An intriguing study by a tech company might shed light on ways to redesign wellness programs to fit the needs of employees in specific industries.
The company, Withings, a health device vendor, decided to take a look at whether its wellness plans, and by extension those hosted by other employers, were responding to the occupational characteristics and needs of various industry sectors.
Writing about the research in Forbes, CEO Cedric Hutchings said the study strongly suggested that most wellness plans don't factor in specific occupations. Those employees in industries that need good programs the most have the least access to them. The good news is, with the company's initial research now available, plan customers and designers should be able to reconfigure their plans along occupational lines.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
