Topical creams are becoming part of the mix of pain treatment options as doctors look for alternatives to addictive opioids.
The AASCIF Annual Conference brings together state funds from across the co
In this recent WC Magazine article, Laney Bond offers a framework to help facilitate improved results from the workers' compensation perspective.
The FDA recently approved a new opioid prodrug, Apadaz (benzhydrocodone and acetaminophen). The oral tablets are designed for short-term (no more than 14 days) management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q4 2017 landed at 12.4 days in the United States, a decrease of .1 days compared to Q4 2016. This produced a final LOR for Calendar 2017 of 12.04 days, up slightly from 11.98 in 2016. Once again, there was very little consistency between regions and states, suggesting that the quarterly result for the U.S. is not reflective of a genuine national trend.
Total loss data for both vehicle age and actual cash value of total loss vehicles processed through Mitchell servers.
The initial average appraisal value, calculated by combining data from all first and third-party repairable vehicle appraisals uploaded through Mitchell systems in Q4 2017, was $3,151. Continued development suggests a final Q4 2017 average appraisal value of $3,184, which represents an increase of $67 compared to the same quarter last year.