Pharmacy Management: A Proactive Approach
A workers’ compensation claim is often a long and complicated process for the injured worker, generally involving multiple groups focused on the injured workers’ recovery. The average duration of a claim can easily exceed 15 months, depending on the severity of the injury, jurisdictional requirements and the overall health of the injured worker.
Drops in MED Indicate We’re Making Important Progress
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Part One of Coventry’s 2017 Drug Trends Series reported the largest drop in Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED) in the last three years.
Impact of Drug Formularies on Workers' Compensation State Laws
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Interest in drug formularies has grown significantly in the past few years, coinciding with a greater concern over the opioid crisis. Texas and Ohio were pioneering states in the creation of drug formularies and several states have followed suit recently. Oklahoma, Washington, Ohio, Tennessee, California, Arizona and Texas all have statewide drug formularies; states including Massachusetts, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York are currently considering or developing formularies.
A Prescription for Fighting Opioid Use Disorder
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The rampant opioid misuse battering the nation represents one of the most virulent threats to employee welfare in the more than 100-year history of workers’ compensation protections. Equipping key players with an understanding of what to look for and how to respond will lead to better chances of deterring the abuse of opioid analgesics that has proven so costly to workers’ wellbeing.
Reflecting on 2017: Predictions for 2018 in Workers’ Compensation
The famous author and anthropologist Edward Weyer, Jr. once said, “The future is like a corridor into which we can see only by the light coming from behind.” As we look to see what is coming in workers’ compensation policy in 2018, our best predictions are illuminated by recent policy activity. Here is what we believe will be the big issues in workers’ compensation for 2018.
New Year Resolutions to Make With Your PBM
The New Year brings a slew of goals and renewal in all areas of our lives. What about your PBM program? Here’s our quick list of considerations to get your program in shape for the new year.
The Compliance Corner: Using Subluxation Codes vs. Dislocation Codes
Before implementation of ICD-10-CM, during the archaic times of ICD-9-CM (was it really only 16 months ago?!), chiropractic physicians typically reported diagnosis codes from the 739 series of “non-allopathic lesions” which included “segmental and somatic dysfunction.”