http://www.hrbenefitsalert.com/the-downside-of-wellness-programs/ Daily dose of benefits news and know-how Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:30:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.hrbenefitsalert.com/the-downside-of-wellness-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Michael Puck Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:43:13 +0000 http://www.hrbenefitsalert.com/?p=226#comment-1122 I fully agree, a program tailored to the needs of the company is impartive. In addition to the three ways that wellness programs fail I would like to offer one other significant point and that is lack of participation. My research suggests that programs that have less than 80% participation struggle to demonstrate a meaningful ROI. Meaningful in regard to the time it takes to demonstrate savings as well as the overall amount of savings. Companies can achieve a positive ROI in as little as 6 months if the have at least 80% of their workforce participate. Michael Puck, SPHR, Corporate Health Coach. I fully agree, a program tailored to the needs of the company is impartive. In addition to the three ways that wellness programs fail I would like to offer one other significant point and that is lack of participation. My research suggests that programs that have less than 80% participation struggle to demonstrate a meaningful ROI. Meaningful in regard to the time it takes to demonstrate savings as well as the overall amount of savings. Companies can achieve a positive ROI in as little as 6 months if the have at least 80% of their workforce participate. Michael Puck, SPHR, Corporate Health Coach.

]]> http://www.hrbenefitsalert.com/the-downside-of-wellness-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Judy Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:24 +0000 http://www.hrbenefitsalert.com/?p=226#comment-407 GREAT article - right on the mark with regard to "wellness" programs versus true "health management" programs. GREAT article – right on the mark with regard to “wellness” programs versus true “health management” programs.

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