UniMed Direct Earns "When Work Works" Award

RICHARDSON, Texas - July 7, 2016 - PRLog -- Media Contact:

Karen "Kat" Atkins

UNIMED DIRECT RECOGNIZED FOR EXEMPLARY WORKPLACE PRACTICES

Receives prestigious When Work Works Award

RICHARDSON, TX (July 7, 2016)   - UniMed Direct has been honored with a 2016 When Work Works Award for its use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success.

This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), recognizes employers of all sizes and types in the state and across the country.

"We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our workplace practices," said Karen "Kat" Atkins, COO of UniMed Direct.    "We strive to make UniMed Direct a great place to work by creating an engaging and inclusive environment that rewards success and encourages employees to take control of their personal development."

The award is the result of a rigorous assessment. Worksites must first qualify by ranking in the top 20 percent of the country based on a nationally representative sample of employers. Two-thirds of the evaluation of applicants comes from an employee survey. Applicants are evaluated on six research-based ingredients of an effective workplace: opportunities for learning; a culture of trust; work/life fit; supervisor support for work success; autonomy; and satisfaction with earnings, benefits and opportunities for advancement - all factors associated with employee health, well-being and engagement.

"These employers have excelled at creating effective workplaces yielding tremendously positive results for business success, as well as for their employees' well-being and productivity," said Ellen Galinsky, president of FWI. "Effective workplaces recognize that employees are an organization's greatest resource and make a critical difference in the organization's ability to not only survive, but to thrive."

"The 2016 When Work Works Award winners confirm that leading employers are continuing the movement toward effective workplace strategies that benefit both business and employees," said Lisa Horn, director of SHRM's workplace flexibility initiative. "These innovative strategies are what sets these organizations apart, allowing them to attract and retain top talent, giving them a competitive advantage."

When Work Works is a national project that shares research results on what makes an effective and flexible workplace with the business community.

For more information about the When Work Worksinitiative and the When Work Works Award, visit www.whenworkworks.org

Media: For more information, contact Karen "Kat" Atkins at UniMed Direct (972-931-5100 x 8069)  at info@unimeddirect.com (mailto:katkins@unimeddirect.com)  or Barbara Norcia-Broms at 212-465-2094 and bnorcia-broms@familiesandwork.org

ABOUT UniMed Direct

UniMed Direct, the industry leader in supporting managed care operations with our national peer review panel and end to end medical management Enterprise ReviewStat software for integrated workflows, automated rules and dynamic reporting tools. Clients have recognized UniMed Direct as being highly responsive experts driving superior results that creat efficient workflow solutions.   UniMed Direct holds URAC accreditations for  IRO and WC UM.  We offer regulatory news and current resources through our educational forum, URNation.org.  Visit our corporate site at www.UniMedDirect.com, and follow us on Twitter: @UMD_URNation.

About When Work Works

When Work Works is a national initiative, led by the partnership of the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces. When Work Works is one of the foremost providers of resources, rigorous research and best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility in the nation. The initiative administers the prestigious annual When Work Works Award, which recognizes exemplary employers for creating effective workplaces to increase business and employee success. Visit www.whenworkworks.org and follow us on Twitter @WhenWorkWorks@FWINews and @SHRMPress, and join the workflex conversation on Facebook.com/FWINews.