Benefits Think

We're glad it's over, but EBN's staff truly enjoyed bringing you coverage of the Supreme Court PPACA hearings from our own D.C. backyard, right alongside the national network media. In case you missed anything, here’s a brief wrap-up/rundown of our news and analysis.

Comparing one group’s health claims to another’s is touted as one way to zero in on cost-saving opportunities. The problem, guest blogger Linda K. Riddell notes, is that benchmarking can hide more cost-cutting opportunities than it shows.

The Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes program reminds employers to take some time to (re)focus their attention on the issue of veteran unemployment, something that — unlike the eventual outcome of this week’s Supreme Court hearings — HR/benefits pros actually have a significant amount of influence over.

As the 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls travel across the country to make their case for the White House and health reform moves forward, have you looked into the future of YOUR business? Have you considered the potentially devastating impact to your business? How about the possibilities and tremendous opportunities to continue making a difference in the lives of your clients and prospects?

According to a new survey from Workplace Options, 92% of young workers say that offering access to the latest technology makes employers more attractive than their competition, and 16% indicated that, regardless of compensation, they would quit their job if they did not have access to the latest tech gear.

Knowing a person’s annual salary tells you more about his health than you may realize. And unlike much other health-related data, salary information is readily available to employers and not considered “sensitive.”

Perhaps the most important and critical thing Mark Lacher has learned is that implementation is not only critical, it may be more important than setting strategy. He shares two suggestions to help you implement so you can run a more successful business.

If an employee at your company — regardless of whether you sell derivatives or donuts — thinks that true leadership is lacking and that sincere customer/client service isn’t its first priority, you’ve got big problems with culture and employee communication.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee agreed to pay the agency $1.5 million to settle a potential HIPAA violation — the first resulting from a breach under the HITECH Act’s breach notification rule. So, obviously you’ve heard about this a million times already on CNN and other news outlets, right? Yeah, didn’t think so.

Be armed and ready to make appointments with all of your existing architectural clients with these two ideas. Andrew Torelli discusses how to expand your target markets by leveraging your existing market relationships in today’s BeAdvised.