-- Focus on integrating benefits management tightly with your HRIS system of record and with payroll, preferably within the framework of an employee self-service portal, so that benefits changes are automatically updated with payroll-driven changes in employment or benefits eligibility. -- Review current benefits management key performance indicators (KPIs) and be sure to include "Employee Satisfaction with Benefits" as one of them. -- Explore the options for consumer-driven healthcare plans (CDHPs) that provide employees with information and incentives toward wellness behavior which will reduce healthcare utilization and, eventually, premium costs.The "Benefits Management Benchmark" report examines responses from 137 companies, showing how they differentiate themselves in benefits management process, organization, data management and technology. Readers will also receive guidance on next steps to take in order to increase their efficiency and effectiveness in managing benefits within their organizations. This report is made available to the public, in part, by the underwriting support of Infor and nuView Systems Inc. For a complimentary copy of this report, please visit http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=3860 About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTM for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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