Alternative therapies are mentioned often by participants in the workers compensation sector trying to manage injured workers' pain while shifting away from the industry's dependence on opioids — and acupuncture is the talk of the town.
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Case Severity: What Factors are You Missing in Delayed RTW Cases?
Case severity tools like the ODG calculator play a big role in helping workers’ comp professionals predict return-to-work timing and costs based on the total claim picture. However, if you fail to look beyond the compensable diagnosis, you may find that your severity rating score doesn’t add up. Genex’s Mariellen Blue, RN, CCM, national director of case management services, explains in this podcast.
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WorkCompWire: Mariellen Blue: Factoring Comorbidities Into Case Severity
In her article, "Factoring Comorbidities Into Case Severity," Mariellen Blue, RN, CCM, National Director of Case Management at Genex Services, discusses the significant impact of comorbid conditions—such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, depression, and substance abuse—on workers' compensation claims.
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Five Years of Funding the Future
Genex Announces 5th Annual Case Manager Scholarship Award RecipientsWAYNE, PA –June 27, 2016 – Investing in the future of
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StateWatch Summer 2016
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Genex Services Acquires IME Leader Med-Eval
Agreement expands Genex's independent medical exams offering WAYNE, PA – June 1, 2016 – Genex Services, a leader