2. eCareDiary - Who We Are
β’ Inspired by personal experience
β’ Founded by veterans of
healthcare industry
β’ Provides content, tools, and
services for caregiving
management
β’ Reduces time, cost, and stress
for caregivers and recipients
β’ Featured in the NY Times, Wall
Street Journal, USA Today, and
Information Week
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4. Challenges of Caregiving
TIME
β’ Caregivers spend 19
hours/week and 4 yrs caring
for loved ones
COST
β’ Caregiving costs employers $17-
34B/yr in lost productivity and
healthcare costs
STRESS
β’ Over 50% experience stress and burden
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5. Caregiving and Productivity
Productivity Costs to Employers
$4,000,000,000
$3.3 billion
$3,500,000,000 $3.4 billion
$3,000,000,000 $2.8 billion
$2.8 billion
$2,500,000,000
$2,000,000,000
$1.6 billion
$1.4 billion
$1,500,000,000
$1,000,000,000
$824 million $780 million
$500,000,000
$-
Replacing Absenteeism Partial Workday Eldercare Crisis Supervisor Unpaid Leave Full-Time to
Employees Absenteeism Interruptions Time Part-Time
The MetLife Caregiving Cost Study: Productivity Losses to U.S. Business β
July 2006 5
6. Caregiving and Employer Healthcare Costs
Caregivers Increase Employer Healthcare Costs by 8% Annually
The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Healthcare Costs
February 2010 6
7. Caregiver See Technology as a Solution
90%
80% 77% 76%
74% 74%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Save Time Improve Caregiving Logistics Increase Effectiveness Reduce Stress
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Source: e-Connected Family Caregiver: Bringing Caregiving into the 21st Century
Study by National Alliance for Caregiving and United Health Group Jan 2011
8. Caregivers Are Interested in Multiple Technologies
90%
80% 77%
70% 70% 70%
70%
61%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Personal Health Caregiver Coordination Medication Support Symptom Monitor Video Phone
Record System System
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Source: e-Connected Family Caregiver: Bringing Caregiving into the 21st Century
Study by National Alliance for Caregiving and United Health Group Jan 2011
9. Recommendations for Employers
β’ Incorporate caregiving into corporate wellness programs
β’ Eldercare component
β’ Stress reduction programs
β’ Establish caregiver support programs
β’ Online decision support tools
β’ Stress reduction programs
β’ Care location assistance
β’ Flexible work hours
β’ Paid Time Off arrangements
β’ Telecommuting arrangements
MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Healthcare Costs
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10. eCareDiary Solution
β’ eCareDiary offers cloud based tools that can be accessed through a
computer or mobile device to
β’ Manage appointments, caregiver visits and meals
β’ Track all medications
β’ Store Important documents
β’ eCareDiary offers award winning content and information including
β’ Articles
β’ Expert Q&A
β’ Videos
β’ Podcasts
β’ Message boards
β’ eCareDiary improves care coordination and reduces caregiver stress
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16. eCareDiary β Weekly Radio Show
β’ eCareDiary broadcasts 3
radio shows
β Empowering Family
Caregivers Show
β Caregivers and Physician
Conversation
β Caregivers Speak!
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18. HIPAA Privacy
β’ HIPAA does not apply because all data is self entered and does not
come from a third party
β’ Privacy is very important to eCareDiary
β’ The Care Diary is safe, secure and password protected behind a firewall
β’ We follow HIPAA rules such as ensuring all data entered into the Care Diary
belongs to the owner and is not shared with anyone
β’ We use the best technology including Secure Socket Layer to ensure that your
information remains safe and secure
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