SSG Insights | Week of June 10, 2022
Containing Costs of Chronic Health Conditions
Many chronic conditions affect the workforce today. Treating chronic conditions may involve physician visits, extended hospital stays, prescription drugs and expensive treatments, contributing to increased medical expenditures and lost productivity for employers. This article explores chronic conditions’ impact on employers and workplace strategies to contain associated costs.
Requirement to Post Machine-Readable Files
The Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (TiC Final Rules) require group health plans and issuers to disclose, on a public website, detailed pricing information in three separate machine-readable files (MRFs).
The MRF requirements were originally applicable for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2022, but federal agencies deferred enforcement of the first and second MRFs related to disclosing in-network and out-of-network data until July 1, 2022.
Recall Roundup: What You Need to Know
Recalls are meant to protect consumers from products that may cause injury, illness or even death. Food and drug products are often recalled to remove them from the marketplace because there’s reason to believe they may be defective, adulterated, contaminated, misbranded or mislabeled. This insight outlines recent product recalls.
4 Steps to Managing Mental Health at Your Organization
Learn how to promote employee mental health at your organization with this infographic.
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HIPAA Privacy & Practices: What Employers Need to Know
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 @ 2 P.M. EDT
HIPAA Privacy and Security can often be a complicated topic for employers sponsoring group health plans. Navigating the obligations of covered entities and business associates can be a challenge while still maintaining efficiency and security. With constant changes in technology, it is essential that group health plan sponsors understand how to remain in compliance and ensure the safety of protected health information (PHI).
This 60-minute intermediate-level webinar will provide best practices to help employers remain compliant and avoid investigation. It will provide a refresher on the most important topics and key terminology within HIPAA Privacy and Security.
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