery, weight management services, and tobacco cessation quitlines). Both cautiously supported the idea of group purchasing but felt that small employers' workplace health promotion demand must increase first. Vendors providing off-site services, for example, quitline, found group purchasing more feasible than vendors providing on-site services, for example, produce delivery.
Employer member organizations are well-positioned to group purchase workplace health promotion services; vendors are receptive if there is potential profit.
小型雇主获得的职场健康促进服务不足，因此我们探讨了团购这些服务的可能性。
我们对华盛顿州为小型雇主提供服务的会员组织以及职场健康促进供应商进行了半结构化电话访谈。
我们采访了22个雇主组织（商会、贸易协会和一个保险信托机构）以及供应商（健身设施、健康自动售货机、新鲜农产品配送、体重管理服务和戒烟热线）。双方都谨慎支持团购的想法，但认为小型雇主对职场健康促进的需求必须首先增加。提供场外服务的供应商，如戒烟热线，认为团购比提供场内服务的供应商，如农产品配送，更可行。
雇主会员组织很适合团购职场健康促进服务；如果有潜在利润，供应商会愿意接受。
