Employee wellness has evolved far beyond step challenges and breakroom fruit bowls. Today’s workforce expects wellness initiatives that feel meaningful, personalized, accessible, and integrated into the culture of the organization. At the same time, employers are facing rising healthcare costs, burnout, disengagement, absenteeism, and retention challenges that demand practical solutions. One of the most effective… Continue Reading ›
I hope you are starting to raise your expectations on what you can achieve with your HRA. Inevitably, making changes often means working with your vendor (or getting a new one). Now let’s think about pens. If you’re like me, you have a drawer somewhere with a bunch of old pens—many of them I got… Continue Reading ›
I have been involved with organizations where less than 10% of employees completed an HRA and others where as high as almost 100%. If you believe that an HRA helps people change for the better then we definitely want to be over on the high end of participation. Maybe we should get Congress to pass… Continue Reading ›
Yes, I am going to start this post making you think about what happens when you do your taxes. Ok, maybe not a great way to start your day—sorry about that! Stick with me on this. When you do your taxes, the act of just preparing the necessary information and filling out form after form… Continue Reading ›
I hope you had a great holiday season! Always nice to regroup, be with family and refresh! Right before the holidays I wrote about a new study on the effects of a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) in a health plan setting that was just published in JOEM. Several commenters questioned the magnitude of results… Continue Reading ›