While we gather around the table on Thursday, many of us will give thanks for the blessings in our lives. Will workers’ comp be among them? In this edition of Inside Workers’ Comp, we asked industry experts Chikita Mann, Mark
While we gather around the table on Thursday, many of us will give thanks for the blessings in our lives. Will workers’ comp be among them? In this edition of Inside Workers’ Comp, we asked industry experts Chikita Mann, Mark
With increased expectations for simple and worry-free service with every interaction, we need to strive towards providing a seamless case management experience to injured workers, providers, employers, and claims management staff.
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The new decade has arrived and we are taking a look ahead at the regulatory and compliance trends we expect to hit the workers’ compensation market this year. Keep reading to find out our 2020 workers’ compensation predictions.
As we move into a new decade, we continue to look for solutions to address the opioid crisis and discover alternative ways to treat pain. From a drug-therapy perspective, current alternatives to opioids include NSAIDs, anticonvulsants and occasionally certain antidepressants. Non-drug therapies include physical therapy, home exercise programs and electrical therapy treatments.
Drug allergies and side effects present differences that are often misunderstood. They are commonly discussed in overlapping terms that can understate the importance in how each should be managed (Eg. “I think I’m allergic to Aspirin, it upsets my stomach”).
In just the past few years, natural disasters have generated startling headlines and produced enormous challenges for many, including for workers’ compensation systems.