TRIIUM UPDATE - JANUARY 2008

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Holiday Season! As we begin another new year, we are all faced with many challenges. I may be able to help with some of those challenges. Reducing expenses is always something that needs to be considered - so let Triium help you reduce your workload by providing you with a cost analysis of your office supplies, medical supplies, lab services, phone systems, shredding services and many more! We also have cost savings opportunities available for all of your employees - what a great benefit you could offer with no expense to you.

I am including this wonderful testimonial from a current Triium member to show everyone how our OfficeMax contract, can not only save your clinic or organization money but also your employees. [Testimonial]. This is an excellent example showing all of us that although we think something might not make a difference - most of the time it does. Thank you Hmong Home Health Care Inc. for sharing your story. If anyone has a great cost savings story you would like to share, please let me know - I would love to hear it!

Please call or e-mail me at 952-883-3140 or jmiller@triium.com to find more ways your clinic or organization can start saving even more than you already are today!

Thank You - Jennifer Miller

New Personnel Record Law takes effect January 1

By Employers Association

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed a law requiring employers to provide written notice to new employees outlining their rights and remedies regarding access to their personnel file under Minnesota statutes (Minnesota statutes 181.960-181-965). [Read More].

What's New and What's Not-2008 Retirement Plan Limits

By Tufford-Hughes Associates

Doesn't it seem that Qualified Plan and IRA limits always change just when you've finally committed the previous year's numbers to memory? Well, in 2008 some numbers have changed... and some remain the same. [Read More].

"Free" Carrier Services Analysis

By John Katzung and Craig Gralapp-Matrix Communications Inc. (Matrix)

Do you have any idea if the products you get from your phone and Internet Service Providers (ISP) are right for your company and priced competitively? Clinics are facing many changes that affect the way you use your carrier's services. Practice management, remote facilities, VoIP, electronic records, and obsolescence are all reasons that you may need help making changes to your network. [Read More].

The Role of the Medical Interpreter

By Tom Garden J.D.-Garden & Associates Inc.

Effective communication is essential in receiving proper healthcare for individuals with limited English proficiency. The problem for many new immigrants and LEP's in Minnesota is they may receive the physical care that they need but they don't necessarily understand what is going on during a medical appointment or what they need to do post visit. [Read More].