title: Health Care Expenditures for University and Academic Medical Center Employees Enrolled in a Pilot Workplace Health Partner Intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the impact of a pilot workplace health partner intervention delivered by a predictive health institute to university and academic medical center employees on per-member, per-month health care expenditures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the health care claims of participants versus nonparticipants, with a 12-month baseline and 24-month intervention period. Total per-member, per-month expenditures were analyzed using two-part regression models that controlled for sex, age, health benefit plan type, medical member months, and active employment months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our regression results found no statistical differences in total expenditures at baseline and intervention. Further sensitivity analyses controlling for high cost outliers, comorbidities, and propensity to be in the intervention group confirmed these findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We find no difference in health care expenditures attributable to the health partner intervention. The intervention does not seem to have raised expenditures in the short term.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health Policy and Management (Mr Johnston, Dr Hockenberry, and Dr Rask), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Emory-Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute (Mr Cunningham), Predictive Health Institute; Emory University School of Medicine (Drs Brigham and Martin); and Emory-Georgia Tech Center for Health Discovery and Well-Being (Dr Martin), Atlanta, Ga.
authors.forename: Kenton J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hockenberry
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Rask
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Brigham
authors.forename: Greg S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics; D055815:Young Adult