Healthcare IT News October 19, 2018
Tom Sullivan

The market is so flooded with competing products that many people have trouble even understanding what’s available.

BOSTON – Corporate wellness programs today are challenged by technology. But it’s because of an abundance of tools rather than a lack of options.

“It’s a crowded ecosystem. Our clients have an average of 12 employee and wellbeing vendors in place,” said Dr. Rajiv Kumar, chief medical officer and president of Virgin Pulse Institute. “The number one reason people aren’t engaged is they don’t even know the programs exist.”

WHY IT MATTERS

Health systems and other companies looking to offer wellness programs to boost population health are struggling with vendor management fatigue, employees are hit with cognitive overload such that, as Kumar said,...

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