Make a change once, and have it reach payroll, enrollment and COBRA.
Results hold up when the records behind them are connected.
What disconnected records cost.
Duplicate entry is where errors start.
Re-keying
The same change is typed into several systems.
Mismatches
Payroll deductions and carrier eligibility drift apart.
Late Notices
COBRA and eligibility events are missed when no one connects them.
What connected means.
Part of how DATUM works.
Payroll Integration
Deductions and eligibility sync with your payroll system.
Enrollment
Elections and life events live in one place.
COBRA
Qualifying events flow into COBRA administration.
What changes for you.
Less rework, fewer errors.
One Update
A change is entered once.
Cleaner Files
Eligibility files going to carriers match the source.
An Audit Trail
You can see what changed and when.
Questions Employers Ask About This
Which payroll systems connect?
Many common ones do. Tell us yours and we will confirm what syncs and how.
Does it replace our HR system?
No. It connects to it.
Who runs COBRA?
COBRA is part of DATUM, so it runs from the same record as enrollment.
Related guides.
From Renewals to Results: The Broker Playbook
The full playbook.
Benefits Implementation: Run It as a Project With Dates
Dates, owners and testing.
ERISA, ACA Reporting and Form 5500 Support
Filings and ERISA support.
Want this applied to your renewal?
Send us the renewal and we will run it through DATUM and show you where the number comes from.
Your renewal letter
Your census
Your current plan documents
Your renewal date
Rough answers are fine. We build the numbers from there.
Laws and rules referenced
Employee Benefit News: Renewals to Results — Opinion piece on brokers moving from plan shopping to data-driven advisory work.
U.S. Department of Labor: COBRA — Continuation coverage overview.
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