Biometric Screenings – Back by popular demand!
May 10, 2022
Parks Hall Room 200
Read the directions below on how to sign up. Code is “cop22”.
Additional screenings AND flu shots will be held in October. Stay tuned for more!
Don’t put your health on hold. It’s important to continue preventive care, such as your annual well exam or biometric screening, even in the midst of a pandemic. Enrolled faculty and staff can earn a $25/month premium credit, or up to $40/month with an enrolled spouse, off of employee medical plan contributions by completing a Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA) and a verified Biometric Screening
Your verified Biometric Screening, consisting of height, weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL, and blood sugar value (either glucose or A1C), can be completed in one of the following ways.
OPTION 1
Your values obtained during an annual exam with an OSU or Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC) provider are received by the OSU Health Plan (OSUHP). Once all values are received (height, weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL and a blood sugar value: glucose or A1c), OSUHP will provide verification that you have a complete biometric screening.
o NOTE: If you complete your exam via Telehealth, not all values can be recorded. After your visit, please reach out to OSUHP to confirm your screening is verified.
OSUHP must receive all of your values by December 20, 2022 to count your screening as complete and verified. Some file feeds can take 10-30 days to process. Please plan your well exam/physicals with this in mind and reach out to OSUHP if you have questions about getting your verification in by the deadline.
OPTION 2
If you see a provider outside of the OSU or COPC network, you may need to have your values submitted by your provider. Please have your provider complete the Provider Form and submit to OSUHP to verify that you have completed a biometric screening with him or her. Forms received after December 31, 2022 will not be processed or accepted.
OPTION 3
If you complete an on-campus screening* you will automatically receive credit for completing the verified biometric screening. Due to the pandemic, increased safety protocol and many still working remotely, screening events will be available but limited.
· On May 10th and October 17th, the OSU Health Plan’s (OSUHP) RN Health Promotion Specialist(s) will be in Parks Hall 200 to complete complimentary biometric screenings* for our department. See below for screening registration details.
On-Campus biometric screening registration for our department:
If you would like to register for the upcoming biometric health screening event for our department, follow the steps below:
1. Visit the registration portal here.
2. Log in with your Ohio State credentials (last name.# and password)
3. Click “Schedule Appointment or Class”
4. Select “Biometric Health Screening” as the appointment type.
5. In the From date box, place 5/10/22. In the Thru date box, place 10/17/22.
6. In the “Appointment Code” box type in COP22 Do NOT copy and paste as this doesn’t always work to activate the code.
7. To search for an available time, click “Find Appointments or Classes”- This will show only the appointments available for this screening event.
8. Complete registration to schedule the appointment. If you experience any difficulty, please contact OSUHP Customer Service at 292-4700 with your Appointment Code.
Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA)
Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, you will need to complete the PHA (under “Health Check” in your Virgin Pulse account).
Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, your values will be populated into your PHA.
Confirm Screening & PHA Completion
When your verified Biometric Screening and PHA have been processed, it will be reflected in your Virgin Pulse account. To confirm completion, log in to your Virgin Pulse account and select “REWARDS” under the Home tab. When you see a checkmark beside the PHA and screening descriptions, you have completed the requirements to earn the premium credit.
Privacy & Participation
Participation in YP4H biometric screenings, PHA and the incentive program is completely voluntary. To learn how your personal information is protected, please visit Your Privacy.
*As a reminder, you are only eligible for one on campus screening per calendar year. If you are unsure of when your last screening took place, please log in to LinktoHealth and click on the “Biometric Health Data” tab to view your history.