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... challenge of a successful marriage is so great that many young adults delay marriage or avoid it altogether. I've been happily married for 25 years. I consider myself lucky in love, but I'm not an expert. I attribute my success to selecting a wife with the patience of Job and with doing as I'm told. Business today is being reshaped by mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. If business alliances can be compared to marriages, will their success rate be similar? Perhaps a more important question is how we reduce the chances of entering into a bad relationship. Beginning with that premise, I'd like to offer prospective allies the following points to determine if they're in love or just infatuated: Who's the person or organization you're going to marry? ' Who's the leader of ... Articles Blog Photos Group Connections Reviews IMMS Library Immerse yourself in our stacks. Take some time and browse through our library. We have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back A Relationship Audit 4/30/2013 10:42:27 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Michael Manes This content has not been rated yet. A RELATIONSHIP AUDIT by Michael Manes Before the agency "marriage," both parties need to answer these questions. The article was thought provoking. The question was simple: Why do so many marriages fail? The analysis was thorough: money, sex, families ...
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... general business vendors if their claims are paid accurately and on time. Get a credit report. Check with the complaint division of your state insurance department for the number and nature of complaints against them, and how each was resolved. If there are a lot of complaints on the carrier for claims that eventually got paid, it indicates cash-flow problems. Talk with the leadership of the local business health-care alliance. Many larger communities have an employers' coalition to address Health insurance issues. The information they provide isn't readily available in public reports. Ask the carrier's management team to address any worrisome information you've uncovered. Finally, cross your fingers. Health insurance is a risky business, especially in this era of fierce competition for market share. Strong, reliable companies with a long history of financial success ... the reserve for claims that are incurred, but not reported. Underwriting methods Pricing philosophy Management programs Medical-loss ratios by product - Have them explain those greater than 90% . Organizational plans Goals for growth - If their goal is significant growth, find out how it will be achieved and financed. You've got cause for concern if their plans include predatory pricing. Claims operation and inventory. Recent external claims audits - Take special note of their accuracy rates. Premium diversification - Is a large amount controlled by a small number of clients? Underbidding a single large contract has doomed some carriers. Reinsurance contracts - Look at insolvency provisions. Lawsuits - Take special note of those with potentially large settlements. Review their audited statements. Liquidity ratios CHECK THEIR REFERENCES Brokers and customers are a good place to start checking ...
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...ate in local, state, or regional alliances that of key stakeholdersfocus on un...aintenance. Conduct ongoing security audits, monitor changes to regulations, a...
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... considered small health plans, have an extra year to comply with the privacy regulations. PREPARE FOR HIPAA Seek advice from the experts on what health plans can do to ensure success in meeting next year's HIPAA compliance deadlines. Tap the knowledge and resources of industry organizations, such as IIABA, PIA, CIAB, and AAHP. the American Association of Health Plans Participate in local, state, or regional alliances that of key stakeholdersfocus on universal compliance issues. Develop and implement methods to communicate with employers and plan membersemployees about what the HIPAA Privacy Rule willmeans for to them. Without such efforts, experts suggest a public backlash against HIPAA and the plan may result. Document your compliance intentions with respect to HIPAA security and privacy issues.portionsThis should include risk assessments and clearly articulated reasons why specific actions were or were not ... notice, procedures, and policies. Launch Privacy and Security Projects. Conduct meetings, upgrade software where needed, develop training, procedures, and policies, review sanctions, check administrative changes, and update job descriptions. Finalize all necessary agreements. Implementation. Implement policy changes, new job descriptions, security safeguards, ongoing training, document coordination, and legal issues. Compliance Maintenance. Conduct ongoing security audits, monitor changes to regulations, and maintain up to date legal documents, business associate agreements, plan documentation, and training. CONCLUSION I've tried to alert agency owners who sponsor Group Health plans about their obligations under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Remember that if your agency sells Group Health plans, each client with a plan has the same obligation for HIPAA compliance. Consider the value-added service that your ...