March 12, 2013
US wellness programmes failing to impact the bottom line
A new study from researchers in the United States has indicated for the first time that the benefits of workplace wellness programmes may not be reaching the bottom line of organisations as much as is commonly claimed. The results of the research were published this week in the peer reviewed Health Affairs journal. The researchers followed a wellness programme at a hospital in St Louis and found that, while the numbers of hospitalisations for employees and their family members fell by over 40 per cent on a specific set of conditions, the savings were more than offset by the increased costs of the scheme.
March 11, 2013
Time to mothball facilities management’s stuffed shirts
by Simon Heath • Comment, Facilities management
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