Big data is increasingly at the heart of the analytics solutions future-focused claims organizations in workers’ compensation are developing.
In just the past few years, natural disasters have generated startling headlines and produced enormous challenges for many, including for workers’ compensation systems.
The Cooperative Exchange, The National Clearinghouse Association promotes and advances electronic data exchange in the healthcare industry.
How quickly do you get frustrated with slow service? Whether you are waiting a little longer for your food to be served at a restaurant, or even waiting on that red light that took forever this morning on the way to work, our patience continues to lessen.
Last month, workers’ compensation lost one of its most talented reporters and influencers as Roberto Ceniceros announced his retirement.
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain. This is especially vital in the workers’ compensation world that is now asking, ‘are gabapentinoids the answer to that pain?’ Current increases in prescribing of gabapentinoids and the drugs’ less addictive qualities as compared to opioids may initially suggest so.
Destination care, centers of excellence, medical tourism, benefit driven travel and geographically recognized care centers – mean what exactly? And if the concept is quickly growing in popularity for group health patients, can it be applied for workers’ compensation claimants too?