Communities
Population Health Management
The Population Health Management community showcases the latest news and innovative trends on wellness programs employers are executing to help maintain or improve the overall health of each individual employee as well as the entire population, cutting health care costs. This could range from sponsored fun-run, smoke cessation, biometric testing, health and performance, etc.
Articles
HealthCare Consumerism Radio: Mary Beth Chalk Talks Accountable Health
Hosts Doug Field, CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), and Brent Macy, Managing Director of the IHC, talk with Mary Beth Chalk, Chief Engagement Officer of Healthrageous. Mary Beth speaks on accountable health and engaging consumers in their health care.
Strategic Movement in the Workplace Improves Employee Performance
It has become commonplace to discuss the decline in engagement and focus among the American workforce. Experts have examined numerous theories as to why engagement is on an alarming decline and suggested an abundance of ideas to solve this crisis.
Social Media in Clinical Practice
Social media is simply the platform that I and a multitude of other health care providers use for personal messaging or to share relevant information with a thirsty global audience. Once our message or the news that we have shared is placed onto a social platform, a bidirectional exchange can
HealthCare Consumerism Radio: Dr. Gerard Clum Explains How Chiropractic Can Reduce Health Costs
Hosts Brent Macy, Managing Director with The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), and Jonathan Field, Managing Editor with The IHC, talk with Dr. Gerard Clum from The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress. Dr. Clum discusses his upcoming FORUM East workshop: "Ten Steps to Delivering on the Promise to Employers: ACOs Enhance
Press Releases
Latest Hospital Safety Scores Show Incremental Progress in Patient Safety
New letter grades shift U.S. state rankings
Healthstat University a First for Employee Wellness Industry
Intensive clinical training program goes beyond the classroom
For Many Employers, Employee Wellness is No Longer Merely an Option
The Compdata Surveys Benefits USA 2012/2013 survey results found 34 percent of employers offering wellness programs either provide insurance discounts for employees participating in wellness programs or impose penalties on employees with risk factors, who aren't taking action. That's up from just 25.4 percent in
Blog Posts
Taking off the Hospital Cost Blindfold: New Information Brings Answers and More Questions
05/17/2013 - Transparency in health care remains the exception rather than the rule. Consumers often must go...
FSA Q&A: What happens to unused FSA funds?
05/15/2013 - We are back on the air this Friday with another great episode of HealthCare Consumerism...
White Papers
Guidance for a Employer-sponsored Wellness Program Using Outcomes-based Incentives
This Consensus Statement was prepared by a Joint Committee of the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN), American Diabetes Association, and American Heart Association (AHA). This
Wellness Coaches USA Releases '2011 Employer Outcomes Study'
Wellness Coaches USA is excited to release this summary of our “2011 Employer Outcomes Study” which details our employee “engagement” and “health risk factor improvement” results from 2009-2011.
Employers See Wellness Programs as key to Improving Employee Health, Cutting Health Care Costs
ADP survey reveals wellness programs are part of a human resource strategy for many large and midsized employers to improve employee health and control costs, but majority don’t measure return on investment
