Tendering for occupational health care
Occupational health care in Finland usually involves two purchases: occupational health care services and staff insurance to supplement occupational health care services. We can help you find the occupational health solution that meets your needs at the best price.
Cost savings
Up-to-date occupational health
Deduplication
We optimise your occupational health care
The content of occupational health care and the provider should be analysed from time to time. However, comparisons can be challenging, as providers are made up of very different entities and have different models of cooperation. Furthermore, in Finland, services are highly concentrated, with an increasing number of small players joining the large health waste pools. Occupational health tendering helps to find the best services and prices.
We go through
- Overlaps in contracts: many organisations now offer their staff very comprehensive insurance cover and sometimes it happens that the occupational health contract and the insurance pay for exactly the same things.
- Pricing model: Some healthcare providers prefer more fixed-priced package deals, while others charge for each procedure on a per-service basis. Our HR consultants can help you determine which model is best for your organization.
- Necessity and effectiveness: when it comes to occupational health services, it is also important to assess the necessity and effectiveness of the service. You don't want to pay for a service that doesn't actually improve the well-being of your employees, do you? Please note that we can also provide you with a written personal risk report if you wish.
We will ensure that a sufficient number of comparable offers are included in the tender and provide you with a written comparison. This will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each provider and how well the services meet your organisation's needs.
This is how the tendering process works
Analysis of occupational health
We will review the current situation of occupational health services in your organisation and go through the results with you. You will be informed about how well the services meet your needs and how they compare to market prices. We will also highlight whether your organisation should put its occupational health services out to tender or finance some of them through insurance.
Tendering for occupational health services
If you decide to put occupational health services out to tender, we will obtain a sufficient number of comparable quotes on your behalf and provide a written comparison. We will give you a proposal on how to organise your occupational health care.
Decision and changes to services
We will present a comparison and make a recommendation on the most suitable occupational health provider for your organisation. It's up to you to make the decision. If you wish, we can take care of terminating old contracts, taking out new ones and obtaining new insurance cover for your staff's health.
FAQ
Tendering for occupational health care helps ensure that you get the best possible service at a competitive price. It also helps to keep provider costs and services up to date, especially after mergers of healthcare providers.
When tendering for insurance, it's also a good idea to make sure that insurance works seamlessly with your occupational health contract.
Occupational health care should be put out to tender regularly every few years. Mergers of health care providers, where smaller players have joined larger national chains, can bring changes to the quality and organisation of services previously provided. Competitive tendering ensures that you get the best possible service at the right price.
In general, tendering for occupational health care is always advisable if you are not satisfied with the quality of the current service, the costs or the smoothness of cooperation. This will ensure that your company's occupational health services continue to meet your organisation's needs and remain cost-effective.
It is advisable to put your occupational health service out to tender every few years or whenever you are not satisfied with the quality of the current service, the costs or the smooth cooperation.
Statutory occupational health care in Finland is based on the prevention of health hazards and harm caused by work and working conditions. The aim is to promote and maintain workers' health and ability to work.
According to the Finnish Occupational Health Care Act, occupational health care includes, among other things, guidance and advice on healthy and safe working conditions and working methods. Occupational health care advises and guides both the employee and the employer.
Statutory occupational health care does not include, for example, medical treatment or surgery. However, extended occupational health care can also cover these services, making the company's occupational health care more comprehensive and more responsive to employees' needs.
Extended occupational health care covers more services, such as medical treatment and surgery, that are not covered by statutory occupational health care. This can improve workers' health and ability to work and reduce sickness absence.
Highly comprehensive occupational health care is a major employee benefit that attracts talent and improves employee retention. It can also reduce sick leave and improve productivity.
