Explore key trends in the workers' comp industry from a provider perspective, including provider consolidation, network adequacy, and strategies to address provider shortages for better patient outcomes. Watch our insightful video below with Kate Farley-Agee, VP of Network Product Management for an in-depth analysis.
The majority of healthcare provider data today is fraught with inaccurate or duplicate information, causing a multitude of issues for claims organizations, notably workflow inefficiencies and suboptimal outcomes. An accurate provider database can help to improve efficiencies, but managing provider information is more difficult than it may seem on the surface.
Delayed recovery is a challenge coming to the forefront of workers' comp. It's defined as a lack of anticipated functional recovery in a medically reasonable period of time.
Fifty years ago all that you needed to fix a dented vehicle was a hammer and dolly. Flash-forward to today. With an excess of 75 computers and 100 sensors and cameras in complex vehicles, even the most basic collision repairs are more complicated and costly than ever before.
When it comes to challenges in workers’ compensation pharmacy, the industry trends are surprisingly similar year after year. Over the past few years, the issues of physician dispensing and opioid abuse have been in the national spotlight.
Learn how physician dispensing and opioid abuse are impacting workers' compensation and how states and the industry are working to combat these issues.
As opioid-related deaths continue to plague states across the country, more states are looking to limit prescribing of opioids for acute pain.