Insights
As robots come to work, our tasks will include safety and quality
6 MIN READ
Robots are coming for your job. That’s the thrust of much of the discussion around automation and work. While that might one day prove true for many of us, the more immediate consideration is that robots are coming to your job. This means as employers weave more automation into workplaces, they will need to further consider how workers and semi-autonomous machines interact.
Moving claims forward during COVID-19 - Guidelines
3 MIN READ
In the face of a crisis, the workers’ comp community has historically pulled together to overcome whatever obstacle that’s come our way. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has presented us with a similar challenge, rest assured that your partners at Genex Services are prepared to meet the needs of your workers’ comp program and your injured employees.
Meeting Your Needs Through Hurricane Florence
1 MIN READ
As Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast, we want you to know you will have access to Genex’s services at all times. We have initiated a disaster preparedness plan to ensure coverage for the injured workers and customers we serve.
Five Questions With Shahin Hatamian on How to Incorporate More Automation in the Claims Process
5 MIN READ
We sat down with Mitchell Senior Vice President, Shahin Hatamian, to discuss how claims organizations can utilize automation to help expedite processes, thus enhancing overall efficiency and helping claims organizations to better achieve their business goals.
Impact of COVID-19 on Workers’ Compensation and Auto Casualty Industries
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide, our daily lives have changed significantly. Due to new governmental regulations and guidelines to help curb the spread of the virus, many people are working from home, practicing social distancing, sheltering in place and unfortunately, many people have already lost their jobs. As we grapple with how the virus has impacted our daily lives, we are also taking a closer look at how the pandemic and related regulations are already, and will continue to, affect the workers’ compensation and auto casualty industries.
Why Use Antidepressants to Treat Pain?
2 MIN READ
Why use antidepressants to treat pain? The nation’s focus on the ongoing opioid epidemic and stricter guidelines on opioid prescribing has led to an increased utilization of non-opioid pain treatments in workers’ compensation. In a previous blog post, we looked at the use of anticonvulsants to treat pain because of their ability to create effective pain relief without the cravings, tolerance, or addiction issues that are typically associated with narcotics. Another therapeutic class commonly used to treat chronic pain is antidepressants, which may even be prescribed when depression is not a diagnosed condition for the injured worker.
Topical Medications in Workers' Compensation and Auto Casualty
3 MIN READ
This article is part of our ongoing Quarterly Drug Update series. View our last article on gabapentinoids. Topical medications are an important part of care in the workers’ compensation and auto casualty industries, providing relief for patients in pain. In the past few years, the variety of available topical medications has increased, which has also driven up the number of prescriptions, particularly for new analgesic and local anesthetic drugs. While this variety allows for greater choice, many of the new branded medications are very expensive.