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Care Management: Empowering Knowledge For Case Managers and Those They Serve
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Explore how informed advocacy empowers case managers to deliver ethical, evidence-based care by understanding regulations, leveraging best practices, and guiding clients through complex health and disability systems.
Heart of Case Management Award Winning Case: Home Team Advantage
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A 53-year-old male sustains a crush injury with shinbone fractures on both legs.
Mitchell Collision Repair Industry Data: Q1 2018
The initial average appraisal value, calculated by combining data from all first and third-party repairable vehicle appraisals uploaded through Mitchell systems in Q1 2018, was $3,166, $124 more than this same period last year. Continued development suggests a final Q1 2018 average appraisal value of $3,196
June 2018 Used Vehicle Market Conditions
Average wholesale used vehicle market prices registered their first year-over-year price decline since August 2014, continuing the general softening pattern seen since the impact of the hurricanes waned in late 2017. Retail used vehicle sales, including CPO sales, were strong, reflecting Spring, tax-season demand.
Back to the Basics: Cost Control and the Role of Precertification and Utilization Review in Workers’ Compensation
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Medical expenses, now averaging well over 60 percent of average claims costs,1 represent a significant impact on an employer’s workers’ compensation total cost of risk. This trend isn’t going away soon, as this average is expected to climb even higher in the coming years. Contributing to the climb are expenses incurred for treatment that are unrelated to an injured workers’ injury.
Workers' Compensation Medical Price Index: Q1 2018
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The National Consumer Price Index, or CPI, for All Services, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2018, was 124.14, which reflects a 0.6 percent increase since Q3 2017 and further eliminates the decrease experienced in the Q1 2017 results.
Auto Casualty Medical Price Index: Q1 2018
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The National Consumer Price Index, or CPI, for All Services, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2018, was 124.14, which reflects a 0.6 percent increase since Q3 2017 and further eliminates the decrease experience seen in Q1 2017.