Vermont Department of Labor Proposes Rule Incorporating Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
By Brian Allen, VP of Government Affairs
By Brian Allen, VP of Government Affairs
s 2020 opened, a persistent and tragic opioid overdose epidemic was near the front of a list of national concerns in the US. Some 20+ million Americans are reported to have a substance use disorder and 2M of those misuse opioids.
As employers are looking for efficient ways to keep work environments safe from COVID-19, Optis has developed Safe2Work, an app-enabled, web-based
We interviewed Sharon Riley, Director of Service Operations for Field Case Management, Coventry about best practices for quality assurance within a clinical case management program. Read on for her insightful responses.
This week in our in-depth review of our Coventry Drug Trends series, part three, we focus on opioid risk mitigation strategies. While opioids continue to decline in workers’ compensation as both a percentage of total script volume and costs, it remains vital to promote evidence-based strategies such as MAT and naloxone to curb opioid issues.
When it comes to learning about the workers' compensation industry, there is a plethora of resources already at your fingertips.
The first half of 2020 has been unprecedented. There has been some good, a lot of bad and even some ugly. But when I step back and think of one word that sums it all up, it is change. Looking back at where we were as recently as mid-February, our industry was slated for powerful growth and business-as-usual meant powering forward like any other year.