After a traumatic event, injured workers may want to avoid the scene of the accident. But returning to work could help them heal.
This course will provide an overview of why/when to use ergonomics, ergonomics-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), risk factors, office and industrial ergonomics, and prevention.
Hospital discharge planning is an integral part of an injured employee’s recovery. Whether transferring to a different facility or home, without the appropriate care and support, numerous factors can complicate an injured employee’s return to work.
According to JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, during a ten-year period branded pharmaceutical products in the U.S. increased 159% by list price and 60% by net price. In a continued effort to combat rising drug costs workers’ comp pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) look to substitute equivalent generic drugs for these more costly brand versions whenever possible.
True medication allergies are rarer than side effects, but are potentially more dangerous, and are a result of the activation and response of the body’s immune system to an “insult” or “foreign body.” Allergies occur across a range of severities, from mild to life-threatening, and often only occur on the second exposure to the drug, food or substance that triggers it.
The program provides a channeling mechanism to health care providers who demonstrate a depth of experience in treating workers’ compensation injuries and exhibit consistently better overall claim outcomes.
Pegged as a problem by the workers compensation industry nearly a decade ago, dermatological creams are increasingly being prescribed at a dispropo