Jill’s List Launches First Ever Integrative Healthcare Marketplace
Service connects consumers, doctors and alternative medicine practitioners
Boston, MA, October 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Jill’s List, a woman-led, health-tech company that provides an online channel for consumers and doctors to find complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and Integrative Healthcare providers, announces the launch of their new premium products for consumer and health professional members. As part of a Jill’s List membership, doctors and other healthcare professionals are now able to send and track patient referrals to practitioners of alternative medicine from acupuncturists to yoga therapists. Additionally, companies are able to purchase an annual premium subscription to Jill’s List which provides employees with incentives and tools to better understand how to optimize and pay for the health program that will give them the best results. Through deals already signed with employers, over 20,000 employees have access to a premium version of Jill’s List.
“We started Jill’s List to drive awareness for the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an integrative approach to medicine and to help consumers and doctors find great complementary and alternative healthcare practitioners,” said Jill Shah, founder of Jill’s List. “The rise of consumer-driven healthcare, America’s focus on healthcare reform and the growth in adoption of tax-advantaged plans like Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts have created an enormous opportunity for a marketplace that connects patients, traditional medicine providers and Integrative Health practitioners. Jill’s List connects these players and helps them operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.”
Jill’s List Doctor Features
For doctors, the Jill’s List Referral Tool offers private and secure sending and tracking of referrals to practitioners on Jill’s List. All CAM and Integrative Healthcare practitioners can create profiles on Jill’s List for free, but they must provide valid and verifiable credentials to show up in the Referral Tool search. Doctors are able to create “favorite practitioner” lists and share those with their colleagues. They also receive post-appointment feedback from both the practitioner who received the referral and the patient who was referred. Jill’s List provides incentives to both for providing this valuable feedback to the doctor. Doctors see this referral service as a valuable extension of the care they provide to patients. “For several chronic conditions like back pain and fibromyalgia, conventional therapies don’t necessarily leave the patient fully satisfied. What Jill’s List provides isn’t alternative care; it is complementary,” said Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Robert Saper.
Jill’s List Employee Features and Benefits to the Employer
For employees, companies are now able to easily purchase a premium membership to Jill’s List which has learning modules that help employees better understand how to use their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans to pay for care from acupuncturists, massage therapists and any of the over fifty types of providers listed on Jill’s List. Employees can look up qualified expenses, store and process receipts electronically and learn about less invasive and expensive ways to tackle chronic health issues. Employees earn Karma Points as they use Jill’s List, add reviews and invite new practitioners to join. Karma Points convert into badges and special offers.
Companies benefit in the short term in tax savings based on incremental usage of FSA plans and, in the longer term, they may benefit from a reduction in insurance claims as employees become more aware (and pay out-of-pocket with FSA and HSA programs) for CAM services that are not covered by health insurance plans and which are proven to help successfully treat chronic health conditions.
To use Jill’s List, go to www.jillslist.com. The Referral Tool is free to all health practitioner members for sending and tracking referrals. Companies can contact sales@jillslist.com to sign up for the premium corporate wellness program.
About Jill's List
Jill's List (www.jillslist.com) manages a network of patients, practitioners and corporate clients focused on health and wellness. Its directory enables patients to find, contact and review credentialed complementary, alternative and integrative healthcare practitioners. Jill’s List also offers two premium products – a Referral Tool for health professionals and JL Corporate Wellness for companies. Health professionals market their practices with free profiles and use the Jill’s List Referral Tool to send and receive referrals from other practitioners, doctors and patients. JL Corporate Wellness educates employees on eligible Flex-spending expenses, facilitates retrieval for Letters of Medical Necessity, and streamlines FSA reimbursement which all help to drive employee utilization of Flex-spending Accounts.
“We started Jill’s List to drive awareness for the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an integrative approach to medicine and to help consumers and doctors find great complementary and alternative healthcare practitioners,” said Jill Shah, founder of Jill’s List. “The rise of consumer-driven healthcare, America’s focus on healthcare reform and the growth in adoption of tax-advantaged plans like Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts have created an enormous opportunity for a marketplace that connects patients, traditional medicine providers and Integrative Health practitioners. Jill’s List connects these players and helps them operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.”
Jill’s List Doctor Features
For doctors, the Jill’s List Referral Tool offers private and secure sending and tracking of referrals to practitioners on Jill’s List. All CAM and Integrative Healthcare practitioners can create profiles on Jill’s List for free, but they must provide valid and verifiable credentials to show up in the Referral Tool search. Doctors are able to create “favorite practitioner” lists and share those with their colleagues. They also receive post-appointment feedback from both the practitioner who received the referral and the patient who was referred. Jill’s List provides incentives to both for providing this valuable feedback to the doctor. Doctors see this referral service as a valuable extension of the care they provide to patients. “For several chronic conditions like back pain and fibromyalgia, conventional therapies don’t necessarily leave the patient fully satisfied. What Jill’s List provides isn’t alternative care; it is complementary,” said Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Robert Saper.
Jill’s List Employee Features and Benefits to the Employer
For employees, companies are now able to easily purchase a premium membership to Jill’s List which has learning modules that help employees better understand how to use their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans to pay for care from acupuncturists, massage therapists and any of the over fifty types of providers listed on Jill’s List. Employees can look up qualified expenses, store and process receipts electronically and learn about less invasive and expensive ways to tackle chronic health issues. Employees earn Karma Points as they use Jill’s List, add reviews and invite new practitioners to join. Karma Points convert into badges and special offers.
Companies benefit in the short term in tax savings based on incremental usage of FSA plans and, in the longer term, they may benefit from a reduction in insurance claims as employees become more aware (and pay out-of-pocket with FSA and HSA programs) for CAM services that are not covered by health insurance plans and which are proven to help successfully treat chronic health conditions.
To use Jill’s List, go to www.jillslist.com. The Referral Tool is free to all health practitioner members for sending and tracking referrals. Companies can contact sales@jillslist.com to sign up for the premium corporate wellness program.
About Jill's List
Jill's List (www.jillslist.com) manages a network of patients, practitioners and corporate clients focused on health and wellness. Its directory enables patients to find, contact and review credentialed complementary, alternative and integrative healthcare practitioners. Jill’s List also offers two premium products – a Referral Tool for health professionals and JL Corporate Wellness for companies. Health professionals market their practices with free profiles and use the Jill’s List Referral Tool to send and receive referrals from other practitioners, doctors and patients. JL Corporate Wellness educates employees on eligible Flex-spending expenses, facilitates retrieval for Letters of Medical Necessity, and streamlines FSA reimbursement which all help to drive employee utilization of Flex-spending Accounts.
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