Population Health Insights – Page 24

A model for measuring corporate wellness program effectiveness

Everyone is trying to control health care costs. This inevitably leads to the use of corporate wellness programs. While just about anything you do to promote health among your employees is going to have at least some positive impact, the degree of your success can vary wildly. What is needed is a consistent methodology for measuring [...]

incentaHEALTH customer experiences reduction in health care costs

On June 30, 2009, incentaHEALTH and Hercules Industries were awarded the 2009 Promising Practices award from the Colorado chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. The award—presented by Colorado Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien—is designed to recognize innovation in workplace wellness programs. Highlighted during the event was a 19% reduction in health care expenses experienced by [...]

Obesity costs double over past decade; Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conference seeks solutions

At the CDC's Weight of the Nation conference in Washington DC last week, the CDC cited a new study showing that the cost of obesity in the United States has doubled over the past decade. Perhaps even more startling was the statistic that over 9% of all medical costs are now due to obesity. Some of [...]

A CEO’s perspective on reducing health care costs

On June 12, the CEO of Safeway (Steven Burd) wrote an insightful piece for the Wall Street Journal titled "How Safeway is Cutting Health-Care Costs." After an analysis of their health care costs in 2005, Mr. Burd found that 70% of the health care costs that Safeway is facing are driven by behavior-related items. In particular, [...]

A fresh look

Welcome to the corporate blog from incentaHEALTH. Called "incentaHEALTH Insights", our blog dives into the questions of the day related to health care and wellness. We are at a tipping point where the unchecked increase in health care spending is capturing the attention of everyone, from business executives, to policy makers, to individuals looking to gain [...]