Charleston, S.C. – August 10, 2010 –Benefitfocus today announced the acquisition of Benefit Informatics, Inc., a benefit information management company that provides data analytics technology and services to employers and health plans. This endeavor brings claims data analytics, data warehousing, trending, forecasting and financial analysis to the Benefitfocus Platform.
 

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Thought leaders from a quintet of cutting-edge workforce departments recently sat down with the editors of HRO Today to share their views on the past decade in human resources. Their insights on the emergent culture of measurement and the state of the world’s economy are not to be missed.
 
 
By Dirk Olin
 
 

Healthcare reform is over the horizon—and employers are battening down the hatches.
 
By Russ Banham
 
 
With landmark healthcare legislation now firmly in place, the complexities and compliance issues surrounding the phased-in regulations have employers fidgeting. And that means consultancies are starting to realize a fast-expanding market.
 

Health reform legislation challenges HR leaders and providers to manage change—and cost.
 
 
By Tracy Watts and Kelly Traw
 
 

A value proposition for your workforce: Total Outsourcing Management.
 
 
By Jeff Miller
 
 

Benefits professionals see healthcare legislation as both less and more than its promise.
 
By The Editors
 
New legislation surrounding healthcare, namely the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), is causing concern and anxiety for employers. How much concern? Towers Watson hosted a survey in May of 650 mid- to senior-level benefit professionals to capture how employers are responding to healthcare reform challenges.
 

Unifying Georgia’s atomized HR departments took brains—and leadership from the top.
 
By Russ Banhan
 
 

HR consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt has expanded its dependent eligibility offering by acquiring HRAdvance. 

The number of multinational companies that are taking a global approach to mitigate “lifestyle diseases” will double by 2012 finds a new survey by Towers Watson.