scholarly journals Navigating Workplace Wellness Programs in the Age of Technology and Big Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah-Kaye Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Wearable Technologies ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Workplace Wellness Programs ◽  
Security Information

Workplace wellness programs come in a myriad of forms, each with the goal of improving employee health and productivity while reducing healthcare costs. In the age of big data, wearable devices are ubiquitously incorporated into workplace wellness programs. Wearable devices in wellness programs can be beneficial for employers, employees, and health insurers alike. Nevertheless, there is an increasingly complex risk landscape associated with wearable devices in wellness programs, raising profound legal and ethical concerns related to privacy, security, information abuse, and employee autonomy. This paper will discuss the benefits and challenges of wearable devices in workplace wellness programs. Part I will introduce the benefits of workplace wellness programs. Part II will discuss the incorporation of wearable technologies in workplace wellness programs. Part III will analyze the legal and ethical challenges associated with the use of wearable technologies in wellness programs. Finally, Part IV will propose soft law, or best practices, as the most efficacious governance mechanism for employers and employees to secure benefits and balance concerns associated with the use of wearable devices in workplace wellness programs.

Workplace Wellness Programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1510-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent L. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Workplace Wellness Programs

scholarly journals Round table: AI and Big Data: Ethical Challenges and Health Opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Electronic Patient Records ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Data Movement ◽  
Recent Emergence

Abstract The recent emergence of Big Data in healthcare (including large linked data from electronic patient records (EPR) as well as streams of real-time geolocated health data collected by personal wearable devices, etc.) and the open data movement enabling sharing datasets are creating new challenges around ownership of personal data whilst at the same time opening new research opportunities and drives for commercial exploitation. A balance must be struck between an individual’s desire for privacy and their desire for good evidence to drive healthcare, which may sometimes be in conflict. With the increasing use of mobile and wearable devices, new opportunities have been created for personalized health (tailored care to the needs of an individual), crowdsourcing, participatory surveillance, and movement of individuals pledging to become “data donors” and the “quantified self” initiative (where citizens share data through mobile device-connected technologies). These initiatives created large volumes of data with considerable potential for research through open data initiatives. In this workshop we will hear from a panel of international speakers working across the digital health, Big Data ethics, computer science, public health divide on how they have addressed the challenges presented by increased use of Big Data and AI systems in healthcare with insights drawn from their own experience to illustrate the new opportunities that development of these movements has opened up. Key messages The potential of open access to healthcare data, sharing Big Data sets and rapid development of AI technology, is enormous - so as are the challenges and barriers to achieve this goal. Policymakers, scientific and business communities should work together to find novel approaches for underlying challenges of a political and legal nature associated with use of big data for health.

Workplace Wellness Programs: A Comparison Between Best Practice Guidelines And Implementation

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Zula
Keyword(s):  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Employee Wellness ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Best Practice Guidelines ◽  
Management Association ◽  
Workplace Wellness Programs ◽  
E Mail

This paper describes a study to determine best practice guidelines for employee wellness programming amongst organizations and/or employers. A sample of convenience (n = 200) from a local human resource management association was surveyed via e-mail with an internet based questionnaire containing 19 items regarding employee wellness programming, activities, effectiveness, and measurement. The results indicated that Best Practice Guidelines can be established from empirical literature. In addition, the findings indicate employers are implementing best practice guidelines in their existing workplace wellness activities. Most employers are participating in and engaged in workplace wellness activities which utilize effective communication, continuous improvement, accessible and involve employees, and partner with existing and established business relationships to create wellness activities. One area which requires further evaluation and development is the engagement of leadership within organizations.

Medical Care Savings From Workplace Wellness Programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Bolnick ◽  
Francois Millard ◽  
Jonathan P. Dugas
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Workplace Wellness Programs

Incentives, Program Configuration, and Employee Uptake of Workplace Wellness Programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijing Huang ◽  
Soeren Mattke ◽  
Benajmin Batorsky ◽  
Jeremy Miles ◽  
Hangsheng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wellness Programs ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Workplace Wellness Programs
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