We hope you were one of the first to visit our new PATH platform Jan. 4, 2021, and have caught our excitement over new functions and features! “The new platform offers customized options that will help keep wellness top of mind for everyone on a daily basis,” explains Leslie Reid, PDRMA Wellness Consultant. “And it includes a new incentive program to encourage daily participation.” (See Are You Ready for a Change?)

You can still access PATH from the PDRMA website, but now you can use The Virgin Pulse app to get to PATH from anywhere, anytime, every day! You can complete Daily Cards, track your Healthy Habits and upload your activity for incentive points. “We hope this easy way to interact daily with PATH will help change behaviors and make healthy habits routine,” explains Lauren Blackburn, PDRMA Wellness Consultant. “We also think a more personalized experience will show everyone how regular interaction with PATH can help them meet their personal wellness goals.”

And if you have a fitness device (or two!) or well-being app that tracks health information for you, you can sync them all to PATH and have one place to store all your health and well-being data. If you don’t have a device, you can visit Virgin Pulse’s online store and purchase one for less than $25.

Personalization and Customization

If you haven’t already done so, you should begin your new PATH journey by completing a Health Check Assessment, identifying your topics of interest and indicating which Healthy Habits you want to track. Based on your personal choices and well-being goals, PATH customizes the information it delivers to you.

A new feature is easy access to the benefits you can take advantage of based on the PDRMA Health plans in which you’re enrolled. PATH will also send you custom promotions and benefit information you might not be aware of! You can find your Benefits in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

PATH even identifies the preventive exams relevant to your age and gender. You’ll find those recommendations in the My Care Checklist. If you participate in the PPO medical plan, your list automatically updates after preventive visits. Otherwise, you can submit a Physician Screening Form online in PATH for each exam to earn points. And speaking of points, you’ll earn 250 for each exam you complete in 2021 from the list on your My Care Checklist!

As always, all information on the PATH platform is confidential, and both PDRMA and Virgin Pulse strictly adhere to HIPAA guidelines — meaning any information you add to your profile will NOT be shared with PDRMA or your agency.