Wearable technology

Research points to automation, robotics and advances in safety as contributing factors to a decrease in claims frequency. However, severity is up — and wearables could help.

Research points to automation, robotics and advances in safety as contributing factors to a decrease in claims frequency. However, severity is up — and wearables could help.

FIX Health’s new tool aims to weed out cheaters in its zombie-themed walking challenge, the Outbreak.

FIX Health’s new tool aims to weed out cheaters in its zombie-themed walking challenge, the Outbreak.

Company executives discussed deployment of Kinetic wearable device at Dig | In.

The potential solutions will require employees to share a large amount of personal data. As a result, trust and safety concerns are inevitable.

Employees in the insurer's fitness program can earn more than $1,000 per year by meeting daily walking goals.

The majority of human resources departments use more than five platforms to perform basic tasks at work, new survey data finds.

The majority of human resources departments use more than five platforms to perform basic tasks at work, new survey data finds.

The company expanded a partnership with Solera Health, and says Adobe and Domino’s Pizza are now offering its business devices to employees.

The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.

The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.

Fitbit unveiled its first smartwatch on Monday, hoping that the health-focused features of the device will reverse the hardware maker’s declining influence in the wearables market.

Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.

Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.

The school found deploying the right technology, and tapping employees’ competitive nature, generated a lot of excitement around the program.

The school found deploying the right technology, and tapping employees’ competitive nature, generated a lot of excitement around the program.

Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.

Clinicians and privacy experts are welcoming these inventions with one hand while holding up warning signs with the other. Technology might be a powerful tool to improve treatment, but an emotional problem, if it becomes known, can affect insurance coverage.

Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.