Use of Consumer Health Informatics as an employer strategy to improve productivity

Abstract

Employee population health performance management has become a critical factor for organisational productivity. The WHO report titled “Healthy Workplace Framework and Model” indicates that the most successful and competitive organisations are those that have the most physically and mentally healthy employees. This concept has prompted organisations throughout the world to search for strategies that will reduce productivity loss related to employee health impairments and improve the impact of their employee health promotion programs. This extended abstract explains an ongoing research study, investigating the ability to use Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) applications for organisational population health performance management, directed toward organisational productivity and considering the key stakeholders (employers and employees).