PUSH is the first fair and effective progress-based health and wellness incentive program. The program leverages principles of behavioral economics to effect health behavior change, producing tangible benefits for organizations and their valued employees. This unique incentive management concept was developed by Dr. Greg Vachon, a practicing internist with over 25 years of experience in clinical practice and behavioral health counseling.
Founded in 2011, PUSH was one of 10 companies selected for the inaugural class of Healthbox, a prestigious accelerator program that supports innovative healthcare startups. The program was funded by strategic partners that include Walgreens, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Merge Health Care, and Sandbox Industries. Following Healthbox, the PUSH team moved to 1871, home to Chicago’s most innovative young companies. Today, PUSH works with organizations across the country to motivate employees to improve their health.
Founded in 2011, PUSH was one of 10 companies selected for the inaugural class of Healthbox, a prestigious accelerator program that supports innovative healthcare startups. The program was funded by strategic partners that include Walgreens, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Merge Health Care, and Sandbox Industries. Following Healthbox, the PUSH team moved to 1871, home to Chicago’s most innovative young companies. Today, PUSH works with organizations across the country to motivate employees to improve their health.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Phone: +1 312-588-6857
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
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| 21.05.2012 | 5 innovative digital wellness companies to watch | We’ll be watching these companies closely over the next several months. Share other up and coming companies you think we should all be watching in the comments. PUSH Wellness. Unlike many corporate wellness programs that incentivize partici... |
| 13.04.2012 | Wellness incentive startup rewards employee progress, not engagement | Whereas many popular employee wellness companies like BoostRewards, RedBrick Health, HealthPrize and PureWellness reward participation in certain health-promoting activities, PUSH deals out cash incentives to employees based on their PUSH s... |
| 20.12.2011 | Healthbox: Chicago’s New Health-Focused Startup Accelerator Debuts Its Inaugural Batch | Is healthcare the industry that represents the next big opportunity for startups? Many are starting to believe it is, especially considering the fact that U.S. healthcare is currently a $2 trillion business. With technology beginning to pla... |
| - | Wellness incentive startup rewards employee progress, not engagement | “The wellness industry is awful noisy. Some people are doing some great things, and other people are just adding to the noise.” That’s what Charlie Zei, the co-founder of employee wellness incentives company PUSH Wellness, summed up quite n... |
| - | 5 innovative digital wellness companies to watch | Take growing adoption of smartphones and tablets, add anxiety about regulation in healthcare and an empowered patient population, and you get an explosion of consumer-focused digital health ventures. That’s where we’re at now, thanks to inv... |