The Foundation and Future of Integration By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA CEO, DMEC By Marcia Carruthers, ARM, MBA, CPDM Chairman of the Board, DMEC Marcia Carruthers, who … Read More
January 2019: Electronic PDF
January 2019 Technology and Integration The power and scope of technology for absence management today is impressive. However, despite all that it offers, technology is still just a tool that … Read More
Considerations and Challenges: Implementing an Absence Management System
Considerations and Challenges: Implementing an Absence Management System By Darlene E. Arroyo, RN, COHN-S Independent Consultant Sophisticated software programs and digital applications are emerging every day. So it’s no wonder … Read More
Navigating Implementation of an Absence Management System
Navigating Implementation of an Absence Management System By Karen English Senior VP Spring Consulting Group By Teri Weber Partner Spring Consulting Group We live in an age of instant gratification … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: Potential Synergies
Potential Synergies: Wellness, Workers’ Compensation, and Disability Programs By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Basset Multiple studies show that obesity and other common chronic comorbid conditions drive up … Read More
Absence Matters: Healthy Conversations
We Need Healthy Conversations Between Risk, Disability, and LOA Professionals By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick Integrated programs encompassing workers’ compensation, disability management, and leave … Read More
January 2018: Electronic PDF
January 2018 Technology & Integration Technology and artificial intelligence are embedded in our lives, whether we like it or not. Rather than viewing this as a necessary evil or job … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: Early RTW & Employer Medical Spend
Early RTW: An Important Tool in Containing Total Employer Medical Spend By Shawn Austin, MBA SVP Distribution Liberty Mutual Benefits Early return to work (RTW) is a valuable cost-control approach … Read More
Untangling the ADA, FMLA, WC Web: Aligning Workers’ Comp & Disability RTW
Best Practice #3: To Align or Not to Align Workers’ Compensation and Disability RTW By Matthew Bahl, JD Director, Health & Productivity Analytics Prudential Group Insurance By Kristin Tugman, PhD … Read More
Piecing the Integration Puzzle Together: The Bermuda Triangle of HR Law
Jeffrey Swaney VP WorkPartner By Linda Croushore, MEd Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC Some employee absence events may trigger not just one law, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), … Read More
Compliance Makeover: Mental Health Integration
For Employers and Providers Alike, Mental Health Is All About Integration Employee mental health initiatives are driving expanded program integration as employers and vendors build on the model developed for … Read More
Piecing Together the Integration Puzzle: Leave of Absences and EAPs
Benefits of Integrating Leaves of Absence and Employee Assistance Programs By Jim Kinville, MA Sr. Director LifeSolutions EAP By Linda Croushore, MEd Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC A 2013 study … Read More
Piecing Together the Integration Puzzle: Compliance Pitfalls
What Compliance Pitfalls Look Like in the Trenches By Linda Croushore Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC WorkPartners If you are like me, you attend many webinars and read many articles … Read More
The Future of Leave Management: Consumerization Trends
Consumerization of Leave Management: Trends to Follow in 2017 By Justin Alford CTO LeaveLogic The consumerization of leave management is happening. Is your organization ready? A consumer-like environment in the … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Technology’s Two-Edged Sword
By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC Happy new year and welcome to the new January issue of DMEC @Work magazine! With the addition of this new issue, you … Read More