Employer Wellness Programs Reduce Healthcare CostsFitLinxx products help employers and organizations save money by enabling employer wellness programs with simple, automatic activity tracking and interactive web applications. But don’t take our word for it – take a look at some recent results:
National Jewish Health
 FitLogix™, a wellness initiative offered by National Jewish Health, integrated a web-based application with two ActiHealth-compatible wireless devices, the ActiPed activity monitor and ActiScale. NJH’s results were impressive:
- Participants saw a 5% average aggregate weight loss
- 81% of participants found the program effective in helping them reach their weight goals
- NJH saw a 13% year-on-year reduction in healthcare costs, equating to a savings of $3.8 million
- Based on a $1 million initial investment, the first year ROI for FitLogix was 2.82 to 1.00, with an annual savings per enrollee of $1,831
Ottawa Dental Laboratory To keep healthcare costs down, Ottawa Dental Laboratory transitioned to an incentive-based health behavior program that included the ActiPed+ activity monitor and the ActiHealth wellness application. While a number of initiatives have been introduced over the years, some of the greatest health outcomes were achieved during the activity challenges driven by ActiPed+ usage:
- In a 5-year period, Ottawa Dental Labs saw healthcare costs go from $340,000 to $216,000
- Hypertension rates plunged from 47% to 18%
- Periodic “challenges” and “contests” based on activity data collected by ActiPeds were offered as part of the program to foster engagement, camaraderie and behavior change
- The results of these contests during the 6-month use of this new activity engagement tool rate number #1 among their health initiatives for having the greatest impact on employee health
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