Fierce Healthcare May 29, 2020
A new study is throwing cold water on the idea that workplace wellness programs significantly impact clinical outcomes.
Researchers tracked a random sample of 4,834 employees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign between August 2016 and April 2018 to see whether those that took advantage of wellness benefits—including financial incentives to seek health assessments—improved their health.
They found that after two years, the employees that took advantage of the wellness program were more likely to have a primary care doctor and report improved health behaviors and beliefs, according to the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
However, the team didn’t uncover any significant effects on health outcomes, use of healthcare services or rates of medical diagnoses...
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