HERO Research

Research is a key component of HERO’s work. That’s why each year members meet to review and update the organization’s agenda of research priorities. One of the priorities that have remained at the top of our list has been the findings from the HERO Employee Health Management Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer.

HERO Scorecard Predictive Validity Study

Ron Goetzel, Ph.D., and his team from Truven Health Analytics and Emory University have been working together with members of the HERO Research Study Subcommittee to conduct a predictive validity study on the HERO Scorecard. The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of the Scorecard to predict changes in employee health risks and growth in healthcare expenditures. The results of this study will be highlighted at the HERO Forum in September. A detailed description of the study is being prepared for peer review and publication. Register for the Forum

Onsite Screenings Article

The HERO Joint Study Committee on Biometric Screenings has completed its work and an article on guidance for employers has been submitted to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for publication. Our hope is that the online version of the paper will be released around the time of the HERO Forum, with the print version available in October. Thank you to our members who have contributed to this work, along with the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, and the Care Continuum Alliance (CCA), who have collaborated with us to make it possible. A special thank you to Chris Behling from Mollen Clinics and Rebecca Kelly at the University of Alabama, who served as co-chairs for this committee.

CCA-HERO Employee Health Management Core Metrics Project

As mentioned in the opening column, the Core Metrics Team, led by members of CCA and HERO has spent the past two years working to develop a core set of metrics for the health management field. A draft document presenting the recommended measures is now going through three comment steps. First, noted subject matter experts not previously involved in creating the document will review the draft. Then, a revised draft will be shared with other organizations within this field for comment. Finally, the edited draft will be posted on the CCA and HERO websites in September for public comment. We encourage anyone interested in employee wellness to review and comment so this becomes a core set of agreed-upon metrics that the entire field can use to report results, thereby contributing to and strengthening our collective knowledge base.

HERO Research Partners

Funding for HERO research is provided by organizations that have an interest in building evidence-based knowledge in the field of employee health management. Please contact Jerry Noyce at jerry.noyce@the-hero.org for more information.