Making Telemedicine Work for the Tech Deficient
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When a claimant doesn’t have the right technology for a telemedicine appointment, claim and treatment delays ensue. But, in a pandemic world, what can be done to prevent it?
Impact of Masks on the Deaf Community
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While everyone has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another, the deafblind community has been affected in a detrimental way that most people may not have considered. With the already existing communication challenges, wearing masks has added yet another complicated barrier to communication between hearing and hearing impaired, hard of hearing, deaf and deafblind people.
Opioid Trends Continue to Decline in 2019
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First Script saw continued decreasing opioid trends across our retail and mail-order programs in 2019, even while overall prescription trends saw a slight upward shift in utilization per claim and cost per claim. Even with these changes, opioids remain the #1 therapeutic class by usage and cost, however, 2019 marked the largest reduction of the last 5 years in the percentage of opioid scripts with greater than or equal to 90 MED.
Webinar: Five Tips to Prevent Remote Employee Injuries
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1 MIN READWorking from home shouldn't be painful, yet as more employees transition to remote work du
CMS to Add Correspondence Printing Functionality to the Medicare Conditional Payment Portal
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Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization.
Networks Support Telemedicine for Continued Care
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Workers’ comp injuries are unique because they typically require face-to-face visits with medical professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat. When a provider’s office is closed it can significantly impact an employee’s ability to return to work. As injured workers faced temporary office closures, postponed surgeries and cancelled therapy appointments, we knew that as a workers’ compensation provider network we had to be innovative and lead the charge for their care.
What COVID-19 Is Teaching Us About Mental Health
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Pandemic anxiety, depression and isolation gives us a taste of what employees face in overcoming a work injury