Webinars
Healthways participates and hosts webinars on a wide range of health improvement topics. Register today to join the discussion or listen to previous webinars.
Using Social Networks Analytics to Drive Organizational Change
Date: Sep. 30, 2011
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- Larry Miller, MD, President and CEO Activate Networks
- William Geller, MBA, Director of Operations, Enterprise Analytics
2011 Healthways Well-Being Summit Webcast
Date: April 26-28, 2011
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The Healthways Well-Being Summit is an annual invite only event at the Four Seasons, Dallas, TX for 175 executive leaders that share an interest in transforming the health and well-being of their respective workplaces and communities. This year we're making it available to you as a live interactive webcast.
Discover how to drive positive change to enhance workforce well-being to transform the health, productivity, and engagement of your organization.
Using unparalleled insights from the Well-Being Index experts including Deepak Chopra, Daniel Pink, Dan Buettner and Nicholas Christakis will identify emerging trends in health and well-being and explore the deeply rooted impact social, emotional, and physical health has on our nation.
Visit www.Healthways.com/WBS2011 now to register and join the disuccsion!
Move to Health: Delivering Well-Being Within a Well-Being Company
Date: April 7, 2011
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- Lynn Gresham, Senior Editor Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Advisor
- Gerry Stegall, RN, MN, Solution Subject Matter Expert, Healthways, Inc.
- Eric Shrauger, Benefits and Well-Being Leader, Healthways, Inc.
The Connected Consumer - Driving Engagement in Health and Well-Being
Date: May 18, 2011 - 2-5 p.m. EST
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Most health and well-being initiatives fail because they can't effectively motivate and sustain connections with individuals. Using social technology, consumer-centric programming and behavioral insights, leading organizations are solving the engagement challenge.
Join the most innovative minds in well-being improvement to learn best practices and new approaches for engaging today's consumer. This series of 20 minute power sessions and live chat/Q&A will reveal trends in:
- Gaming Theory
- Web 2.0
- Behavioral Economics
- Behavior Change Science
- Social Influence Mapping
- Consumer Insights
Featured presenters include:
- Joseph Coughlin, PhD, MIT AgeLab
- Peter DeWan, PhD, MedNetworks
- Chris Cartter, MeYouHealth
- James Prochaska, PhD, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc.
- Murat Kalayoglu, PhD, Healthways
- Janet Calhoun, Healthways
Visit www.Healthways.com/ConnectedConsumer now to register and join the discussion!
Serving Senior Health Care Needs Post Reform
Date: March 30, 2011 - 1-2:30pm EST
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Healthcare reform has put new emphasis on Senior needs, specifically wellness pursuits. Denise Hanna, Principal at Locke Lord Strategies, brings an honest look at the changing requirements and what plans should be considering and how success can be achieved for MA plans. Steve Lindstrom, Healthways Solutions Lead for the Senior Sector, will also discuss new solutions and innovations Healthways will be introducing to meet these needs. Healthways has 30 years of experience and currently manages 50 percent of all MA members through our Health Plan contracts. Our solutions are continually evolving to meet Star Ratings requirements and to bring the latest science to the marketplace.
Engaging Populations through Total Population Health Management
Improving Everyday Well-Being: One Person, One Small Action, One Day at a Time
Healthcare Reform: What Can We Expect the Impact of the Election to be on a National, State and Local Level?
Date: Dec 8, 2010 - 1pm EST
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The recent elections will have a definite impact on Healthcare Reform as power shifts in some cases and the newly elected assert their agendas. Join us for a special Post-Election webinar. We're bringing together a panel of experts representing the national level down to the local perspective.
Panel of Experts:
- Mark Siegel - Locke Lord Strategies-Federal and National Perspective
- Dave Cooley - Cooley Public Strategies-State Perspective
- Brian Feldman- Allison and Partners-Industry and Grass Roots Perspective
- Vicki L. Shepard - Strategic and Government Relations, Healthways
Population Well-Being Assessment as a Workplace Indicator
Date: Sep 2, 2010 - 3pm EST
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Over the past decade health management has been used by to manage and moderate healthcare cost increases. More recently population health management has also focused on productivity improvement. New discoveries around the role well-being plays and its potential for broad impact have led to a deeper understanding of how healthcare costs, productivity, and organizational culture can be impacted to collectively drive better business performance.
John Harris, Chief Wellness Officer and Vice President-Innovations, will focus on how populations can be impacted at work, at home, through medical care, and in the community, and how this impact can improve overall business performance. Dr. Michael Taylor, Caterpillar, will discuss how his organization is measuring the well-being of employees.
Using Predictive Models and Simulation to Identify Opportunities for Minimizing Employee Healthcare
Date: June 24, 2010 - 3pm EST
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Although many businesses are establishing health and wellness programs for their employees, they are not necessarily able to forecast the true costs of health risks and chronic diseases, or the benefits of implementing these programs.
Chris Baxley, Economic Modeling Manager with Healthways, reveals how advances in simulation and predictive modeling enable companies to estimate and identify ways to minimize the financial impact of employees' health risks.
By attending this webinar, you will learn: Approaches for forecasting risk and cost opportunities within your employee population. Keys to defining and measuring returns on health and wellness investments. Insight into the effectiveness of interventions to address health risks and chronic conditions. How a more scientific understanding of the impact of behaviors and chronic conditions can impact the effectiveness of programs. In addition, you will have the opportunity to see a demonstration of a free on-line tool, developed by the World Economic Forum, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Healthways, that companies can use to simulate the financial effects of implementing employee wellness programs.
How Healthcare Reform Will Impact Your Company's Health and Wellness Programs
Date: May 25, 2010 - 2pm EST
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The recent passage of the healthcare reform bill, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, places unprecedented focus on how employers manage wellness and chronic care programs. Among the legislation provisions are greater funding for research into employers' wellness efforts, changes in rules for establishing wellness incentives for employees, and, for some small businesses, eligibility for grants to help them implement wellness programs.
Join us for a CFO.com webcast on Tuesday, May 25, during which our expert panel will discuss how the legislation may affect your employee health management programs.
Using Models to Forecast the True Cost of Health Programs
Date: May 6, 2010 - 2pm EST
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Although many businesses are establishing health and wellness programs for their employees, they are not necessarily able to forecast the true costs of health risks and chronic diseases, or the benefits of implementing these programs.
Join us on May 6 for a web seminar with Employer Benefit News during which Chris Baxley, Economic Modeling Manager with Healthways, will reveal how advances in simulation and predictive modeling enable companies to estimate and identify ways to minimize the financial impact of employees' health risks.
Beyond Health and Wellness, Impacting Workplace Well-being
Date: February 24, 2010 - 12pm EST
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Over the past decade health management has been used to manage and moderate healthcare cost increases. More recently population health management has also focused on productivity improvement. New discoveries around the role well-being plays and its potential for broad impact have led to a deeper understanding of how healthcare costs, productivity, and organizational culture can be impacted to collectively drive better business performance. John Harris, M.Ed., FAWHP, Vice-President Innovations and Chief Wellness Officer Healthways will focus on how populations can be impacted at work, at home, through medical care, and in the community, and how this impact can improve overall business performance.
Using Behavioral Economics to Change Behaviors
Date: February 17, 2010 - 2pm EST
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Most people know what they have to do to stay healthy, yet many people don't successfully maintain a healthy lifestyle. Why? Because most people are influenced by cognitive biases that make it difficult to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors. Join us for a discussion on behavioral economics, and how these principles can be applied to move people toward healthy behaviors and drive sustained engagement in health and well-being programs.