eMergent Benefit Solutions Calendar Reminders

Day	Reminder
Aug 3	Ensure established meetings and calls are taking place. Meeting Minutes and Issue Logs are critical to effectively track potential gaps or issues. Documents lacking the updated processes to ensure success? No problem! Contact Us to get access to the tools and support to get your project documentation back on track.
Aug 8	Final plan design and pricing should be wrapping up by now – we know that pushing one date often results in compromising a critical milestone, thereby creating issues! Follow-up to ensure deadlines are being met! Need additional support or project management skills to help during busy season? EBS can provide the tools or project management support – based on your needs - to help your project(s) succeed!
Aug 16	Don’t let Payroll be the last in the know! All changes to benefit plans require early – and frequent – discussions with payroll to ensure that appropriate updates and testing gets completed. Not sure how to get the most out of your Payroll discussions? Contact EBS to get the level of support and facilitation to ensure success!
Aug 20	Finalize your Vendor Summit participation and meeting plans! Make sure your agenda encompasses all your needs to ensure a successful project – e.g., ID Card production, dual-year processing, etc. Wish you had someone who could take over all the details and provide you key information and overall results? Let EBS provide you with the tools and expertise to ensure you get the most from your vendors.
Aug 23	Don’t forget about all your miscellaneous groups – are they ready for enrollment? Do you need special materials or mailings? Can they access the web – or do you need additional support? Realize you need additional support to help you think through all the details? Contact us to get the support, tools and expertise you need!
Aug 28	Don’t let project reporting and updates to management get you down! Provide regular and standard reporting communications – so you are not put on the spot each week! Not sure you have the right mechanisms for providing management updates on enrollment or enrollment status during the open enrollment period? Let EBS work with you to ensure you have the right information and tools for sending regular communications.
Aug 31	Finalize your risk planning – experience shows that there is more than one way to avoid disaster by proper planning. Struggling with how and where to start with assessing your risk – and having appropriate management buy-in? Not sure your getting full support and approvals from your team when needed? Let EBS work with you to develop the appropriate risk plan and communication vehicles to ensure all your bases are covered – now breathe comfortably!