Impacts of Workplace Health Promotion and Wellness Programs on Health Care Utilization and Costs: Results From an Academic Workplace

@article{Dement2015ImpactsOW,
  title={Impacts of Workplace Health Promotion and Wellness Programs on Health Care Utilization and Costs: Results From an Academic Workplace},
  author={John M Dement and Carol A Epling and Julie Joyner and Kyle Cavanaugh},
  journal={Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine},
  year={2015},
  volume={57},
  pages={1159–1169}
}
Objective: This study evaluated the impacts of a long-standing workplace health promotion (HP) program on health care utilization and costs and estimated return on investment (ROI). Methods: Analyses used a retrospective, observational cohort design based on 7 years (2005 to 2011) of health claims and HP program participation data for 3829 HP participants and 6617 controls. Inverse propensity score-weighted mixed-model regression methods were used to balance employee demographics and… 
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