Ep 37: Technology in HR and Benefits Administration

In this episode, Mark Rieder, NFP’s SVP of HR Technologies and Benefit Administration Services, makes his Benefits Compliance podcast debut. He joins Suzanne Spradley to discuss various hot tech ideas and applications in the HR and benefits administration space. Mark describes NFP’s Innovation Lab and then discusses recent technology applications, including mobile apps, that are available to employers for benefits and benefits administration. Applications and other tech tools relating to group health plan data, senior care treatment, overall care and quality of care management, student loan and other financial wellness, mental wellness and more have become big for employee well-being. Mark and Suzanne also discuss employee engagement, data collection and employer strategy in the tech space for benefits administration, as well as innovation and its impact on small and large employers. They close with a discussion of tech tools for benefits compliance issues.