workplace wellness Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/workplace-wellness/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Fri, 31 May 2024 12:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 Experiencing BCBA Burnout? Why It Happens and Tips to Combat It https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/experiencing-bcba-burnout-why-it-happens-and-tips-to-combat-it/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/experiencing-bcba-burnout-why-it-happens-and-tips-to-combat-it/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 16:23:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=126482

What contributes to the stress and what BCBA employers can do to alleviate it

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The Skeleton in the Diet Closet: Why Quick-Fix Diets Like Keto Are Unrealistic, Impractical and Downright Discriminatory in the Workplace https://medcitynews.com/2024/03/the-skeleton-in-the-diet-closet-why-quick-fix-diets-like-keto-are-unrealistic-impractical-and-downright-discriminatory-as-workplace-wellness-programs-grapple-with-inclusivity/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:55:40 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=668280

A healthy and inclusive workplace environment needs flexible solutions that are personalized to all lifestyles, work schedules, cultures and food preferences.

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There Is a Mental Health Disconnect Between Employers and the Workforce, Report Finds https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/there-is-a-mental-health-disconnect-between-employers-and-the-workforce-report-finds/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:00:33 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=625876

About 73% of benefits leaders believe their company has increased employee mental health support, a new survey found. Yet, many managers and employees disagree, showing a disconnect in perceptions.

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Randomized control study shows little benefit from employee wellness programs https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/randomized-control-study-shows-little-benefit-from-employee-wellness-programs/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 14:18:18 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=456308

Researchers said their findings stand in contrast with the majority of the literature around workplace wellness programs which tended to find large positive returns on investment but were “based on observational designs with methodological shortcomings such as potential selection bias.”

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Bad news for wellness programs: A $550 weight-loss incentive doesn’t do squat https://medcitynews.com/2016/01/bad-news-for-wellness-programs-a-550-financial-incentive-didnt-do-squat/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:03:47 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=361866

The $550 premium discount may not have been large enough.

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The looming workplace wellness crisis: no one trusts the vendors with data https://medcitynews.com/2015/10/the-looming-workplace-wellness-crisis-no-one-trust-the-vendors-with-data/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:02:46 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=353447 Some data can be posted for the public to see.

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Workplace wellness pregnancy questions hit a nerve and raise privacy concerns https://medcitynews.com/2015/08/pregnancy-workplace-wellness/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:30:10 +0000 http://khn.org/?p=558951 Many cite fears that wellness program information about pregnancy status will get back to employers – although several laws and rules sharply limit what employers can glean.

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Trying to reconcile conflict between ADA and increasingly coercive workplace wellness programs https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/coercive-workplace-wellness-programs/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:15:58 +0000 http://khn.org/?p=550110 Under a proposal from EEOC , wellness programs would be considered voluntary so long as the employer rewards or penalizes an employee no more than 30 percent of the cost of health insurance for a single worker.

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