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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...- 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... 
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...- 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... - 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... - 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 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... - 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)... 
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....- Client-directed interventions to increase community access to 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:S56-66. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double contrast barium enema). Specific areas for further research are also suggested in this report... - 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... - A systematic review of selected interventions for worksite health promotion. The assessment of health risks with feedbackRobin E Soler
National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:S237-62. 2010.... - 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 effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic reviewLaurie M Anderson
Community Guide Branch, Division of Health Communication and Marketing, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:340-57. 2009..The findings of this systematic review can help inform decisions of employers, planners, researchers, and other public health decision makers... - 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... - 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)... - 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... - The relationship between 11 health risks and medical and productivity costs for a large employerNiranjana M Kowlessar
Thomson Reuters Health care and Science, Health and Productivity Research, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 53:468-77. 2011..To evaluate the relationship between modifiable health risks, and health and productivity related expenditures and predict cost savings from improvements in the health risk profile of a large US employer... - 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... - 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... - 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... - The impact of weight gain or loss on health care costs for employees at the Johnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesGinger Smith Carls
Health Outcomes, Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC, USA
J Occup Environ Med 53:8-16. 2011..To quantify the impact of weight gain or weight loss on health care costs... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Seven-year trends in employee health habits from a comprehensive workplace health promotion program at Vanderbilt UniversityDaniel W Byrne
Health and Wellness, Division of Administration, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
J Occup Environ Med 53:1372-81. 2011..To assess long-term changes in health risks for employees participating in Vanderbilt University's incentive-based worksite wellness program... - 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 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... - 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 influence of worksite health promotion program management and implementation structure variables on medical care costs at PPG IndustriesNiranjana M Kowlessar
Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:1160-6. 2010..To evaluate the relationship between critical factors for successful worksite health promotion programs such as management support and program implementation and health care costs at PPG Industries... - 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... - 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... - Cost burden of treatment resistance in patients with depressionTeresa B Gibson
Thomson Reuters, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Am J Manag Care 16:370-7. 2010..To develop a claims-based scale for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and estimate the associated direct cost burden... - Recent experience in health promotion at Johnson & Johnson: lower health spending, strong return on investmentRachel M Henke
Thomson Reuters, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:490-9. 2011..88-$3.92 saved for every dollar spent on the program. Because the vast majority of US adults participate in the workforce, positive effects from similar programs could lead to better health and to savings for the nation as a whole... - Process evaluation results from an environmentally focused worksite weight management studyDavid M DeJoy
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Health Educ Behav 39:405-18. 2012..Challenges and limitations associated with environmental interventions are discussed with specific reference to activating management support... - 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 - Developing alternative methods for determining the incidence, prevalence, and cost burden of coronary heart disease in a corporate populationMeghan Short Beckowski
Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 54:1026-38. 2012..To determine the most appropriate methods for estimating the prevalence and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), the associated risk factors, and health care costs in a corporate setting... - Effectiveness of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired drivingRuth A Shults
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:360-71. 2009.... - 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... - 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 - The Workforce wellness index: a method for valuing US workers' healthRon Z Goetzel
Truven Health Analytics, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Occup Environ Med 55:272-9. 2013..To devise a methodology to create a single health risk-cost score that can be applied to health risk assessment survey data and account for the medical costs associated with modifiable risks... - 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 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....