What to Look for When Choosing a Provider Network
Reliable Transportation Means Better Injured Employee Outcomes
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For many of us, finding a ride is easier than ever. Services like Uber and Lyft have made it simple to summon transportation with a few taps to our phones. But for injured workers, getting from one place to another often remains daunting.
Transportation and translation: an unlikely but powerful duo
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Recently, the Sounding Board sat down with Jim Begg, Vice President of National Accounts for Apricus, to talk about transportation and translation services (T&T). We wanted to know more about these types of offerings, seeing that specialty networks like Apricus frequently manage such requests.
As prosthetic devices improve, so can injured workers’ outcomes
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In the world of workers’ compensation, our responsibility is to help those who are hurt not only get back to work, but also return to the life they enjoyed pre-injury. Extremities can be lost in a catastrophic event on the job or from complications like infection. These types of life-changing events often call for use of prosthetics.
Legal Nurse Review Explained
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Legal Nursing is defined as a registered nurse with specialized knowledge and experience in nursing as well as education and experience in medical-legal issues. These professionals assist in providing direction on a file through their knowledge, education and experience. The Legal Nurse will interpret the information in the records, provide insight and education to the referral source and develop a report designed to mitigate the claim.
WorkCompWire: Shore Up the Home Health Staffing Shortage with a Deep Bench of Expertise
Explore how Bob Smith addresses the growing home health staffing shortage in workers' compensation by leveraging a nationwide network of skilled caregivers to ensure consistent, high-quality care for injured employees.
WorkCompWire: How Outdated Imaging Equipment is Impacting Quality of Care and Claim Costs
Ted Smith discusses how outdated diagnostic imaging equipment affects care quality and drives up workers’ compensation claim costs—highlighting the importance of modern technology in improving outcomes and reducing inefficiencies