Engaging Today’s Workforce: An Ongoing Shift to Telehealth
72% of employees say their health, safety, and protection, as well as that of their families, is more important than ever before. Technology innovations such as telehealth, which enable employees to access care from anywhere, help them meet their health goals.
Integrated Absence Management: Hybrid Enrollment
The shift toward remote work has created more flexibility for employees and opportunities to work for companies outside their local areas. This rapidly changing workforce creates a need for continual education for new employees and ongoing enrollment options.
Absence Matters: A Key to Better Service
Technology and innovation are critical to building and maintaining an efficient and compliant claims practice. The automation of simple eligibility determinations, communications, and integrated processes can be a game changer for the health and longevity of a successful program.
Program Showcase: Finding “Magic” in the Claims Mix
Most disability cases — occupational and nonoccupational — resolve normally without intervention. But 10% to 15% of cases need additional attention to avoid becoming long-term claims. Organizations have developed tools — from simple paper-and-pencil lists to artificial intelligence (AI) applications — to identify potential outliers early in the process.
Program Showcase: Weighing In on Electronic Performance Monitoring
Electronic performance monitoring, which helps employers observe, record, and analyze job performance, is increasingly popular, and can help managers assess staff needs as well as improve productivity. However, employers should consider potential personnel costs and adjust monitoring approaches to avoid or mitigate these issues.
Balancing the Yin and Yang of Integrated Disability and Absence Management
Achieving equilibrium between tried-and-true best practices and emerging industry trends in integrated disability and absence management can be challenging. Layers of complexity create friction so it is useful to understand how to adopt an emerging trend while maintaining established processes.
An Employer’s Guide to the Technology Solution Galaxy
Employers are laser-focused on increasing efficiency and employee engagement. Technology can help achieve these goals by creating streamlined processes for leaves of absence, making pertinent information more readily available and digestible for employees, enabling the integration of data and processes, addressing behavioral health issues, and enhancing productivity tracking and
The CEO’s Desk: Technology & The Human Equation
Technology is an integral part of our lives. It’s a valuable tool that can improve efficiency and help you find time for meaningful interactions with employees who need guidance. However, this issue highlights the need to avoid relying solely on technology as it won’t serve you — or your
Employer Perspective: Remote Workers
Like many healthcare organizations, Temple Health did not have an established tradition of remote work at the onset of the pandemic. That paradigm shifted overnight when, within two weeks, non-patient-facing staff from legal, technical, administrative, information technology, and human resources departments, was required to work remotely.
2021 DMEC State of Absence Management Pulse Survey Results
Organizations have experienced extraordinary business shifts during the pandemic, with absence management practices being significantly impacted. As we evaluate the new terrain of leave management, it’s pertinent to consider all stages of the industry’s evolution over the past 16 months and how they will shape our future trajectory.
