WorkCompWire: Michael Valasek: Ensuring a Quality IME Result: Three Players in the Process
A certain amount of contention has come to surround the independent medical examination (IME) process.
CMS Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) Contractor Transition
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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 Medicare Set-Aside services Genex provides.
CMS Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) Contractor Transition
3 MIN READ
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization.
Survey Results: The Future of Technology in Workers’ Compensation
The workers’ compensation industry in general has been conservative about adopting new technologies. However, as we start 2018, it is clear that technology is going to play an even bigger role in our market than ever. In fact, with rising health care costs, changing regulations and the need to create operational efficiencies, the industry cannot afford to not adopt these new technologies.
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.
Artificial Intelligence: 7 Tips for Success
News and predictions about how artificial intelligence will shape the insurance industry are popping up almost every day. The infographic below highlights seven tips for working with artificial intelligence, including limitations, opportunities and emerging trends that you should keep in mind to better position yourself (and your company) for success.
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.