Our mission is to deliver a continuum of excellent wellness services and management products to effectively control health care costs and improve the physical, mental and spiritual health and wellness of our clients and stakeholders
LifeWork Strategies, LLC is the result of a joint venture between Adventist
HealthCare System and InforMed which combines the strengths of each
organization. LifeWork Strategies offers employers a comprehensive suite
of products which integrates health and wellness programs with claims
data management and medical management. LifeWork Strategies can successfully
help your company curb the rising medical care costs (medical trend),
and help employees and their dependents utilize the medical care system
more effectively. We do not "steer" your employees to less expensive
care settings, but serve as an advocate and partner with your employees
as they navigate today's medical care "maze".
In 2002, Bill Robertson, President of Adventist Healthcare, said "enough
is enough" and recognized the traditional health plan model was not
working. Costs escalated by double digits year after year. A new, fundamentally
different model was needed. The new model is based upon a collaborative
approach which brings together patient, nurse advocate and doctor to
deliver a much higher quality and more cost effective treatment program.
Integrated into this approach is a comprehensive health and wellness
program that focuses on the employee population health profile issues.
During the last four years, the 7,000 member Adventist HealthCare medical
plan has "saved" more than $9.1 million through this program. This model
works well to curb medical trends while supporting healthy lifestyles,
improved employee morale, and a higher quality of life. Let us share
our experience and other examples of companies that have benefited from
the LifeWork Strategies approach to medical cost control.
Staff
Kelly Collins Manager of Special Projects
kcollins@youradvocate.com
Kelly , has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Marymount University.
She has been in the mental health and work life industry for over 20 years serving
in clinical capacities in the public and private sector and administrative roles
in the healthcare industry. She has experience in developing and implementing
programs aimed at increasing employee productivity and organizational effectiveness.
She helps organizations nationwide create customized programs, seminar series,
wellness and coaching programs, management training programs, team building activities,
and individual counseling programs. Kelly can be reached at 301-315-3834 or by email kcollins@youradvocate.com
Judy Lichty
Regional Director of Health & Wellness for LifeWork Strategies and Adventist HealthCare
jlichty@adventisthealthcare.com
Judy Lichty is the Regional Director of Health & Wellness for LifeWork Strategies
and Adventist HealthCare. She joined the organization in 1988 as the Life Dynamics
Coordinator at Washington Adventist Hospital. Judy earned a Master’s Degree
in Public Health from Loma Linda University. She has been involved with the development
of Cardiac Outreach, Cancer Outreach, Maternal Child Health Education, Community
Health Education, Employee Wellness, Health Ministry, In-patient Smoking Cessation,
Worksite Wellness, Youth Health Education and the Low-Income Breast Cancer Screening
programs. One notable program led by Judy is the Tobacco Free Worksite Campus
for the majority of hospitals throughout Montgomery and Frederick Counties, MD.
Judy serves on the Adventist Community Services Board, Montgomery County Cancer
Crusade and is a National Wellness council member.
Judy can be reached at 301-315-3068 or by email jlichty@adventisthealthcare.com
Kacy Rollins
Manager of Operations and EAP Services
krollins@youradvocate.com
Kacy Rollins is the Operations Manager for LifeWork Strategies, which includes Your Advocate Employee Assistance Program and Work/Life Services. Kacy has created strategic policies and procedures that enable the program to serve over 20,000 clients worldwide, providing management consultation and training, critical incident response programs, and employee counseling programs. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Employee Assistance Professional. Kacy received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a specialization in Employee Assistance Programs. Kacy has been in the mental health field delivering clinical services for over 10 years, with a concentration during the last 7 years in the Employee Assistance field.
Kelly can be reached at 301-315-3833 or
by email, krollins@youradvocate.com
Emily Noll
Director of Worksite Wellness
enoll@lifeworkstrategies.com
Emily Noll serves as Director of Worksite Wellness with LifeWork Strategies, a behavioral health and wellness division of Adventist HealthCare. Emily utilizes her human resources and counseling background to work with employers of many types and sizes to customize behavioral health and wellness programs to their diverse needs. In addition, Emily guides a talented team of health professionals to deliver on-site health screenings, seminars, and flu shots, and serves as editor of a weekly Health Tip email. Emily graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2003 with a Masters of Science in Organizational Counseling.
Emily can be reached at 301-838-4987 or by email enoll@lwsonline.com
Contact
Kelly Collins