In the latest survey conducted by the Midwest Business Group on Health, 78% of the employers surveyed indicated that it is more important than ever to keep their workers healthy and motivated to adopt healthy lifestyles.  While there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the latest health care legislation, employers are in agreement that [...]

Today we are excited to announce a new tool for employers looking to quantify the reduction in health care costs that can result from a wellness program.
By visiting the “Measurable Results” section of incentaHEALTH.com, employers can enter the number of employees in their company and calculate how much the incentaHEALTH Wellness Program should save in [...]

incentaHEALTH has expanded its wellness platform with the addition of a Health Risk Assessment (HRA).  We have had many clients ask for an HRA that could be integrated into the core incentaHEALTH system.  With the launch of the TRALE HRA, we can now offer our clients a seamless solution.
The HRA is designed to objectively assess [...]

With this new feature, participating employees can privately measure their weight, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Everyone is trying to control health care costs.  This inevitably leads to the use of corporate wellness programs.  While just about anything you do to promote health among your employees is going to have at least some positive impact, the degree of your success can vary wildly.  What is needed is a consistent methodology for [...]

On June 30, 2009, incentaHEALTH and Hercules Industries were awarded the 2009 Promising Practices award from the Colorado chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.  The award—presented by Colorado Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien—is designed to recognize innovation in workplace wellness programs.
Highlighted during the event was a 19% reduction in health care expenses experienced by [...]

At the CDC’s Weight of the Nation conference in Washington DC last week, the CDC cited a new study showing that the cost of obesity in the United States has doubled over the past decade.  Perhaps even more startling was the statistic that over 9% of all medical costs are now due to obesity.
Some of [...]

On June 12, the CEO of Safeway (Steven Burd) wrote an insightful piece for the Wall Street Journal titled “How Safeway is Cutting Health-Care Costs.”  After an analysis of their health care costs in 2005, Mr. Burd found that 70% of the health care costs that Safeway is facing are driven by behavior-related items.  In [...]