Health risk reduction programs in employer-sponsored health plans: Part II-law and ethics.

نویسندگان

  • Mark A Rothstein
  • Heather L Harrell
چکیده

OBJECTIVE We sought to examine the legal and ethical implications of workplace health risk reduction programs (HRRPs) using health risk assessments, individually focused risk reduction, and financial incentives to promote compliance. METHODS We conducted a literature review, analyzed relevant statutes and regulations, and considered the effects of these programs on employee health privacy. RESULTS A variety of laws regulate HRRPs, and there is little evidence that employer-sponsored HRRPs violate these provisions; infringement on individual health privacy is more difficult to assess. CONCLUSION Although current laws permit a wide range of employer health promotion activities, HRRPs also may entail largely unquantifiable costs to employee privacy and related interests.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

دوره 51 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009