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Development and reliability analysis of the Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI) instrument measuring employee health and productivityRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
J Occup Environ Med 45:743-62. 2003..The needs of the researcher should dictate which version of the WPSI to use...- The health and cost benefits of work site health-promotion programsRon Z Goetzel
Department of Health and Productivity Research, Thomson Healthcare, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 29:303-23. 2008..Federal initiatives that support cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analyses are stressed, as is the need to invest in healthy work environments, to complement individual based interventions... - Health improvement from a worksite health promotion private-public partnershipRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:296-304. 2009..To examine the impact of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Wellness at Work program on health risks of employees from 10 New York City organizations at 26 worksites... - The relationship between modifiable health risk factors and medical expenditures, absenteeism, short-term disability, and presenteeism among employees at novartisRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Washington, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:487-99. 2009..To quantify the impact of health risks on medical care and productivity costs in an employed population... - Baseline characteristics of workers at ten New York City employers recruited for a private-public research collaborativeRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Emory University, Washington 20008, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:190-201. 2008..To describe a public-private collaborative and present results from the administration of a baseline health risk assessment (HRA)... - What's holding you back: why should (or shouldn't) employers invest in health promotion programs for their workers?Ron Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University
N C Med J 67:428-30. 2006 - Can health promotion programs save Medicare money?Ron Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Washington, DC 20008, USA
Clin Interv Aging 2:117-22. 2007.... - Promising practices in employer health and productivity management efforts: findings from a benchmarking studyRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, Washington DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:111-30. 2007..To identify key success factors related to employer-based health and productivity management (HPM) programs... - Return on investment in disease management: a reviewRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research, Medstat, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 26:1-19. 2005..Results are mixed for asthma management programs. Depression management programs cost more than they save in medical expenses, but may save money when considering productivity outcomes... - Estimating the return-on-investment from changes in employee health risks on the Dow Chemical Company's health care costsRon Z Goetzel
Medstat and Cornell University, Washington, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:759-68. 2005.... - Emerging trends in health and productivity managementRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, USA
Am J Health Promot 22:suppl 1-7, iii. 2007..The identified trends also have a variety of implications for health promotion vendors and the growth of the health management marketplace... - The health and productivity cost burden of the "top 10" physical and mental health conditions affecting six large U.S. employers in 1999Ron Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, USA
J Occup Environ Med 45:5-14. 2003..Implications for employers and health plans in examining the health and productivity consequences of common health conditions are discussed... - A multi-worksite analysis of the relationships among body mass index, medical utilization, and worker productivityRon Z Goetzel
Thomson Reuters Healthcare, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Institute for Healthand Productivity Studies, 4301 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:S52-8. 2010..The objective of this study was to quantify the direct medical and indirect (absence and productivity) cost burden of overweight and obesity in workers... - Using a personal health care cost calculator to estimate future expenditures based on individual health risksJennie D Bowen
Health and Productivity Research Division, Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:449-55. 2009..To describe the development and application of an innovative Health Improvement Cost Calculator tool designed to help individuals recognize the link between their current health risks, future medical costs, and productivity... - Predictors of preventive service use among Medicare beneficiariesRonald J Ozminkowski
Thomson Medstat, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 27:5-23. 2006..Strategies should be developed to ensure appropriate use of preventive services over time... - The savings gained from participation in health promotion programs for Medicare beneficiariesRonald J Ozminkowski
Health and Productivity Research, Thomson Medstat and the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway 903R, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Occup Environ Med 48:1125-32. 2006..The objective of this study was to estimate savings to Medicare associated with participation in one or more health promotion programs offered to 59,324 retirees from a large employer and their aged dependents... - The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on medical expenditures, absenteeism, and short-term disability benefitsRonald J Ozminkowski
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
J Occup Environ Med 48:135-48. 2006..The objectives of this study were to estimate medical expenditures, absenteeism, and short-term disability costs for workers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to estimate the relative costs of RA over a 12-month period... - The effects of prescription drug cost sharing: a review of the evidenceTeresa B Gibson
Medstat, 777 E Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Am J Manag Care 11:730-40. 2005.... - The direct and indirect cost burden of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitisTeresa B Gibson
Thomson Healthcare, Research Division, Ann Arbor, Mich 48108, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:1261-72. 2008..To estimate the direct medical and indirect (absenteeism and short-term disability) cost burden of Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC)... - Health, absence, disability, and presenteeism cost estimates of certain physical and mental health conditions affecting U.S. employersRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:398-412. 2004..Caution is advised when interpreting any particular source of data, and the need for standardization in future research is noted... - Direct and indirect costs to employers of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without nephritisGinger Carls
Health and Productivity Division, Thomson Healthcare, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:66-79. 2009..To estimate the medical- and productivity-related cost burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and SLE with nephritis in an employee population... - Do prevention or treatment services save money? The wrong debateRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 28:37-41. 2009..Employers' efforts in providing health promotion programs to their workers offer a microcosm of how prevention can lead to populationwide risk reduction and cost savings... - First-year results of an obesity prevention program at The Dow Chemical CompanyRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:125-38. 2009..To examine first-year results from a workplace environmental obesity prevention program at The Dow Chemical Company... - Using a return-on-investment estimation model to evaluate outcomes from an obesity management worksite health promotion programKristin M Baker
Health and Productivity Research, Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:981-90. 2008..A predictive return-on-investment (ROI) model was applied to an obesity management intervention to demonstrate the use of econometric modeling in establishing financial justification for worksite health promotion... - The application of two health and productivity instruments at a large employerRonald J Ozminkowski
Health and Productivity Management Research, Medstat, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:635-48. 2004..Both instruments may be useful for employers who want to estimate productivity losses and learn where to focus their energy to help stem those losses... - A validity analysis of the Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI) instrument measuring employee health and productivityRonald J Ozminkowski
Health and Productivity Management Research, Medstat, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Occup Environ Med 45:1183-95. 2003..Evidence for predictive validity was weaker but still present. The WPSI can be used to provide information on the relative importance of health conditions that affect productivity at work for a large group of employees... - The relationship between health risks and health and productivity costs among employees at Pepsi Bottling GroupRachel M Henke
Thomson Reuters, Washington DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:519-27. 2010..To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs... - Better outcomes through health and productivity managementRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University Center for Policy Research, USA
Manag Care 14:28-36; discussion 36-7. 2005 - Second-year results of an obesity prevention program at the Dow Chemical CompanyRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:291-302. 2010..Evaluate innovative, evidence-based approaches to organizational/supportive environmental interventions aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity among Dow employees after 2 years of implementation... - The value of pharmaceuticals--some direction for employersRon Z Goetzel
MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, D.C, USA
Empl Benefits J 27:31-5. 2002..Doing so should produce both human and financial dividends... - Development of a community-wide cardiovascular risk reduction assessment tool for small rural employers in upstate New YorkRon Z Goetzel
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A65. 2009..Potential benefits of the assessment tool are discussed, and the instrument is made available for the public... - The Novartis health index: a method for valuing the economic impact of risk reduction in a workforceEmily Kelly
Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:528-35. 2010..To develop a calculator that measures the potential cost impact of changes in health risks and presents results graphically... - The business case for quality mental health services: why employers should care about the mental health and well-being of their employeesRon Z Goetzel
MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, D.C, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:320-30. 2002.... - Measuring changes in lipid and blood glucose values in the health and wellness program of Prudential Financial, IncMeghan E Short
Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:797-806. 2010..To determine the effect of health promotion programs of Prudential Financial, Inc on biometric measures of blood lipids and glucose... - How accurate are self-reports? Analysis of self-reported health care utilization and absence when compared with administrative dataMeghan E Short
Division of Health and Productivity Research, Thomson Reuters Healthcare, Washington, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:786-96. 2009..To determine the accuracy of self-reported health care utilization and absence reported on health risk assessments against administrative claims and human resource records... - The long-term impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on employee health risksRon Z Goetzel
Research and Policy Division, MEDSTAT Group, Inc, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway, 803R, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:417-24. 2002..The study underscores the ability of large-scale, well-attended, and comprehensive corporate health and productivity management programs to positively impact the health and well-being of workers... - Relationships between urinalysis testing for substance use, medical expenditures, and the occurrence of injuries at a large manufacturing firmRonald J Ozminkowski
The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 29:151-67. 2003..Hopefully the results of this study will inform the policy debate over drug testing by focusing on real data, as opposed to supposition or political considerations that seem to dominate many discussions... - Using formative research to develop environmental and ecological interventions to address overweight and obesityMark G Wilson
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6522, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:37S-47S. 2007..This paper presents the formative research phase of a large multi-site intervention study conducted to inform the feasibility of introducing environmental and ecological interventions... - Estimating risk reduction required to break even in a health promotion programRonald J Ozminkowski
The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway, 804B, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Am J Health Promot 18:316-25. 2004..CONCLUSION: Employers can use information from published studies, along with their own data, to estimate the amount of risk reduction required to break even on their health promotion programs... - The association between health risks and medical expenditures in a Japanese corporationWendy D Lynch
Lynch Consulting, Ltd, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Am J Health Promot 19:238-48. 2005..Future studies should address important issues of health risk measurement, data collection, and research design... - Development of the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) to measure organizational physical and social support for worksite obesity prevention programsDavid M DeJoy
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6522, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:126-37. 2008..To describe the development, reliability, and validity of the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) for assessing worksite physical and social environmental support for obesity prevention... - The impact of the highmark employee wellness programs on 4-year healthcare costsBarbara L Naydeck
Highmark, Inc, 120 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 3099, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:146-56. 2008..To determine the return on investment (ROI) of Highmark Inc.'s employee wellness programs... - Long-term impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on health care utilization and expendituresRonald J Ozminkowski
Research and Policy Division, MEDSTAT Group, Inc, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway, 803R, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:21-9. 2002..We conclude that programs designed to better integrate occupational health, disability, wellness, and medical benefits may have substantial health and economic benefits in later years... - Heart healthy and stroke free: successful business strategies to prevent cardiovascular diseaseDyann M Matson Koffman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:113-21. 2005..In 2002, employers representing 88 companies in the United States paid an average of 18,618 dollars per employee for health and productivity-related costs. A sizable portion of these costs are related to CVD... - Assessing management support for worksite health promotion: psychometric analysis of the leading by example (LBE) instrumentLINDSAY J DELLA
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, USA
Am J Health Promot 22:359-67. 2008..Describe the development of the leading by example (LBE) instrument... - Recommendations for client- and provider-directed interventions to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screeningJonathan E Fielding
Am J Prev Med 35:S21-5. 2008 - Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancersRoy C Baron
Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S26-33. 2008 - Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening a systematic reviewRoy C Baron
Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S34-55. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double contrast barium enema). Specific areas for further research are also suggested in this report... - Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentivesSusan A Sabatino
CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S67-74. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema)... - Health promotion in later life: it's never too lateRon Z Goetzel
Cornel University and Medstat
Am J Health Promot 21:1-5, iii. 2007..Governmental initiatives for testing health promotion among Medicare beneficiaries are also discussed. Major research findings are reviewed and implications for health promotion practioners are also provided...
Research Grants
- Worksite Health Promotion: Private-Public PartnershipsRon Goetzel; Fiscal Year: 2006..A return-on-investment [ROI]) for this publicly supported health promotion intervention will also be determined. ..
- Environmental Approaches for Obesity Management at DowRon Goetzel; Fiscal Year: 2007..The study will also produce extensive information about how employers can successfully implement environmental treatments at worksites. ..