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Workers' Comp Article

Specialty Solutions Spotlight: How Physical Therapy Clinical Guidelines Help Drive Faster Recovery and Lower Claim Costs

3 MIN READ

Physical therapy (PT) plays a central role in recovery. But without clear targets, treatment can easily extend longer than necessary, delaying return to work and increasing costs. That’s where clinical guidelines come in. They provide benchmarks for treatment progression, expected visit counts, and documentation standards—all critical elements needed to ensure appropriate care, reduce friction, and keep claims moving forward.
Workers' Comp Blog

Opioids & Benzodiazepines...a Bad Mix?

2 MIN READ

There are certainly risks associated with combined use of an opioid and a benzodiazepine. Taking an opioid pain medication with other opioid medicines, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or other Central Nervous System (CNS) depressants (including street drugs) can cause severe drowsiness, decreased awareness, breathing problems, coma, and death. These risks occur because opioids and benzodiazepines affect the CNS, which controls most of the functions of the brain and body.
Workers' Comp Article

StateWatch: Bill Review May/June 2019

2 MIN READ

Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization. This regulatory update is for informational purposes only, and provides some key highlights on state initiatives that may impact the bill review services Genex provides.
Workers' Comp Article

StateWatch: Bill Review May/June 2019

2 MIN READ

Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization. This regulatory update is for informational purposes only, and provides some key highlights on state initiatives that may impact the bill review services Genex provides.
Workers' Comp Blog

What Will Opioid Legislation do for Pharmacy and Opioid Risk Management?

2 MIN READ

In October 2018, Congress passed H.R.6, the “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” (also known as SUPPORT for Patients and Com
Mitchell Article

Changing Consumer Expectations: What Workers' Compensation Can Learn from the Healthcare Industry

What can workers’ compensation stakeholders learn from other industries in the age of automation and technology? In this article, we will explore how advances in the general healthcare industry and healthcare technology might influence changes in the workers’ compensation space.
Workers' Comp White Paper

Opioid Overdose Prevention and Treatment

1 MIN READ

Opioid management presents complex challenges, and early intervention is imperative to reduce risk and avoid dependence, addiction, or diversion.
Workers' Comp Podcast

The Other Drug Issue - When Addiction is a Pre-Work Injury Problem

Addiction in workers’ comp has been a hot-button topic over the past decade, mostly due to the staggering number of injured workers who have become addicted and, in the more tragic cases, have succumbed to prescription opioids. Yet, the same level of attention hasn’t been given to another addiction issue, treating those injured employees whose struggles with drugs and alcohol predate their injury.