Bunzl Distribution Selects NavigatorMD Analytics to Validate and Target Wellness, Disease Management

Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc., a leading provider of disposable operating supplies and related outsourcing services, has selected NavigatorMD, Inc. as its primary claims data analytics and plan modeling software vendor. Bunzl Distribution will use Design180®, a health plan management software system, to validate the effectiveness of its wellness and disease management efforts and to discover opportunities for additional initiatives. With NavigatorMD’s database platform, the large employer will integrate multiple data sets from disparate sources to manage and reduce health costs and promote employee health through standards of care, prevalence and risk severity measurement technology.

“We are excited to start using the system,” said Bunzl Distribution Benefits Analyst Marcie Gooden. “It will allow us to obtain and organize the right data on a timely basis. We also like that the system will help us compare plan designs in order to make future plan design decisions and quantify a return on investment on our initiatives. We will be working with three years of historical data to assist us in targeting the most prevalent conditions in our population.”

Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., as the largest division of the global public limited company, Bunzl plc (LSE: BNZL), Bunzl Distribution employs approximately 3,400 workers. Facing healthcare challenges of a large employer sponsor, Bunzl Distribution has focused its efforts on high-risk employee groups, including diabetics, asthmatics and people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The addition of Design180® will provide Bunzl the ability to quantitatively measure participation in and the impact of wellness initiatives based on claims, cost, population health and return on investment. The software also determines optimal points of focus for wellness and disease management specific to the plan population.

Bunzl Distribution is the first self-funded employer to use Design180® directly. Established in the broker and benefits consulting market, NavigatorMD currently serves hundreds of plan populations through its customers. The decision support of Design180® offers brokers a consultative approach to managing employee benefits and health plans and the addition of Bunzl Distribution shows initiative for organizations taking ownership of its employee health and rising healthcare costs.

“We want to demonstrate that self-funded companies, with the right personnel and data system, can do this on their own,” Kevin Foley, President of NavigatorMD, said. “Companies that are taking control of healthcare like Bunzl know that if they can focus on their people, they will be rewarded with a better bottom line through reduced costs, increased productivity and better overall health of employees.”

To learn more about NavigatorMD, visit www.NavigatorMD.com or call (888) 462-8428.

To learn more about Bunzl Distribution USA, visit www.Bunzl.com or call (888) 997-5959.