While health care policy changes dominate the headlines, new data sources – and devices built to help consumers take advantage of that data – might bring the real change to the way we care for ourselves at home and the office. Government Technology reports that “a...
With rising health care costs in their crosshairs, more organizations are "turning to targeted strategies and intervention programs that directly influence employees' individual behaviors and health habits," according to the recently-published, 8th annual 2014 Willis...
Early findings from the first study of Colorado wellness programs "reveal reductions in health risks in workers receiving wellness services. The study is charged with determining the impact of wellness programs on health risks, productivity and workers’ compensation...
“Seven years out from the original iPhone’s introduction, and four years past the iPad’s launch, Apple has found its next market ripe for reinvention: the mobile healthcare and fitness-tracking industry,” according to 9-to5 Mac. “Apple’s interest in healthcare and...
A new employer survey conducted by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health finds that corporate employers "plan to spend an average of $594 per employee on wellness-based incentives within their health care programs this year," "This marks an...
"Sitting is the new smoking," Allie Shaw writes. "That’s the buzz ricocheting around health circles, as a growing mountain of medical research decries our national addiction to sitting on our rear ends." "As a health reporter, I’ve read the research, from the National...
What is the best way to measure ROI when it comes to wellness plans? Is there more to than just health costs? Employee Benefit News runs a piece by Janice Rahm of Interactive Health that argues there is much more [Note: Interactive Health sponsors Wellness Works Hub]....
A new study suggests that people trying to lose weight "should pay close attention to what they eat during the week, and not worry as much about enjoying themselves during the weekend," Health Day News reports. "Nearly everyone gradually loses weight during the week...
"Wellness programs have long been subject to myriad federal and state laws. Primary among these are laws involving discrimination rules. Wellness programs are required to satisfy certain criteria in order to be considered non-discriminatory under the Health Insurance...