The Empire Plan is a unique health insurance plan designed especially for public employees in New York State. Empire Plan benefits include inpatient and outpatient hospital coverage, medical/surgical coverage, Centers of Excellence for transplants, infertility and cancer, home care services, equipment and supplies, mental health and substance abuse coverage and prescription drug coverage.
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
COMMISSIONER
DANIEL E. WALL
EXECUTIVE
DEPUTY COMISSIONER
NY99-29
PE99-22
PA99-12
TO: State Agency Health Benefits Administrators, Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators, Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Internet Access and Technology Survey
DATE: October 15, 1999
We are working on a project to make benefit publications, such as the NYSHIP General Information books and Empire Plan materials, available to you on-line. In addition, HBA memos, manuals, policy memos and other benefits-related information would also be available to you on-line. We need your help to make sure this project works for Health Benefits Administrators.
Would you please complete and return the survey on the reverse side of this memo by October 22, 1999 to Communications Unit, Employee Benefits Division, Department of Civil Service or fax it to us at (518) 457-2494.
If you have questions about this survey, please call the Communications Unit at (518) 457-7577. Thank you for your help.
Workplace Technology Survey
1. Do you have access to a computer in your workplace? __Yes __ No (If you don't have access to a computer at work, please go to Questions 7 and 8.)
2. Do you have access to the Internet at work? __Yes __ No
3. Do you have access at work to: __ E-mail __ Web Browser __ Chat
4. If you do have access to a web browser, what browser do you use? __ Internet Explorer __ Netscape __ Internet-in-a-Box __ Other
What version is the browser? ____________
5. What desktop operating system(s) and version(s) do you use at work? __ Windows 3.0 __ Windows 95 __ Windows 96 __ Windows 98 __ Windows NT __ Macintosh __ UNIX __ Other
6. What e-mail software(s) do you use or have available to you? _ Groupwise _ Newscape _ Eudora _ Lotus Notes _ Office Productivity Network (OPN) _ MS-Exchange _ Outlook Express _ Netscape
7. Do you expect a new computer system or an upgrade in your existing system within the next year? If so, what will you be changing to?______________________________________
8. Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and fax number and any comments: (optional, but appreciated)
Name:___________________________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________________________
Phone No.:_______________________________________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________________________________________
Fax:_____________________________________________________________________________
Comments:_______________________________________________________________________
Your response is important. Thank you.