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.
It’s mid-April, a time when my Outlook calendar begins to beep repeatedly in anticipation of the annual RIMS conference. While you surely have most of your regular appointments, sessions events scheduled by now, I’d suggest saving some time for a few new programs scheduled for the San Antonio meeting next week.
Texas published a formal rule change that re-defines compound medication.
In an effort to reduce the high number of opioid deaths in the state, West Virginia just passed an Opioid Reduction Act.
Wholesale used vehicle prices started the year in the pattern that characterized much of 2017 in the months prior to hurricane season. Namely, car prices tended to fall while truck prices provided a boost to average wholesale values. In January, car prices continued to show year-over-year price declines, while truck prices did the opposite, but that situation is moving towards parity, as indicated by strong month-over-month increases in car prices.
This quarter, Mitchell was featured in Property and Casualty 360, where Mitchell’s Claims Performance Consulting Directors Edward Olsen and Ryan Mandell delve into how developing an analytics- driven culture from the outside in provides the opportunity for increased operational claims value. Additionally, we addressed how technology will play a large role in the future of the workers' compensation industry in Risk & Insurance Magazine by surveying their readers.
A report from the Medical Billing Advocates of America estimates that as many as 80 percent of all medical bills include incorrect information.