Australian Health Management has an established relationship with the University of Michigan’s Health Management Research Center and a long-standing relationship with the University of Wollongong.
Through these research partnerships, we regularly evaluate our programs to ensure continuing cost effectiveness and continued improvements in the health status of program participants.
Health & Productivity Research Centre
ahm in conjunction with the University of Wollongong and the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center, sponsors a Health and Productivity Centre to build on our knowledge of personal, corporate and community health management strategies and programs.
Areas of research activity include:
- Identifying and quantifying health risks.
- Determining the impact of health risks on work-place costs, including productivity, absenteeism and workers compensation claims.
- Designing interventions and programs to manage health risk and work place health.
- Assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of health risk management programs.
To find out more about the Centre, and the research projects currently being undertaken, visit the Health and Productivity Research Centre web site.
Research Articles
Chief Executive Officer, Dan Hook, and health professionals from the University of Michigan have written a number of articles relating to the health insurance/health management area which are available for download as a pdf file. These articles are listed below:
- Using health risk/cost analyses to develop a population health management program.
- Association between health risk status and health care costs.
- A study of health risk appraisal participants.
Health and Medical Research Fund
Since ahm established a medical research fund in 1986, it has directed almost $7 million towards diverse research projects throughout Australia. For information about donations or grant applications, learn more about our Health and Medical Research Fund.