Getting public school police officers the care they needed meant taking on the risk of visiting emergency rooms during the pandemic.
Technology is evolving at an ever-increasing pace.
In this podcast series, Mitchell and Genex subject matter experts from across the business share their expertise on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting, and will continue to influence, many different areas of the workers' compensation claims process.
The insurance industry workforce is changing. Within the past seven years, the number of workers aged 55 and older has increased by 74 percent.
We wanted to know: What does the industry think is next in workers’ compensation and how will technology affect our industry in 2020 and beyond? How does the outlook for technology in our industry compare to the industry’s perspective in 2017, when Mitchell conducted a similar survey? To find out, we conducted a survey of about 100 workers’ compensation industry professionals.
As her power of attorney for medical care, Mom requested I accompany her to her doctor’s visit so that I could hear details about her intended treatment plan. Mom was 74 years old with a lot of medical conditions that required constant monitoring. I anticipated there would be a lot of coordination between the multiple providers. When Mom came dressed stunningly in full regalia with necklace, earrings, perfume, and perfectly quaffed hair, I suspected this wasn’t going to be an average doctor’s visit.
In recent weeks, health care professionals have looked to the CDC and WHO for guidance on how to best treat the evolving coronavirus pandemic. However, for workers' comp professionals, few standards are available that focus on issues most pertinent to their industry and the needs of injured employees.