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We reported recently about the new  Annals of Internal Medicine study that offers analysis of incentives in workplace wellness programs.

As study author Mitesh Patel, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Wharton School of Healthcare Management in Philadelphia, told Health Leaders Media: “A lot of challenges around workplace wellness programs are around engaging employees who need it most. We wanted to learn how best to design an incentive to do that.”

What does this mean in action? This 1-minute video from CNN's Health Minute helps explain. Key lines from the piece: “It’s all about how the reward is framed… Our brains are wired to avoid losing things. We like the immediate gratification of getting the money up front.”