You are going to love this issue, which focuses on employee benefits planning and compliance! We have articles on some of the topics that keep you awake at night.
Are you considering a change in your ben admin platform? If so, you are going to find Kisha Moliere’s article on Page 28 very helpful. Cristie Upshaw Travis contributed an article on emerging opportunities in mental health and substance use benefits on Page 36. Want to put money back in your employees’ wallets? See Page 50 for open enrollment – financial benefits by Joe Miller.
Did you know that more than 60 percent of surgical procedures are now done in an outpatient environment? Read about the Leapfrog Group’s research on the safety and quality of these procedures. Leapfrog also issues the Hospital Safety Grade, an A, B, C, D or F grade assigned to general acute care hospitals based on their ability to prevent avoidable errors, injuries, and infections that can harm or even kill patients.
Leapfrog’s new report, Same-Day Surgery in the U.S.: Findings of Two Inaugural Leapfrog Surveys, details preliminary findings of its inaugural voluntary survey of ASCs and an added section of the Leapfrog Hospital Survey covering outpatient surgery. See Page 32 to find out how to access their latest survey to help save your organization money on healthcare expense.
It is an honor to have Nicole Ziegler, Employee Benefits Consultant with McGriff Insurance, on our November cover. I know you will enjoy reading her professional profile on Page 5. Nicole serves as the Middle Tennessee Practice Leader for the McGriff Employee Benefits practice. She is responsible for developing relationships with clients, prospects, carriers, and industry counterparts. With 19 years in the insurance industry, Nicole serves as a trusted advisor guiding her clients through the complex world of employee benefits.
This issue also includes coverage of many of the SHRM fall conferences that you have been looking forward to. In addition to the highlights in this issue, you can find exclusive video interviews with the conference leadership, the keynote speakers, and some of the top concurrent speakers from each conference on our Facebook page, and also on YouTube. Please Like us on Facebook, and follow me on YouTube at Cynthia Y. Thompson, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR. When you Like our Facebook page, you will receive instant notifications anytime we are bringing you interviews such as these, and important breaking news and updates on HR events in your area.
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Wishing you and your family a beautiful Thanksgiving season.
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