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Dave Torrence: Top Three Workers’ Compensation Trends to Know in 2022
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Aggregate Trends for the Top 10 Therapeutic Drug Classes in 2018

… In 2018, the top 10 therapeutic classes accounted for 77.1% of all scripts and 81.0% of all costs. An …
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Genex Services Outlines Top Barriers to Effective Return-to-Work Programs

… to get those injured workers back on the job quickly, safely, and sustainably has become a top concern for U.S. employers. … duration. Genex Services has conducted in-depth analysis of recent claims and outlined the top five barriers and solutions for more effective RTW programs. … Injured workers often aren't directed to top performing providers. …
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Top 10 Essential Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical Records Summarization Vendor
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Mitchell’s Debbie Day Wins 2024 Top Tech Executive of the Year Award

… general manager of the organization’s Auto Physical Damage (APD) division, has received the Top Tech Executive of the Year Award. Day was recognized as a technology innovator who inspires and effects change at the 17th annual Top Tech Awards presented by Cox Business. Day joined Mitchell in 2016 with more than 19 years of … the need for equality in healthcare and education. “It is an honor to be recognized as the Top Tech Executive of the Year,” said Day. “San Diego has quickly become a major technology hub, …
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Enlyte President Nina Smith Named a Top 25 Women Leader by Calibre One

… Enlyte’s Nina L. Smith has been selected as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in U.S. PE-Backed Software by Calibre One, a leading international executive search organization. The list includes top CEOs and presidents who are leading fast-growing software businesses backed by prominent … of the Alliance for Women in Workers’ Compensation. You can read more about Smith and the Top 25 Women Leaders Award here. Learn more …
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Top Trends in the Auto Casualty Insurance Industry - Mitchell Experts Provide Insights

… more expensive medical costs and increasing accident severity. Here are some of the top trends Mitchell’s auto casualty experts are seeing in the market that are influencing the … Auto casualty adjusters are extremely busy and often tasked with additional duties on top of their main job of adjusting claims. Outsourcing tasks like document management, bill …
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Migraine Medication Trends in Work Comp

… dive into our annual drug trends report. I'm Tom Kerr, and today we'll be highlighting a top trend from the data we observed within all calendar year retail and mail order transactions … and cost per claim were down across all the therapeutic categories in 2024, in that top ten that we normally carve out ranked by cost. … And to particular, what we saw in the trends were two therapeutic categories that fall in that top ten therapeutic category ranking by cost that rose by roughly 10%. …
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Today's Top Workers' Comp Tech Trends: Improving Efficiency, Communication and Return to Work
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Risk & Insurance: Top 10 Lessons Learned in Helping Workers Move Past COVID-19

… Here are the top lessons workers' comp pros have learned about COVID-19, its impact on the workplace and on …
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2019 Recap

… shared 47 posts. We thought it fitting to cap off the end of the year, with a review of our top three most viewed posts. The Drug Trends Series posts were the big winners in 2019 with 82% … Egypt, France, Australia, Denmark, Ireland, and more. Read on to see some stats regarding our top three posts and our recommendations.  … 2nd most viewed post: Top 5 Opioid Medication Trends in 2018 … 3rd most viewed post: Investigating the Top Therapeutic Classes …
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Drug Trends: Retail and Mail Order Insights

… with a 3.2% decrease in utilization per claim and a 5.9% decrease in cost per claim. Of the top therapeutic classes, ranked by cost, the largest changes occurred among opioids and … note, the manufacturers set the AWP price for a drug. The largest difference in AWP within the top five therapeutic classes was reflected in the sustained-release opioid class, which saw a … Top Therapeutic Classes by Number of Prescriptions …
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2020 Year in Review

… and insights on the issues affecting the work comp industry. Read on for a summary of our top five blog posts of the year. … Top 5 blog posts … Top-Ranking Drug Classes in 2019 This piece was first published in June making it one of the … pieces in the Coventry Drug Trends Series. As the title suggests, this piece reviews the top-ranking drug classes in 2019 and shows changes from 2018. It’s no surprise opioids ranked as …
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In Conversation: Enlyte’s Legal and Regulatory Experts on Top Trends to Watch in 2024
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Enlyte Drug Trend Report: Migraine Med Use Soars in Comp Despite Overall Drop in Scripts

… of opioid usage in workers’ comp, which decreased by 7.8% in 2024. However, opioids remain the top-prescribed drug class in 2024, followed by NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, and … classes represent the majority of total scripts (54.4%) and costs (53.5%). While most of the top 10 drug classes saw drops in overall prescriptions, migraine medications and topical … per claim, although to a lesser degree than opioids.” Payers are also spending less on the top therapeutic drug classes ranked by comp spend, according to the Enlyte report, even with five …
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Genex's Podcast Strikes Gold at Communicator Awards

… ‘Inside Workers' Comp' receives top honor from major communications award program … Communicator award 2020-audio-exc Wayne, PA – May 26, 2020 – Genex Services has earned top honors for its podcast, "Inside Workers' Comp," receiving the Award of Excellence from the … and disabled workers. Genex, a clinical management leader throughout North America, serves the top underwriters of workers' compensation, automobile, disability insurance, third-party …
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Examining High-Impact Drug Class Trends

… are being prescribed in workers’ comp with growing frequency — ranking third among the top therapeutic classes at 12.4 percent of total drug cost and representing 5.7 percent of total … concerns regarding cost management. Breaking out our data from 2021 a little further, the top five topical medications in our book by cost were represented by four prescription topicals … by its utilization. We see a lot of that, which is good. Velma, a brand‑name‑only, private top‑, private‑label topical patch containing analgesics, methyl salicylate 16 percent, menthol 2 …
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Enlyte Drug Trends Report Indicates Significant Drop of Opioid Use in Comp

… in workers’ comp among therapeutic classes ranked by cost in 2023. Though eight of the top 10 therapeutic classes experienced increased costs per script — with two classes rising by … migraine medication classes at 14.7% and 10.2%, respectively, and both classes were among the top five therapeutic classes to experience brand average wholesale price increases in 2023, which … cost per script, said Wilson. “Basically, what’s driving these trends are the costs of the top three medications in their respective classes,” she said. “For instance, for migraine …
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Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights Q1 2023

… time in Q1 2023 with the Rivian R1T slowly gaining ground as well but still well outside the top 10 most frequently repaired EVs.   EV Frequency of Repairable Claims Volume Q1 2023 EVs … experience.” EV Q1 2023 Statistics EV Average Repairable Severity Q1 2023 By the Numbers Top North America EV Markets Based on Repairable Claims Frequency Q1 2023 Top EV Model Frequency by Region Q1 2023 *Difference between Q1 2023 and Q4 2022. …
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Enlyte Family of Companies Publish Inaugural Report Offering Trends and Predictions for Property & Casualty (P&C) and Collision Repair Industries

… Top P&C industry claim trends … –Mental health is a top challenge faced by the workers’ compensation industry, only accelerated by COVID-19. Anne … Top pharmacy trends …
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New Trends in Opioids and Pain Management

… So, looking at our aggregate trends among our top five opioid medications by cost, across, both retail and mail order channels, as well as our … we’re continuing to really focus in on the opioid class. The oxycodone products holding the top spots overall for cost are OxyContin, which is a controlled‑release or long‑acting version of … combination product or immediate‑release oxycodone and acetaminophen products which took the top spots, both tied at about 21.8% of total opioid cost. Oxycodone/acetaminophen’s cost …
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Legislative Updates in Workers' Comp: Boosting Industry's Political Voice

… In this WCI-TV interview, Brian Allen, VP of Governmental Affairs, offers an update on top regulatory and legislative initiatives that could impact workers’ comp, such as reform and …
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Network 2.0 - Constructive partnerships between providers and payers

… complications resulting from potentially being forced into a more sedentary lifestyle. 17 Top companies understand that having a worker return to the job either under modified duty or, if … these employers offer fair reimbursements to providers and pay on time. That’s because top-tier employers recognize the irreplaceable value providers bring. Alongside employers and … efficacy and efficiency. They allow the best providers, with the support of payers, to deploy top clinical skills to help injured workers return to work. References: See, …
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Workers' Comp 2021 Technology Trends Report

… (22%) of respondents ranked adapting to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic as the top obstacle their organization is facing today, and 40% said they believe the pandemic is the top driver of technology adoption. Despite all of the technology changes in 2020, the workers’ … U.S. Length of Rental by State Survey respondents believe the top three most influential applications of predictive analytics in workers’ compensation are or …
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Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights Q2 2023

… share actually increased to 70.67%, up from 67.87% in Q1, with the Model S reappearing in the top 5 list of most frequently repaired EVs in the country. EV Frequency of Repairable Claims … in the US by 2030. EV Q2 2023 Statistics EV Average Repairable Severity Q2 2023 By the Numbers Top North America EV Markets Based on Repairable Claims Frequency Q2 2023 Top EV Model Frequency by Region Q2 2023 *Difference between Q2 2023 and Q1 2023. …
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Drug Trends Analysis Webinar

… new levels of analysis and understanding. Join this webinar to: Get deeper perspectives on the top pharmacy trends Learn how to best equip your pharmacy program for success Prepare to navigate …
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SEMA 2022

… and to develop various skills by attending any of the 70+ free educational sessions hosted by top industry professionals! Be sure to check out Mitchell, an Enlyte company, and all our latest …
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Genex Nets Two Communicator Awards for Podcast and eBook

… review services, including health checks for pertinent areas of bill review, was among the top campaign content of the year along with works published by other world-renowned brands … and disabled workers. Genex, a clinical management leader throughout North America, serves the top underwriters of workers' compensation, automobile, disability insurance, third-party …