Zombie-themed wellness program gives new meaning to ‘Walking Dead’
Employers are using a game called the Outbreak to encourage their employees to increase their step count — and have fun in the process.
Benefit strategies
Benefits Think What to consider before adding a genetic testing benefit
Though the perk can be a key differentiator for clients and help lower costs, companies also should realize that the test has some pitfalls.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Zombie-themed wellness program gives new meaning to ‘Walking Dead’
Employers are using a game called the Outbreak to encourage their employees to increase their step count — and have fun in the process.
Benefits Think What to consider before adding a genetic testing benefit
Though the perk can be a key differentiator for employers and help lower costs, companies also should realize that the test has some pitfalls.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think It’s time to believe the research: Wellness isn’t working
Though some insiders are up in arms over a new study that says a program didn’t deliver significant results for BJ’s Wholesale Club employees, the findings are consistent with other research.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
Deep learning offers lessons for healthcare
A subset of machine learning and AI vastly improves predictive modeling capabilities for early intervention strategies, better outcomes and lower costs.
Benefits Think It’s time to believe the research: Wellness isn’t working
Though some insiders are up in arms over a new study that says a program didn’t deliver significant results for BJ’s Wholesale Club employees, the findings are consistent with other research.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
5 wellness engagement strategies that work
A successful program will only work if clients take the right approach and workers get involved.
‘I’m not a broker — and I don’t want to be’
The new generation of benefit advisers want to consult with employers, rather than sell them benefits packages.
New software models benefits packages based on worker feedback
Employers including investment bank Goldman Sachs are using the tool from Qualtrics.
It’s time to remove the barriers, stigma around mental healthcare
Employers embracing behavioral health programs, and making them a part of the company culture, are seeing increased productivity and lower costs.
Benefits Think Tech companies have stepped up with solutions. Now it’s employers’ turn
For digital solutions to truly work and have the potential to change employees’ lives, HR professionals must get behind them.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think Getting employees up to speed with health literacy
Education is key to helping employees understand their healthcare.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
How strategizing behavioral change can increase healthcare ROI
Using a three-pronged approach of quality relationships, integrated benefits and workplace culture allowed one employer to see positive healthcare outcomes.
Autozone drives employee engagement with benefits, HR app
After struggling with communication, the retailer partnered with Green Circle Life to create a mobile tool. The result? Rapid growth.
Keeping up with Silicon Valley: Better benefits, remote work
San Jose’s BlackBag Technologies has to compete with big tech firms to attract talent. But it’s finding its way with paid medical coverage and a remote work strategy.
5 wellness engagement strategies that work
A successful program will only work if employers take the right approach and workers get involved.
Why Microsoft revamped its fertility benefits plan
To keep competitive, the tech titan looked to overhaul its package to design a more optimized program for healthy pregnancies and support fertility decisions across a broader range of life stages.
Is your fertility benefit excluding some employees?
Why one fertility doctor is advocating for clients to expand IVF and fertility benefit programs for LGBTQ workers.
Keeping up with Silicon Valley: Better benefits, remote work
San Jose’s BlackBag Technologies has to compete with big tech firms to attract talent. But it’s finding its way with paid medical coverage and a remote work strategy.
