There are HRIS benefits modules with different purposes, and each requires a different type of data input. Briefly describe the four sets of functions and what type of data input is needed.

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Answer 1

• One set of functions focuses on the organization relationship with current and prospective vendors. Data input, in this case, will focus on aggregate data about the people to be covered and the relevant demographics for the covered group, along with program coverage desired and cost limitations.
• A second set of functions focuses on internal management of benefits programs and will be used to track usage, employee choices (in the case of flex-plans) and costs. Experience, usage, and costs will be fed into this program.
• A third and most common set of programs focuses on employee input about enrollment and other coverage choices, changes in coverage desired, and changes in employee status (e.g., addition of a dependent or change in marital status) that may affect coverage and employee costs. These programs may also allow employees to file claims with the organization. In these programs, many of which are web-based, employees feed in personal data, coverage choices, and other data relevant to their use of the benefit.
• The fourth set of data placed into the system consists of the myriad federal, state and local laws and regulations governing benefit practice. These laws and regulations provide decision support system “rules” for managers using the system.