Workers’ comp professionals are seeing delayed recovery as an increased challenge in claims – as injured employees may not be progressing along a medically reasonable and expected time frame. However, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly why the delay is occurring in order to address the issue. We may believe the injured employee is simply not complying with treatment and malingering.
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The speed, costs and reliability of diagnostic services can seriously impact the progression of a claim, especially if the exams are hampered
The Vermont Department of Health has adopted its permanent opioid prescribing rules. The rules are effective March 1, 2019.
Montana, Kentucky, New York and Nebraska are working on their new drug formulary rules.
Nineteen states are looking at bills related to medical marijuana, while eleven are considering recreational marijuana laws.
States continue to propose opioid prescribing limits and are looking at more ways to control the prescribing and use of opioids through physician education, patient education, safer packaging and unused medication return options.