Thomas McCoy

Jun 9, 2024 | biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com | Thomas McCoy |Roy H. Perlis

ABSTRACT To enable greater use of NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) in real-world settings, we applied large language models to estimate dimensional psychopathology from narrative clinical notes. We conducted a cohort study using health records from individuals age 18 years or younger evaluated in the psychiatric emergency department of a large academic medical center between November 2008 and March 2015. Outcomes were hospital admission and length of emergency department stay.

Jul 31, 2023 | roughnotes.com | Thomas McCoy |Sam Berman

Hospital Indemnity Carriers seek to strengthen communication with buyersBy Thomas A. McCoy, CLUThe outlook for hospital indemnity insurance in the workplace continues to be favorable after a strong post-pandemic performance in 2022.

Jul 5, 2023 | roughnotes.com | Thomas McCoy |Sam Berman

What is the role for benefit plans? “Employers are becoming more flexible on work schedules and offering more paid family leave.”—Jason ResendezPresident and CEONational Alliance for CaregivingBy Thomas A. McCoy, CLUEmployers know the general demographic make-up of their employees—their ages, education, number of dependents and other data. Based on industry research and market competition, brokers can suggest products that might have the greatest appeal to a workforce based on demographics.

Apr 28, 2023 | roughnotes.com | Thomas McCoy |Jim Brooks

Transamerica bundles diverse serviceswith group term lifeBy Thomas A. McCoy, CLUGroup term life insurance has always been a highly-utilized employee benefits product. It may not be exciting or require a lot of discussion when benefits menus are formulated, but it is often the foundation for a benefits program. It provides critical protection for workers and their families.

Mar 30, 2023 | roughnotes.com | Thomas McCoy |Jim Brooks

Physical, mental and financial programs take holdBy Thomas A. McCoy, CLUWorkplace wellness—employers taking care of workers’ physical, mental/emotional and financial needs—had its beginning decades ago. Initially, wellness was concentrated on workers’ physical needs. It was focused on a range of safety training and other risk management practices designed to keep workers productive and on the job. Then, employee benefits plans introduced broader forms of support for workers’ physical well-being.