title: A truly healthy bottom line: improving financial results through effective health and productivity programs.
abstract: Financially speaking, an effective, comprehensive, properly executed health and productivity (H&P) program can drive significant business results. Unfortunately, many companies are not getting the same return on their investments in H&P programs as their peers. This article defines program effectiveness and describes the specific activities of employers that have implemented successful H&P strategies leading to improved health, increased productivity and lower benefit costs-and, in turn, higher levels of performance, returns to shareholders and market premium.
authors.affiliation: Watson Wyatt's Group, USA.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009042:Motivation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States