Guidance for a reasonably designed, employer-sponsored wellness program using outcomes-based incentives

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 889-896

  Loeppke, Ron ^a  

^a ACOEM ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYER; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WELLBEING;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863812085     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182620214     Document Type: Article

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