Just like the novel coronavirus itself, the emergence of so-called long COVID has surprised both the patients who couldn’t shake their symptoms and the clinicians who have struggled to provide effective treatments. Now, as the U.S. looks to move past the pandemic, there remain unanswered questions about how this fallout from the virus might hamper some workers and for how long. These uncertainties could have important implications for workers’ compensation. By some measures, one in four patients who get COVID-19—even those with mild or asymptomatic cases—will experience subsequent symptoms that range from muscle and nerve pain to breathing difficulties to anxiety and depression. The scope of the challenge will require providers and employers to better understand the nature of the conditions, their origins, and the best paths for treatment. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn more about long COVID and the implications for workers and employers.
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Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Tools for Claims Handlers
This course will discuss the most effective tools available for claims professionals to facilitate stay-at-work/return-to-work and assist employers with implementing a culture of return to work. Claims professionals will learn the importance of timely SAW/RTW and effective methods of working with employers and providers to improving overall injured/ill employee outcomes
Reducing Opioid Utilization in High MED Claims
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Purveyors of Hope: Case Management Award Winners Help Injured Employees Defy Odds
In our second installment of our Heart of Case Management series, Kate Gilligan is charged with helping a burn survivor rebuild his life, while Janet Knorp challenges a physician’s dire outlook on an injured employee’s ability to return to work. Find out how these case managers defied the odds and gave these individuals new hope.
Concerns over pain-management alternatives prompt state audit
Nikki Wilson was among top industry experts interviewed by Business Insurance regarding a recent initiative by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation to ensure providers follow state formulary compliance in using gabapentinoids as an opioid alternative for pain management.
Exploring Use of GenAI in P&C
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Specialty Solutions Spotlight: The Significance of Tesla in MRI
In diagnostic imaging, medical professionals often refer to magnetic resonance (MR) scanners as 1.5T or 3.0T, denoting their magnetic field strength. In terms of MR, “T” represents tesla, a unit of measurement for magnetic flux density. This unit of measurement on the International System of Units (SI), was named after scientist Nikola Tesla.