How Employers Are Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

We're taking a look at COVID-19 vaccination, which companies and industries are looking at mandates, and how incentives are changing the pace of vaccination in the U.S.

Measuring the Impact of Low Back Pain in Employee Benefits Data

As many employees shifted to working from home, another health consideration is on the rise: musculoskeletal conditions like back pain, neck pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome. How can you measure the impact?

Roundtable Discussion: How Companies are Changing Goals, Motivations, and Measures of Benefits Success [Part 3]

Artemis Health and World at Work recently collaborated on a webinar focused on new trends in employee benefits. Our panel of industry leaders discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, how employers’ motivations are shifting, and how employees can get the most from their employee benefits.

The Role of Employers in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up in the U.S., employers are increasingly looking at their own potential role in employee vaccinations. We'll look at what self-insured employers can do right now.

Digital Health Trends for 2021 and How They Impact Employee Benefits

As today’s employers strive to provide quality health benefits to their employees, they must keep digital health top of mind. We're exploring digital health and telemedicine trends for 2021.

5 Companies Offering Solutions for Employee Mental Health

Mental health well-being is on every employer's mind in 2021. In today's blog post, we're profiling five popular mental well-being vendors and how data can help self-insured employers evaluate their effectiveness.

Here’s Why Self-Insured Employers Won’t Be Able to Track COVID-19 Vaccinations

Self-insured employers are clamoring for data around COVID-19 vaccinations, but they will be disappointed. Data warehouses don't expect much (if any) claims data for vaccination, and here's why.

Roundtable Discussion:How Companies are Changing Goals, Motivations, and Measures of Benefits Success [Part 1]

We shared our recent benefits research findings with a panel of industry experts and leaders on a recent webinar with WorldAtWork. Here’s a recap of the discussion and some interesting insights from the research.

New Research Findings: Benefits Data (and Advisors) are Driving 2021 Benefits Strategy

Benefits data is playing a growing role in how employee benefits leaders are choosing programs and making decisions. Read on to see what our original research found about the role of data and the role of benefits advisors.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout is Why Artemis Health is Trying to Fix Healthcare

Since COVID-19 vaccine access has been expanded around the country to accommodate older adults, I have made it my personal mission to assist eligible relatives and loved ones in getting appointments.

Research Findings: COVID-19 Has Given Benefits Leaders A Boost in Confidence

In 2020, when we asked benefits leaders, “How would you describe your organization’s benefits offerings in comparison to your peers or competitors?” we got a surprising answer. The pressure tests of 2020 seems to have given benefits teams more confidence.

How Employers and Public Health Officials Are Working to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

Many self-insured employers, benefits advisors, and public health officials are worried about another challenge with the COVID-19 vaccine: vaccine hesitancy. Here's how they're facing this challenge and helping employees lead healthier lives.

New Research Reveals the 2021 Goals and Priorities of Benefits Leaders

Artemis Health teamed up with Employee Benefit News/Arizent to discover what makes benefits leaders tick. We asked about their goals, motivations, organizational priorities, and what changed for them in 2020.

Behavioral Health Benefits Are Crucial For Employee Total Well-Being

Experts estimate that in a normal year, over 16 million American adults suffer from a major depressive episode each year. That’s over 6% of the population. Artemis Health can help employers address behavioral health and total well-being.

My Experience in the COVID-19 Vaccine Study: A Benefits Industry Perspective

Dr. Monte Masten of Marsh and McLennan Agency is sharing his personal experience in the Moderna phase three clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine. He provides tips on how employers can prepare their employees for COVID-19 vaccination.

COVID-19 Has Boosted the Profile of Telemedicine Benefits

Telemedicine has long been a staple of employee benefits plans, and we wondered if the COVID-19 pandemic has finally convinced employees to use this program. We used the Artemis Platform to find out.

What is Health Equity and How Can Benefits Teams Address It?

Health equity is equal access to healthcare resources, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and other factors. Benefits teams are in a unique position to address health equity. Here’s how.

Five Reasons Healthcare and Benefits Data is Essential in 2020

In 2020, HR leaders have navigated coverage for a brand new disease, helped workers transition to remote work, and pioneered new policies. Now more than ever, benefits data is an essential tool in the tool belts of benefits professionals.

A Benefits Data Solution Can Help You Track High Cost Medical and Prescription Spending. Here's How.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected budgets all around the world, and while employee health is still a top concern for HR and Benefits teams, the cost of employee health has never been higher.

The Healthcare Data Challenges Uncovered by COVID-19

While the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the challenges of gathering and analyzing public health data, Benefits/HR leaders and their consultants are all too familiar with the challenges of gathering and analyzing private health data.

Benefits Cost Savings Strategies for 2020: Formulary Management and Using Your Data

We have been sharing tips and tricks for benefits cost savings this summer, partly because many organizations are tightening their belts. It’s not always easy to enact cost containment strategies, but benefits data can help.

Benefits Cost Savings Strategies for 2020: Direct Contracting and Preventive Care

Another popular cost savings strategy is to prevent overspending in the first place. Today, we’ll explore two tips for cost savings that take a preventative approach: direct contracting and preventive visits.

Artemis Tips: Using Data to Explore Cancer Prevalence In An Employee Population

Benefits data is the key to exploring population health and mitigating risk. We’ll look in-depth at one data analysis that helps benefits teams get a holistic view: cancer.

Benefits Cost Savings Strategies In 2020: Finding Avoidable ER Claims and Promoting Telemedicine

2020 will be a key year for exploring benefits cost savings opportunities, and benefits data will be key to making sure these cost saving strategies don’t impact the quality of care and benefits for employees.

HR Strategies for Workplace Culture in the COVID-19 Era

COVID-19 has impacted just about everything in the workplace, whether it’s health and wellness, leave policies, or remote work. We’ll highlight some of the strategies HR leaders have used to help employees adapt to the new work environments.

Artemis is Sharing Key Milestones—Here’s What We’ve Accomplished

2020 has been a wild ride so far, and we think we speak for many of you when we say, “We’d like to get off now.” We’d like to share some of the key milestones and accomplishments that have kept us focused on our mission to fix healthcare, one data feed at a time.

It’s Time to Explore Data from your Dental and Vision Benefits - Here’s How

Did you know that 90% of employers with more than 500 employees provide dental benefits? It’s gone from a nice-to-have little extra to an expectation for most employees. Here's how to analyze data from dental and vision benefits programs.

Here’s How Employers Are Measuring their Medical Trend Drivers in the COVID-19 Era

Medical trend drivers have a big impact on the overall cost and quality of employee benefits. Here’s how employers are measuring and determining what’s driving their costs in 2020.

How Artemis is Calculating COVID-19 Trend Using Geographic Data

Artemis Health clients are cautiously looking at reopening offices, but they need reliable data in order to do it. Bryson Pope, Data Scientist at Artemis, has developed a simple formula for calculating COVID-19 trend.

How to Build A Mental Health Wellness Strategy in the Wake of Coronavirus

Artemis Health works with self-insured employers and advisors who have successfully justified new behavioral health wellness programs or strategies, and we want to share some tips for how to best support employees during this time.

How to Start Thinking About Benefits Cost Savings in the COVID-19 Era

Many organizations are thinking about cost savings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this piece, we'll walk you through how to get started finding benefits cost savings with your data.

Benefits Data Is Helping HR Leaders Assess COVID-19 Risk and Plan for A Return to Work

There are many innovative ways that businesses are tackling the question of how to return to work safely, and for self-insured employers, benefits leaders are at the forefront of planning and executing these strategies.

Here Are Our Predictions for How Coronavirus Will Change “Office Work”

For office workers who are currently dialing into meetings from their dining room tables or basement offices, the world of work may change permanently due to coronavirus. Here are our predictions for how coronavirus may change office work.

Experts Are Predicting Big Financial Impacts on Healthcare Systems due to COVID-19

Our larger healthcare ecosystem is under strain due to the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll walk you through how healthcare providers, from large hospital systems to rural clinics, will see financial impacts due to COVID-19.

How Benefits Data Can Help Predict Risks and Costs for COVID-19

Benefits leaders are often tasked with predicting healthcare costs. Here’s our guide for how to use predictive modeling to calculate the costs of COVID-19.

What the CARES and Families First Acts Mean for Benefits Professionals

With COVID-19 infections still on the rise in many parts of the world, benefits teams are prepping for new rules, regulations, and compliance protocols. Let’s learn more about the CARES and Families First Acts and what they mean for benefits.

Businesses Are Pitching In to Solve Coronavirus Problems—Here Are Some Highlights

Mr. Rogers has advised us in times like these to, “Look for the helpers.” With the spread of Coronavirus affecting businesses large and small, we thought it might be a good time to highlight how many of them are taking adversity and turning it into innovation.

Why “Flattening the Curve” is Crucial for Employers, Too

Flattening the curve is crucial not just for governments and cities, but for employers too. We’ll dive into how this strategy will help businesses cope with the pandemic, protect their employees, and plan for the future.

Here’s How Artemis Health is Responding to COVID-19

It’s been a strange couple of weeks for us all. We wanted to share how our team and business is responding to the novel Coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. We know you’re hearing from many businesses on this topic, so we’ll keep this short.

5 Tips to Prepare Your Workplace for A Coronavirus Outbreak

You’ve probably started hearing conversations (and even jokes) about the coronavirus around the water cooler in your office. HR and Benefits leaders will be on the forefront of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Here are 5 tips for benefits professionals to help them prepare for coronavirus in the workplace.