Imagine not being able to enjoy the smile on your child’s face, a vibrant sunset or your favorite photograph. These simple pleasures elude more than 1.1 billion people around the world who can't see clearly, because they have no access to vision care. It doesn't have to be that way, which is why EyeMed teams up with OneSight throughout the year to do something about it.

Comprehensive vision care benefits for the entire family can help employers, as well as members, manage long-term health care costs and get kids off to a good start in school. But when should you take your child to the eye doctor for the first time?

As a benefits administrator or broker, you should look to your benefits vendors to be transparent about its processes and policies on how it secures, manages and verifies member healthcare data. To help you discuss these critical topics with your vendors, see this overview of 8 common data protection acronyms--so you know what they mean, in plain language.

Does the benefits company that manages your employee and client information have the protocols in place to ensure secure data management? Given the scope of the problem for the business world, the high value of PHI and the changing nature of cyber threats today, it may be the most important question you ask.

When you do business with a benefits vendor, do you know how your critical data is shielded from data security threats? Knowledge is the first step to protecting your company, and your employees.