Technology News and Articles - SMB Human Resources

Small and midsize employers weigh in on HR technology

Businesses with fewer than 100 employees are significantly less likely than their midsize and large business counterparts to use technology to help manage functions like benefits management and compliance tracking.
Core HR technology adoption in SMBs

In August 2007, Aberdeen Group's Human Capital Management practice completed a research study on The Strategic Development of Core HR Systems. This study, which included surveys of more than 200 organizations worldwide, uncovered Best-in-Class strategies and processes in managing core HR operations from record-keeping and time and attendance to payroll processing and benefits management.

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Health IT raises new issues for HIPAA compliance

As health information technology expands, policymakers and employers may have to re-evaluate how group health plans and health care providers comply with federal privacy laws.
Online resources can save SMBs time, money

SMBs want to run with the Fortune 500s in terms of ideas and innovation, but don't always have the time and resources to keep up. This is particularly true for SMB HR, where regulatory compliance and personnel issues may well be all-consuming.
Swimming downstream

Human resource administration inherently contains a lot of transactions, recordkeeping, processes and data that can become inconsistent, far-flung and disorganized if not handled properly. Many companies are finding ways to simplify HR/benefits administration and make it more efficient, often as part of a bigger plan to prioritize strategic HR work.
Firms embrace online health information, personal health records

Hospitals and doctors may not be adopting personal health records (PHRs) rapidly, but that hasn't stopped employers and individuals from embracing them.