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.
This course will discuss the most effective tools available for claims professionals to facilitate stay-at-work/return-to-work and assist employers with implementing a culture of return to work. Claims professionals will learn the importance of timely SAW/RTW and effective methods of working with employers and providers to improving overall injured/ill employee outcomes
Prescription opioid overdose deaths have largely been trending downward in the past few years, with a peak in 2017. This is due to a concerted effort nationwide from the medical community, government, and health advocates. However, there are thousands of injured employees who have been taking opioids for years.
In our second installment of our Heart of Case Management series, Kate Gilligan is charged with helping a burn survivor rebuild his life, while Janet Knorp challenges a physician’s dire outlook on an injured employee’s ability to return to work. Find out how these case managers defied the odds and gave these individuals new hope.
Nikki Wilson was among top industry experts interviewed by Business Insurance regarding a recent initiative by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation to ensure providers follow state formulary compliance in using gabapentinoids as an opioid alternative for pain management.
Mainstream use of generative AI has prompted claims leaders to explore how the technology can be used to improve claims management. And while GenAI certainly offers tremendous opportunities for the P&C industry, tech leaders must be diligent in ensuring the intricate knowledge and experience in claims management is integrated into these programs.
In diagnostic imaging, medical professionals often refer to magnetic resonance (MR) scanners as 1.5T or 3.0T, denoting their magnetic field strength. In terms of MR, “T” represents tesla, a unit of measurement for magnetic flux density. This unit of measurement on the International System of Units (SI), was named after scientist Nikola Tesla.