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The direct and indirect costs of untreated insomnia in adults in the United StatesRonald J Ozminkowski
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Cornell University, Washington, D C, USA
Sleep 30:263-73. 2007..To estimate the direct and indirect cost burden of untreated insomnia among younger adults (age 18-64), and to estimate the direct costs of untreated insomnia for elderly patients (age 65 and over)...- 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... - 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 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)... - 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... - How to present the business case for healthcare quality to employersSean Nicholson
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
Appl Health Econ Health Policy 4:209-18. 2005.... - 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.... - Impact of rosuvastatin use on costs and outcomes in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease in US managed care and medicare populations: A data analysisDaniel M Huse
Thomson Medstat, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Clin Ther 28:1425-42. 2006..High blood cholesterol is a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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)... - 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... - 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... - 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.... - 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... - What are the total costs of surgical treatment for uterine fibroids?Ginger Smith Carls
Thomson Healthcare, Research Division, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1119-32. 2008..To investigate the direct and indirect costs of uterine fibroid (UF) surgery... - 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 burden of falling on the quality of life of adults with Medicare supplement insuranceKevin Hawkins
Advanced Analytics, Ingenix, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Gerontol Nurs 37:36-47. 2011..Clinicians, patients, and families should be aware of the potential negative impact of falling and fear of falling on the QOL of older adults... - 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 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 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... - A projection of the impact of lipid-lowering therapy on high-risk employee disability and medical costsXue Song
Thomson Medstat, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Occup Environ Med 48:1014-22. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: At current statin prices, the use of rosuvastatin could lead to fewer cardiovascular events and lower direct and indirect costs... - Disparities in major joint replacement surgery among adults with Medicare supplement insuranceKevin Hawkins
Ingenix, Advanced Analytics, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Popul Health Manag 14:231-8. 2011..Disparities in hip and knee replacement surgery existed by age, sex, race, and income levels. Larger disparities were found by residential location and comorbid condition. Interventions are being considered to address these disparities... - 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 - The prevalence of urinary incontinence and its burden on the quality of life among older adults with medicare supplement insuranceKevin Hawkins
Health Care Innovation and Information, Ingenix, 5430 Data Court, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Qual Life Res 20:723-32. 2011..Estimate the prevalence and burden of urinary incontinence (UI) on the quality of life (QOL) among adults (65 or older) with Medigap insurance... - 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... - The use of disease-modifying new drugs for multiple sclerosis treatment in private-sector health plansRonald J Ozminkowski
Health and Productivity Management Research, Medstat, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Clin Ther 26:1341-54. 2004..The aims of this study were to estimate the effects of demographics, location, severity of multiple sclerosis (MS), comorbidities, plan type, coinsurance levels, and time of entry into the sample on the use of disease-modifying agents... - 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... - Risk adjustment for people with chronic conditions in private sector health plansTami L Mark
The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, DC, USA
Med Decis Making 23:397-405. 2003..CONCLUSION: The leading risk adjustment approaches substantially reduce the incentives for adverse selection but do not eliminate them... - 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... - 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... - 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.... - 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... - 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.... - Strategies for strengthening the evidence base for employee health promotion programsRon Z Goetzel
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
Am J Health Promot 26:TAHP1-6, iii. 2011..In this edition of The Art of Health Promotion we examine the primary recommendations emerging from a recent federally sponsored effort to identify strategies for strengthening the evidence base for employee health promotion... - 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... - The assessment of chronic health conditions on work performance, absence, and total economic impact for employersJames J Collins
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:547-57. 2005..CONCLUSION: For all chronic conditions studied, the cost associated with performance based work loss or "presenteeism" greatly exceeded the combined costs of absenteeism and medical treatment combined... - 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... - The direct and indirect cost burden of clinically significant and symptomatic uterine fibroidsDavid W Lee
Health Economics and Outcomes Research, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:493-506. 2007..To estimate direct medical costs and indirect (productivity related) for women age 25 to 54 who had clinically significant and symptomatic uterine fibroids (UF)... - What can a pilot congestive heart failure disease management program tell us about likely return on investment?: A case study from a program offered to federal employeesCatherine J vanVonno
Clifton, Virginia, USA
Dis Manag 8:346-60. 2005..The amount of savings depended upon CHF risk levels. The value of a pilot initiative and evaluation is that lessons for larger-scale efforts can be learned prior to full-scale rollout... - 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... - 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... - Reliability and validity of the Stanford Presenteeism ScaleRobin S Turpin
USHH Outcomes Research and Management, Merck and Co, Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486 0004, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:1123-33. 2004..This study reports the reliability and validity of the 13-item Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS). The SPS differs from similar scales by focusing on knowledge-based and production-based workers... - The cost consequences of treatment-resistant depressionJames M Russell
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:341-7. 2004..Disease management interventions for treatment-resistant depression that result in sustained remission early in the course of illness are most likely to be cost effective... - 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...