Association between nine quality components and superior worksite health management program results.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of "best practice" program components across a select sample of organizations, and to explore differences in engagement rates and health risk reduction between organizations using "best-practice" and "common-practice" health management approaches.


METHODS
Using a retrospective approach, researchers assigned organizations to a "best practice" or "common-practice" group based on well-defined criteria. The study examined group differences in employee health assessment participation rates, health coaching program participation and completion rates, and organizational-level health risk reduction.


RESULTS
Best-practice organizations achieved higher levels of engagement than common-practice organizations in both health assessment and health coaching programs. Population-level and intervention-level health risk reduction was 2.35 and 1.08 times higher, respectively, among best-practice organizations compared with common-practice organizations.


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates the contribution of quality program components to superior program engagement rates and health outcomes.
Terry
Paul E
PE
StayWell Health Management, Eagan, MN 55121, USA.
Seaverson
Erin L D
EL
Grossmeier
Jessica
J
Anderson
David R
DR
D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace