It’s time for a listener favorite, the annual Inside Workers’ Comp Thanksgiving special edition: What are You Thankful for in Workers’ Comp? This year, we pose the question to experts who serve three very different facets of the industry: Jim Harris, VP of Analytics and Reporting; Debbi Bromley, Senior VP of Human Resources; and Lisa Armstrong, BSN, CRRN, RN-BC, Catastrophic and Medical Case Manager. We hope their responses lead you to contemplate on your own unique role in workers’ comp and how YOU make a difference in the lives of others.
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Mitchell Issues 3rd Quarter 2019 Industry Trends Report
Mitchell International, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) Claims and Collision Repair industries, today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the third quarter of 2019.
Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED) Trends in 2018
Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED) remains a valuable indicator of risk when it comes to opioids, and we continue to see downward trends through 2018 that
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Average Length of Rental for Repairable Vehicles: Q2 2019
Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q2 2019 landed at 11.8 days in the United States, an increase of 0.2 days compared to Q2 2018. Once again, there was very little consistency between regions and states, although every region was either flat or up. The Mountain, Northwest and California regions produced the largest increases at 1.0, 0.4 and 0.4 days respectively. The average LOR ranged from a high of 12.8 days in the Mountain region to a low of 10.8 in the Midwest.
Premiums Written - Q3 2019 Quarterly Must Read Round-Up
Each quarter, I round up and highlight some of my favorite articles written by Mitchell experts and let you know where we have been published outside of our mPower thought leadership website. This quarter, I’m excited to highlight a Work Comp Pulse podcast interview with Rebecca Morgan, Senior Director of Product Management at Mitchell.
How (Humane) Claims Automation Leverages Technology for Better Outcomes
From business rules engines to artificial intelligence, both existing and new technologies yield opportunities for better, more strategic decision-making throughout the claims process. Shortly after World War II, as the Ford Motor Company returned to making cars, one of its more innovative executives, Del Harder, mechanized entire segments of the production line with built-in, electronic controls to ensure that work was meeting the appropriate standards.