Using an ounce of prevention: Does it reduce health care expenditures and reap pounds of profits? A study of the financial impact of wellness and health risk screening programs

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Phillips, Janet F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health risk screening program; Preventative health programs; Wellness program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; EMPLOYEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FITNESS; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROFIT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74249116049     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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