Phone-Based Weight-Management Health Coaching Could Generate Positive ROI

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Telephone-based coaching for a one-year employee wellness program focused on weight management was estimated to have a potential positive return on investment (ROI) of $1.17 for each $1 spent. The savings would come from two sources: 59% from reduced health care expenditures and 41% due to productivity improvements. The researchers said they produced an economic model that demonstrates that employers can reliably and efficiently forecast ROI for employee health improvement plans. These are findings of a report titled “Using a Return-On-Investment Estimation Model to Evaluate Outcomes . . .