@article{ref1,
title="Impacts of workplace health promotion and wellness programs on health care utilization and costs: results from an academic workplace",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2015",
author="Dement, John M. and Epling, Carol and Joyner, Julie and Cavanaugh, Kyle",
volume="57",
number="11",
pages="1159-1169",
abstract="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). <br><br>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 comorbidities by study arm. <br><br>RESULTS: Mean monthly health care costs were $35 less for HP participants compared with controls, and results were robust based on sensitivity analyses. ROI was estimated to be $2.53 for every dollar spent on the HP program. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results support a positive impact of HP program participation with regard to reduced health care utilization and costs and a positive ROI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000000555",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000555"
}