Perspective
We bring decades of experience from within corporate human resources; seasoned consulting perspective honed at prestigious, world-wide consulting firms; and knowledge gained through senior positions at large insurance companies. Our consultants' experience includes:
- Total Rewards strategy, design, and communication
- Consumer engagement and consumer-directed healthcareMost commonly, consumer-directed health care refers to a relatively new style of benefits coverage that gives employees increased responsibility for health-care decisions, coupled with financial incentives for efficient use of the benefits program along with tools and information to support sound decision-making. Frequently, it also involves implementation of a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP). strategies
- Absence managementSimply stated, by "absence management" we mean strategies designed to keep healthy people healthy and get ill/disabled people better, so they can work.
The phrase "absence management" lacks a widely accepted definition, but generally it is seen as an approach that tries to prevent disability, reduce disability incidence and cost, and accelerate functional recovery and return to work for disabled employees. Sometimes referred to as "integrated disability management," it can also include implementation of a uniform approach to managing all disability programs (short-term and long-term disability, workers' compensation insurance, FMLA, sick leave, and pay continuation programs). Another frequently used phrase, "integrated health and productivity," is defined by the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) as "the integrated management of services and data related to all aspects of employee health affecting attendance and work performance. It includes measuring the impact of targeted interventions on both health and productivity." programs, including disability benefits - Benefits design, financing, vendor selection, communication, implementation, and plan management
- Specialized benefits for part-time and "waiting period" employees
- Enrollment, eligibility, and call-center management
- Union negotiations
Senior Consultants
Paul Shumway, CEBS
Consultant, Managing Principal
Working for clients nationally, Paul is a seasoned consultant with more than 20 years of experience with large employers. He has held senior positions at prestigious consulting firms and insurance companies and, has executive board experience in the not-for-profit sector.
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Before founding BenRx, Paul was:
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Ron Potts
Consultant
Ron provides clients with perspective gained through more than 35 years of experience in the design and administration of complex benefits programs, primarily as head of benefits strategy for large employers. He has extensive internal experience in the health care and materials manufacturing/distribution industries. (moreRon Potts
Prior to joining BenRx in 2007, Ron was:
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Affiliations and Memberships (individual and/or corporate)
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
- International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS)
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB)
- North Carolina HR Benefits Roundtable