DMEC @Work Magazine: From Tragedy to Triumph: A Return-to-Work Case Study
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By Charlene Ramsey, RN, BSN, CCM, Catastrophic Case Manager, Genex Services
Return to Duty
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Meet Sandy, CCM, RN With over 19 years of experience as a registered nurse including five as a workers’ compensation case manager, Sandy is highly respected by claims professionals and pr
More Money for More Kids!
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Kids’ Chance Awareness Week was started in 2014 to provide a national platform to increase visibility for the Kids’ Chance mission. This week allows Kids’ Chance and its partners, like Coventry, to highlight and raise awareness of this ever-growing organization that provides educational opportunities and scholarships for children affected by workplace injuries.
Substance Misuse Recovery Network
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For all the progress our nation has made in reducing opioid prescriptions, misuse of these powerful analgesics remains an intractable problem.
Look for a Broken Spirit, Not Just a Broken Bone
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When someone gets hurt on the job, the workers’ compensation system is often adept at zeroing in on an injury and delivering timely care. But that well-intentioned focus on a patient’s physical bruises can make it easy to miss the mental ones, which might be harder to spot. Today, a comprehensive approach that identifies and meets an injured worker’s needs is more important than ever because the coronavirus pandemic is blanketing everyday life with added stresses that threaten to imperil a worker’s recovery.
A Higher Calling
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Catastrophic Case Management Meet Stephanie, CCM, RN Catastrophic case managers must be equipped to handle the most complex injuries no matter the s
Expertise and a Strong Specialty Network are Critical in Helping Injured Workers Recover from Opioid Use Disorder
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What’s become clear from years of combating opioid use disorders is that, for most patients, recovery is difficult and often protracted.