Healthcare reform legislation and spiraling medical costs across the industry have spurred CMS to introduce a number of initiatives designed to improve population health
We sit. And we sit a lot. We sit in front of the TV. We sit at our desks. We sit in the car. And that's not good.
A recent editorial in the American Journal of Health Promotion by Michael O'Donnell titled Does Workplace Health Promotion Work or Not?
The cost of stress hits both individuals and organizations in so many silent ways that neither knows they are under attack until the damage is done.
Since way back in the 1980's articles have been published about the future of health care in America, including several by the above authors covering the direction of health and wellness programs
Amidst the debates, analyses, proposals and counteroffers, the multitude of conflicting reports and differing economic opinions
The (Computer) Code for Health: Making Managed IT Services the Foundation of Corporate Wellness
The prevalence of outcomes-based wellness programs in combination with incentives and disincentives are becoming increasingly
As HR executives and wellness directors navigate the rapidly developing employer-sponsored wellness landscape
Corporate Wellness with Convenience: The Importance of Technology and Service
For the time being "" at least a year -- employers now have a little bit of breathing room after the Obama
AIc levels of 5.7 or above are said to be problematic. AIc measures the amount of glucose that has attached to hemoglobin over the past 3 to 4 months.
The second step of a corporate wellness program, after reaching out to them, is ensuring they remain in the program.
How Simple Improvements Yield Massive Improvement in Health and Wellness
On Wednesday May 29, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services issued a final
The gap between personal nutritional behavior and what scientists say can be achieved with better
Health reform makes for strange bedfellows. Wellness is a feel-good, employee engagement tool.
Employers shopping for the best bargains for their healthcare dollars may soon make domestic travel for medical procedures
Alleviating Stress and Anxiety: Health and Wellness Through the Power of Kava
In the midst of the Great Recession, and the impact it has had across a multitude of professions,
One thing is clear, simply instituting a health and wellness program does not mean your employees are participating or that your business is benefiting.
Making healthy choices can be difficult, especially in the workplace. We are all familiar with the frosting covered cakes at employee birthday celebrations,
No one will use a wellness program if it is boring. By adding elements of a game to your wellness program
With President Obama winning his second innings at the White House, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and its implementations are back in focus.
Ask any leader, "What makes you lose sleep at night?"� and it should come as no surprise that
Things have gotten crazy in our office ever since last Thursday when the Supreme Court upheld the
We spend roughly a third of our lives at work. How we eat and behave at work can have a lasting impact on our lives.
No one seems to really say what meditation is. They do say what it does. I don't believe that a meditator would get the same great benefits, which meditation offers,
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2015 racial and ethnic minorities will comprise 41.5 percent of the work force (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008).
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Rod SimsIn our increasingly wired technology, communication is enhanced. However, this technology
Powerful wellness programs educate employees about healthy choices and provide the support and
This is the era of analytics. Decision making based on a thorough analysis of facts and figures is
Unhealthy behaviors cost companies billions of dollars. In a study recently published in Health Affairs coauthored by Ron Goetzel, 22.4 percent of the $366 million spent
"Respondents (to the survey) gave their companies the lowest marks at the most basic employee interaction level "" getting employees to understand the cost and value of their health benefits."�
Corporate wellness can be a confusing landscape for those new to the industry.
Moods are tricky. Some come and go quickly, like irritation with your gum-chewing co-worker. Others are
Did you know that chronic stress, like that from unremitting illness; causes body tissue to adapt to higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, thus the body becomes
*This article is the second of a two-part series on the legal rights of cancer survivors and employees with
An often overlooked part of any corporate wellness program is the culture of the company.
So let's say you are the CFO for a manufacturing company and have had an onsite occupational health
As part of our continuing leadership awards feature, Corporate Wellness Magazine recently conducted an interview with Allison Golding and Jill Zartman of Premier; whose
Healthcare in the United States has reached a crisis point. The cost of medical treatment is 274 times greater today than in 1950, even though the average cost of all other goods
As portions have grown larger over the past decades, so have many populations over the globe
America's work culture is one of sitting in front of a computer screen for hours everyday.
While it may seem straightforward to get employees to be active physically for only about 30 minutes a day,
"General Systems Theory, a related modern concept [to holism], says that each variable in any system
As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, wellness programs have received new regulations.
Eating healty is a crucial part of living a healthy lifestyle. Eating a healthy lunch at work is often overlooked duing the work day.
We all love a warm and hearty home-cooked dinner, but let's face it: battling through rush hour traffic after
For many office workers, physical pain is a serious, yet unaddressed health issue. New research from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) reveals that the majority
