2. eCareDiary - Who We Are
• Inspired by personal experience
• Founded by veterans of
healthcare industry
• Provides content, tools, and
services for caregiving
management
• Reduces time, cost, and stress
for caregivers and recipients
• Featured in the NY Times, Wall
Street Journal, USA Today, and
Information Week
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4. Challenges of Caregiving
TIME
• Caregivers spend 19
hours/week and 4 yrs caring
for loved ones
COST
• Caregiving costs employers $17-
34B/yr in lost productivity and
healthcare costs
STRESS
• 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 –
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
• Incorporate caregiving into corporate wellness programs
• Eldercare component
• Stress reduction programs
• Establish caregiver support programs
• Online decision support tools
• Stress reduction programs
• Care location assistance
• Flexible work hours
• Paid Time Off arrangements
• Telecommuting arrangements
MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Healthcare Costs
February 2010 9
10. eCareDiary Solution
• eCareDiary offers cloud based tools that can be accessed through a
computer or mobile device to
• Manage appointments, caregiver visits and meals
• Track all medications
• Store Important documents
• eCareDiary offers award winning content and information including
• Articles
• Expert Q&A
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Message boards
• eCareDiary improves care coordination and reduces caregiver stress
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16. eCareDiary – Weekly Radio Show
• eCareDiary broadcasts 3
radio shows
– Empowering Family
Caregivers Show
– Caregivers and Physician
Conversation
– Caregivers Speak!
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18. HIPAA Privacy
• HIPAA does not apply because all data is self entered and does not
come from a third party
• Privacy is very important to eCareDiary
• The Care Diary is safe, secure and password protected behind a firewall
• We follow HIPAA rules such as ensuring all data entered into the Care Diary
belongs to the owner and is not shared with anyone
• We use the best technology including Secure Socket Layer to ensure that your
information remains safe and secure
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