Archive for January, 2009
Bottom Line Up Front Worksite Wellness Programs
Keeping the bottom line up front Bottom Line Up Front in Worksite Wellness Program will help you get and sustain Senior Management support. A Bottom Line Up Front approach will also help you more realistically measure the impact of your Worksite Wellness Program.
The bottom line in Worksite Wellness Programs answer two key questions:
• How will [...]
Adapting to Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology can make the entire health care system more effective and efficient by enhancing:
• Documentation (lab and test results, clinic notes, consult recommendations)
• Communication (provider to patient, provider to provider)
• Information input (templates to facilitate data entry)
• Delivery of care (documenting all patient-provider interactions in a single system)
• Chronic disease risk identification (evaluation [...]
Managing Worksite Wellness Program resources
To effectively manage your Worksite Wellness Program resources, first determine the resources you need and the resources you have. Then develop a plan to fill the resource gaps.
What Worksite Wellness Program resources do you need?
• Make a list of individuals, materials, equipment, space, and logistical support.
• Be as specific as possible.
• Include partnerships that will [...]
Paving the way for organization process change
Employer processes are structured activities that achieve a specific result. By way of example, scheduling appointments is a organization process that results in an orderly work flow and timely patient care.
Worksite Wellness Program implementation frequently requires changes to established organization processes. These changes may be simple, such as adding prescreening appointments to the scheduling process, [...]
Worksite Wellness Program Evaluation Basics
Worksite Wellness Program evaluation is critical for effective Wellness and will help you get Senior Management support.
Why evaluate your Worksite Wellness Program?
Worksite Wellness Program evaluation answers these questions:
• What change(s) occurred in the target population?
• ‘What’s in it’ for Senior Management?
• Are the resources that are being used worth the outcomes that are achieved?
• Were [...]
Build flexibility into your Worksite Wellness Program.
Think ahead: what unexpected challenges might come up as you implement your Worksite Wellness Program? How could you adapt and change the Worksite Wellness Program to meet those challenges?
• Look at the “what if’s?”
• What if your classroom space is suddenly no longer available?
• What if you can’t hold the Health and Wellness in the [...]
Strategic Worksite Wellness Program planning
Take the time to plan Worksite Wellness Programs before they are implemented.
Strategic planning enables better use of all your resources. Include all the steps below when you plan a Wellness activity.
• Do your homework – Find the science and research that support your interventions. Look for similar Worksite Wellness Programs that already exist.
• Determine the [...]
Worksite Wellness Program: Small Steps
Why use small steps toward behavior change?
Small steps give participants immediate feedback on the changes they make towards better health. Measuring these small steps is also an excellent way to collect interim Worksite Wellness Program effectiveness information.
Worksite Wellness Program small steps make a big difference
Small steps for Worksite Wellness Program participants
• Walk to work.
• Use [...]
Worksite Wellness Program Follow Up
Why Worksite Wellness Program follow up?
Getting feedback from Worksite Wellness Program participants serves two purposes: to obtain information that quantifies a Wellness Program’s impact, and to find ways to improve a Worksite Wellness Program.
Building follow up into your Worksite Wellness Program
Make it Simple
• Keep follow up to information you absolutely require. A three-question survey is [...]
Creative Worksite Wellness Program marketing
Why bother to market your Worksite Wellness Programs?
Because of the transient nature of the many staff member populations, you must market your Worksite Wellness Programs all the time. Your goal should be to keep your Worksite Wellness Programs as visible as possible.
Creative marketing can increase awareness of your Worksite Wellness Program for:
• Potential Worksite Wellness [...]