After a traumatic event, injured workers may want to avoid the scene of the accident. But returning to work could help them heal.
The word “durable” brings a sense of long standing, like the words “endure” and “duration.” Durable medical equipment, or DME, refers to the sturdy devices and supplies injured workers need to maintain their daily lives as they recover. And it might be little surprise that until 2020, the most commonly ordered types of durable medical equipment remained largely the same from year to year.
The National Truck and Heavy Equipment Claims Council (NTHECC) is bringing its Fall Convention to Oklahoma City, where auto insurers and collision repairers alike will gather for three days of educational sessions, open forums, business meetings and more.
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Brian Allen was featured in a Business Insurance article discussing an NCCI report on the decline of new workers’ comp mental health presumption laws. These laws, which typically benefit at-risk professionals like first responders, saw fewer enactments this year compared to last. Brian attributes the slowdown to concerns over unknown costs and notes the industry is awaiting the impact of recent legislation.
Approximately one-third of all visible light is “high-energy visible” or “blue” light. The original source is the sun, of course, shining brightly in a clear blue sky. When you squint against the sunny glare from a sandy beach or snow-capped hill, your eyes are reacting to the intensity of blue light. At the other end of the visible spectrum, low-energy red light is much easier on the eyes; it’s why we can easily gaze upon crimson sunsets.