Kiplinger reports on how workplace wellness programs have evolved -- and how well-run programs are focused on finding effective ways to engage employees. The article outlines how: "For employers, the benefit of wellness programs is clear: Helping employees get healthy...
Ensuring that any workplace wellness program scrupulously protect a member's personal data is imperative. As these concerns have been raised, we have posted pieces -- like this one from Interactive Health CEO Cathy Kenworthy -- extolling the importance of properly...
We know that privacy is a primary concern for any properly run wellness program. We wrote about the new EEOC rules here. An analysis can be found here. The Chicago Business Journal runs a useful piece titled "How to avoid mismanagement of employee medical files." In...
Can technology help engage employees in their overall wellbeing? According to a piece in the recent USA Today supplement Future of Health Care, "With the ongoing trend toward digitization in health care, employers are looking to emerging technologies to improve...
Clearly, a key factor in whether your corporate wellness program succeeds depends greatly on the vendor you choose to drive it forward. How then can you choose one whose values will perfectly mesh with the vision you have of your wellness initiative? Here are just...
A question that many companies with wellness programs frequently wrestle with is evaluating its outcomes: Is it achieving its return on investment? And if so, how do you quantify it? Although certain results -- a reduction in healthcare costs and absenteeism--might be...
Can healthcare analytic tools help employers leverage their own medical claims data and make conclusions around costs and plans to drive improved health outcomes? At the recent, Human Resource Executive Health & Benefits Leadership Conference, Ronald S....
Data privacy remains a key concern -- and important skill -- around any workplace wellness program. Today more than ever, companies must not only maintain strict privacy in fact, but also in spirit -- through communications and more. At the same time, a proper use of...
Workplace wellness screenings can be rewarding for both the employee and employer when carefully selected and strategically deployed. Before adding tests to their workplace wellness programs, among the questions that employers can ask include: “How does this screening...