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Advanced Technologies Reduce Complexity and Restore Lives
The renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil once said, “We won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century—it will be more like 20,000 years of progress.” He is not alone in his thinking. By all accounts, we live in a time of unprecedented change, one that is driven by the exponential evolution of technology.
Do You Need a Medicare Set-Aside?
Workers' compensation payers are under increasing pressure to consider and protect Medicare's interests when settling claims. In this edition of Inside Workers’ Comp, Deborah Robinson Stewart, National Manager of Medicare Services at Genex, breaks down the basics of MSAs and offers insight of when they should be established.
How to Strategically Develop a Strong PBM Partnership
Building a strong partnership with your pharmacy benefit manager is vital to creating better outcomes. A business can take two main approaches to its relationship with its workers’ compensation pharmacy benefit manager (PBM): as either a vendor or a partner.
National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo
The National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo (NWC&D) is the only national conferen
New Vehicles: Technology Impact on Collision Repair Costs
Vehicle manufacturers have always been innovators, constantly experimenting with new technology and new ways to keep us safe in the event of an accident. Recent advances, using sophisticated collision avoidance systems which have quickly become commonplace in new vehicles can help us avoid accidents altogether. While these same components also have an impact on OEM collision repair procedures and costs.
Improving Date of Injury Outcomes with Pharmacy Management
Workers’ compensation claims can extend many months or even years from date of injury until closure. This can make it difficult to pinpoint the most impactful moments of action. In retrospect, we can often see where improvements could have been made, whether that is intervening in the injured workers’ recovery or partnering with companies that set you up for claims success.
StateWatch: Summer 2018
18 MIN READ
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization.