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The time is right for summary plan information standards
May 1, 2012
When HHS published its template for a Summary of Benefits and Coverage my first thought was, "Wow, this looks a lot like the...

The original social media technology
April 1, 2012
Many businesses are incorporating social media into their marketing campaigns and into their product and service offerings....

Portal Technologies: Bolster Employee Satisfaction and ROI
March 12, 2012
The National Business Group on Health reports a growing number of workers seek health and medical information from their...

PPACA's influence on technology
March 1, 2012
In the two years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's passage the health care industry has seen a flurry of...

Factoring technology into your strategic partnerships
February 1, 2012
Strategic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes. They can run the range from partnering on service offerings to joint...

Protecting protected health information
January 1, 2012
In February of 2010, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, mandates made business...

Technology forecast: plenty of clouds
December 1, 2011
Just when you thought you understood hosted solutions and software-as-a-service, the technology industry has moved on to cloud...

Helping HR get its mojo back
November 1, 2011
The downswing in the economy over the last several years has hit HR personnel hard. A recent Aberdeen Group study shows that...

Health insurance exchanges may take different approaches to carrier services
October 1, 2011
States are looking at different models for their Health Insurance Exchanges, or HIXs. Given that each state will adopt its own...

Previewing technology's role in health exchanges
September 1, 2011
The clock is ticking. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges are targeted to come online...