Health coaching is a $6-7 billion service market in the U.S. alone, and rising. Rather than a prescriptive service, health coaching is nonpharmacologic management or treatment and works holistically alongside an employee’s healthcare needs and lifestyle. This outcomes-based approach is proven to combat chronic illness, reducing overall healthcare costs and worker’s comp claims for organizations.

Post pandemic, people are refocusing on their well-being by returning to their previous fitness level, improving nutritional health, and addressing mental health. With digital health services becoming widely accepted in recent years, organizations are turning to virtual health coaches for accessibility. Virtual health coaches not only seamlessly serve remote or hybrid workforces, they remove barriers like time or travel distance for employees who wouldn’t participate otherwise and provide access to those in isolated regions not conducive to physical access to health coaches.

This article discusses what should be considered when selecting a health coaching company and highlights four of the best virtual options.

4 Virtual Health Coaching Companies to Expand a Wellness Program

In this post:

1. How-To Select a Virtual Health Coach Vendor

2. Strive Well-Being Inc.

3. Wellworks

4. US Corporate Wellness

5. Wellness Coaches USA

6. Implementing Virtual Health Coaching into a Wellness Program

How-To Select a Virtual Health Coach Vendor

When searching for a wellness vendor there are seven factors to consider:

 

• How does the vendor screen new coaches?
• What is the vendor’s QA/QC process?
• Does the vendor provide engagement data?
• Does the vendor’s platform meet the organization’s security standards?
• Are the services HIPAA compliant?
• Does the vendor’s services integrate with the preexisting wellness program?
• Variety of coaching specialties

Strive Well-Being

An experienced vendor of onsite and virtual wellness services, Strive’s turnkey offerings can be seamlessly integrated into existing wellness programs. Our health coaches are available for one-on-one or group sessions on an as-needed basis.

Wide Network of Health Coaches

It can be challenging to find the right health specialists for your employee population. Strive’s network of certified health coaches collaborate with organizations to target wellness initiatives most relevant to their workforce needs.

If an organization hasn’t conducted its own employee needs & interest survey, Strive can administer this survey on the organization’s behalf to determine which health coach candidate will best serve their specific needs. Once we have the client’s criteria, our coaches go through a rigorous screening process before they are presented to clients, which includes:

• Background checks
• Reference checks
• Certification checks
• Experience requirements

Once instructors are accepted by the client, they undergo ongoing quality assurance that looks for:

• Active and current certifications
• Screening for quality and effectiveness of coaching provided
• Following Strive systems and protocols

To ensure ongoing quality and value of coaching sessions, Strive has multiple feedback channels to determine if any adjustments need to be made.

We Fully Indemnify Our Clients of Risk

Not every vendor has comprehensive insurance and workers’ comp policies and is equipped to indemnify their clients of risk, which may cause an organization to think twice before cementing a partnership with a potential vendor. An experienced vendor will be able to detail what sort of coverage they can offer their clients.

Strive emphasizes safety across all our operations, including liability waiver management, staff and class quality control, comprehensive liability insurance coverages, and workers’ compensation for instructors. Our comprehensive liability insurance coverage fully indemnifies our clients of risk. We are proud of our zero-claims track record for 15 years.

Strive fully indemnifies clients by handling:

• Liability waiver management
• Liability insurance
• Workers’ compensation
• Verifying staff credentials are up-to-date
• Routine quality control inspections

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Wellworks

Wellworks promotes greater access to healthier living with a variety of corporate wellness solutions that target healthcare and lifestyle habits. Their offerings can support employers, consultants, and healthcare providers. Wellworks’ health coaching is available live and virtual.

US Corporate Wellness

US Corporate Wellness integrates nationally board-certified health and wellness coaches into their clients’ wellness strategy. Organizations that have preexisting wellness programs can leverage US Corporate Wellness for an integrated solution. Their coaching offerings can cover health, wellness, and performance coaching.

Wellness Coaches USA

Wellness Coaches USA was the first provider of onsite corporate health coaching. Now, Wellness Coaches USA offers virtual solutions for organizations interested in health coaching for their employees. Their coaching options include nutrition, health and wellness, and injury prevention.

Implementing Virtual Health Coaching into a Wellness Program

A reputable wellness vendor like Strive has the right systems and staff in place to provide turnkey implementation of virtual health coaching services into any organization’s wellness program. We have 15 years of experience helping organizations build and manage their wellness programs and creating wellness experiences tailored for their employees. Our virtual health coaching solutions can be implemented in as little as two weeks. Strive assigns an account manager to every client to ensure smooth implementation of our wellness services. Once implementation is successful, the account manager stays with the client, providing monthly reporting on engagement so the wellness program can be continuously optimized to the changing needs of the workforce. Book a discovery call with a Strive wellness expert to explore virtual health coaching and other wellness initiatives for your organization.