Genetic Wellness App
Employers are increasingly helping their employees manage their health, promoting initiatives to encourage healthy behavior and reduce overall healthcare costs. The Genetic Wellness App, created by Navigenics, takes employee wellness to the next level, providing personalized and confidential genetic analysis to help you understand how your genetic makeup affects your well being.
Founded by physicians and geneticists, Navigenics is a leading provider of genetic testing and is dedicated to improving individual health and wellness. The Genetic Wellness App is available through BENEFITFOCUS® HR InTouch, allowing employers to offer Navigenics services as part of their employee benefits package.
The Next Level of Employee Wellness
Navigenics analysis services uncover your genetic predispositions for important health conditions and medication sensitivities. The Genetic Wellness App provides resources to help your employees understand genetic information and develop strategies to better manage their health. The Genetic Wellness App helps employees answer important wellness questions like:
- Which medical tests and screenings might help me most?
- Will a new medication help my health, or cause serious side effects?
- What kind of exercise is best for me?
- Should I change my diet and if so, how?
Personalized genetic insights about disease risk and medication response can help motivate employee behavior change and support clinical decision-making.
Educate Employees and Enhance Your Benefits Package
Navigenics makes it easy to enhance your employee benefits package with minimal employer costs. The Genetic Wellness App provides a library of content and videos to educate your employees on the importance and benefits of genetic testing from Navigenics. The app is directly integrated with HR InTouch, so employees access genetic analysis information from the same portal they use to enroll in their benefits, update personal information and communicate with their HR team.
How It Works
Once your employees indicate that they’re interested in receiving a test, Navigenics sends a saliva-collection kit. After a CLIA-certified lab analyzes their DNA, employees receive an email notification and access a comprehensive report of their results via a secure, online Navigenics account. Navigenics keeps all results confidential and will work with employees and their physicians to help them understand their genetic information and develop personalized health strategies. The service includes 24/7 support from board-certified Genetic Counselors to answer both employee and physician questions.
