Linda K. Riddell
Chief data scientistLinda K. Riddell, MS, is chief data scientist at the Validation Institute.
Linda K. Riddell, MS, is chief data scientist at the Validation Institute.
Establishing clear expectations and measures, as well as gathering outside evidence, will help avoid buyer’s bewilderment.
How Quizzify makes learning about healthcare fun, delivering information to clients and employees in a game-show contest format.
Quizzify makes learning about medical care fun and interesting, delivering information to employees in a fun, game-show contest format.
A percentage of any staff is overweight. Current theory holds an obese workforce can negatively affect profitability. But healthcare consultant Linda Riddell says companies like Wal-Mart and other firms counter the conventional wisdom.
Large employers like Wal-Mart show this health costs-based assumption doesn’t always add up.
Comparing wellness program participants to nonparticipants is a widely repeated mistake. It continues because employers are not schooled in research study design.
The obituary for traditional wellness programs has been widely published, though perhaps not universally acknowledged. What, indeed, went wrong?
The Validation Institute certifies individuals as competent to review, analyze, and produce health program measures. Given the high stakes millions of dollars in savings its comforting that not just any 11-year-old could pass.
Commentary: Your new wellness vendors presentation showed impressive results from their work with other clients risk factors reduced, cost curves bent, and ROI blossomed. It all sounds terrific.
Commentary: The closer you look, the lower the return on investment for wellness programs. Thats the take-home message from a thorough, scientific review published by the American Journal of Health Promotion.