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.

Artemis Health is Using a New Risk Adjustment Model—Here’s What You Need to Know

Risk score methodologies are essential to getting the most from your healthcare and benefits data. Here's why Artemis Health is switching to Milliman Advanced Risk Adjusters (MARA) to replace the Johns Hopkins methodology.

Five Things to Look For in an Executive Summary Benefits Report

The Executive Summary is the 10,000-foot view of your employee health and benefits, but not all are created equal. Here's what to look for in your Executive Summary report.

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.