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HIPAA Regulates Handling Employee Health Info

Posted on May 24, 2019

It's been awhile since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) guidelines for medical privacy…

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Don’t Let Benefit Issues Get in the Way of a Successful M&A Deal

Posted on May 22, 2019

The decision to sell a company or expand operations through a merger or acquisition is generally guided by business considerations.…

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What is Being Done About Health Care Fraud?

Posted on May 20, 2019

Regardless of occupation or employment status, we should all be worried about rising health care premiums. The reasons for the increase…

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An Introduction to Pharmacy Benefit Management

Posted on May 20, 2019

If you are involved in human resources or looking to control health care expenditures, it's time to consider pharmacy benefit…

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Being Prepared Helps Ensure Successful HSA Rollout

Posted on May 20, 2019

Many employers are intrigued with health savings accounts (HSAs) -- one of the most recent consumer-driven health plan concepts. HSAs…

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Are You Getting Ripped Off by Workers’ Compensation Fraud?

Posted on May 17, 2019

It is Workers' Compensation claims experience that determines Workers' Compensation insurance premiums. This means that if…

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Electronic Medical Records: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Posted on May 15, 2019

Despite the widespread adoption of e-mail, bar code scanning, easy electronic data transmission, realistic bandwidth levels and cheap…

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Are You Paying Too Much in Workers’ Comp Premiums?

Posted on May 15, 2019

Workers' Comp is an important safety net of protection which benefits both the worker who risks injury on the job and the employer…

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Matching Grants

Posted on May 15, 2019

Matching grants are a type of conditional grant where a donor promises to make a donation to a nonprofit once the nonprofit raises a certain…

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How to Protect Employees from West Nile Virus in the Workplace

Posted on May 13, 2019

Mosquitoes are known for spreading illnesses to many people every year. Although diseases such as yellow fever and malaria that were…

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