As we wrap up our Inside Workers’ Comp series for the year, we thought we’d leave you with a positive podcast — a bonus extra from our inspirational case study video: “Phoenix Rising: Changing Course After Tragedy.” In this exclusive interview, former flight paramedic Derek Boehm goes into extensive detail about his daring rescue on a mountain cliff after a helicopter crash, the psychological challenges he faced in coping with the loss of his flight partners and the Genex case manager who guided him on his road to recovery.
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WC Magazine: Putting Out Fires
AASCIF Annual Conference
The AASCIF Annual Conference brings together state funds from across the co
WC Magazine: Putting Out Fires
In this recent WC Magazine article, Laney Bond offers a framework to help facilitate improved results from the workers' compensation perspective.
StateWatch: Early Spring 2018
The FDA recently approved a new opioid prodrug, Apadaz (benzhydrocodone and acetaminophen). The oral tablets are designed for short-term (no more than 14 days) management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
Average Length of Rental for Repairable Vehicles: Q4 2017
Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q4 2017 landed at 12.4 days in the United States, a decrease of .1 days compared to Q4 2016. This produced a final LOR for Calendar 2017 of 12.04 days, up slightly from 11.98 in 2016. Once again, there was very little consistency between regions and states, suggesting that the quarterly result for the U.S. is not reflective of a genuine national trend.
Total Loss: Q4 2017
Total loss data for both vehicle age and actual cash value of total loss vehicles processed through Mitchell servers.