Uncertainty clouds the outlook for some workers this fall: home or office?
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Late summer typically brings back-to-school rituals for millions of students every year, as well as the close of the vacation season for families and friends. This year, the dog days bode change for another group, one unaccustomed to seasonal swings in how they spend their days: office workers.
A virtual silver lining: the pandemic’s boost to telemedicine
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While some of the pandemic-induced restrictions on everyday life will eventually recede along with the virus, some changes are likely to linger. More of us will keep working from home. We’ll likely continue washing our hands more frequently, and many of us expect to keep using face masks.
The rising retirement rate is changing the U.S. workforce
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The average number of baby boomers who retire from the U.S. work force has been slowly growing over the last 10 years, as the population that “boomed” after the second world war have reached retirement age. But 2020 saw a big jump in the retirement rate, according to Pew Research Center, with over 3 million more people retiring than in 2019. Some workers left the labor force by choice; others were forced into early retirement.
Transportation and translation: an unlikely but powerful duo
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Recently, the Sounding Board sat down with Jim Begg, Vice President of National Accounts for Apricus, to talk about transportation and translation services (T&T). We wanted to know more about these types of offerings, seeing that specialty networks like Apricus frequently manage such requests.
Self-service tools can bring savings for both payers and providers
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The phone in your pocket shouldn’t really be called a phone, should it? After all, making calls isn’t its primary purpose. It serves as a communication device, of course, though typically texting, email, and chat are how we choose to do that communicating.
Outdated imaging equipment can affect quality of care and cost of claims
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Among specialty services, diagnostic imaging—such as an MRI, CT, or PET scan—is often the first critical step to assess the severity of an injury and develop a treatment plan for prompt recovery and return to work. That's why it's imperative an imaging facility produces a quality image from the onset to ensure best-possible outcomes for injured employees.
WorkCompWire: 5 Things You Should Know about IMEs and COVID-19
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Though the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges, workers’ compensation (WC) programs have continued to push claims forward – often with the assistance of independent medical examinations (IMEs) to help make determinations on claims, medical, and return-to-work (RTW) concerns.