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Evaluate health plans.
1American Medical Laboratories, Chantilly, VA.
Hrmagazine : on Human Resource Management
|April 8, 1992
Summary
This program helps benefits administrators bring consultant functions in-house, potentially enabling more thorough health plan analysis. Be cautious if seeking management approval, as demonstrating its effectiveness may create a need you can't fulfill.
Area of Science:
- Health plan administration
- Benefits management software
Background:
- Benefits administrators often perform manual health plan analyses.
- Smaller organizations may lack resources for thorough annual plan evaluations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a software program designed to support benefits administrators.
- To assess the potential for in-house consultant/broker functions.
Main Methods:
- The study likely involved assessing the software's capabilities in automating or improving existing processes.
- Focus on the practical application for benefits administrators.
Main Results:
- The software can bring consultant/broker functions in-house.
- It may facilitate more comprehensive health plan analysis, especially in smaller organizations.
- Demonstrating the software's effectiveness can highlight unmet needs.
Conclusions:
- The program offers potential benefits for health plan analysis and in-house capabilities.
- Careful consideration of management approval and demonstrated value is advised before implementation.