Established
in 1971, SPM has a history of aggressive efforts
to preserve and expand the knowledge base and
ethical framework behind health assessment,
health risk appraisal and outcomes management. IHPM
was created in 1997 to measure and improve
the full value of employee health to business
performance, by assessing the total cost impact
of illness on employee productivity measured
either as absence from work or reduced effectiveness
on the job, which IHPM has termed “presenteeism.”
“A
key organizing principle for SPM was that
the health care industry should emphasize
scientifically-based disease prevention and
health promotion services,”said Geoff
Alexander, Chair,
IHPM Liaison Committee, Gordian Health Solutions. “The
work IHPM is doing in the field of productivity
management fits naturally with our history
and converges with our future as we take
outcomes management to the next level in
the workforce arena.”
Sean Sullivan,
president and CEO of IHPM, said.........READ
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The
Institute for Health and Productivity Management
(IHPM) announces its 2005 Corporate HPM Award
Winners
IHPM
Recognizes Employers for Investing in Employee
Health to
Deliver
Results to the Bottom Line
For
Immediate Release: October 13, 2005
Contact: Deborah Love
(480-607-2660) -- deborah@ihpm.org
Scottsdale,
AZ--IHPM’s Fifth Annual
International Conference, “Implementation
is Power,”was the site for SeanSullivan,
President and CEO of IHPM, to present
three employers with its Corporate Health
and Productivity Management Award.
“Since 2000, we have been
recognizing this level of committed leadership
by employers to investing in the health of their
employees,”said Sullivan. “We now
have recognized 19 companies for implementing
an HPM strategy to improve employee health and
establish its links to enhanced productivity
and better corporate results. These companies
that have shown this commitment and measured
the results of their efforts are true role models
for advancing the value of total health to individual
employees’quality of life and work performance.”
Winners
this year include.........READ
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