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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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The Shifting Landscape of Medical Costs: How Workers’ Compensation is Becoming a Payor of Last Resort
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Not All PBMs are Created Equally: Examining the Differences Between Traditional Health Care and Workers’ Compensation PBM
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Taking the Time to Listen Can Pay Off in the Long Run
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For Coventry NT24 and Nurse Educators: It Takes a Village
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Arizona Industrial Commission Proposes Changes to Pharmacy Fee Schedule
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Need-to-Know Tips for ADAAA Compliance
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Need-to-Know Tips for ADAAA Compliance
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Mitchell International Acquires Medical Consultants Network
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Prescription Drug Affordability: Why Work Comp Costs Keep Rising Despite Reform Efforts
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Property & Casualty in the Age of (Humane) Automation
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Mitchell Issues Fourth Quarter 2018 Industry Trends Report
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Top Five Automotive Trends for 2020
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Why High-Impact Drugs Are Taking a Bigger Piece of Pharm Spend

… and a growing source of concern in the workers’ compensation space. They’re ranking in that top spot among the therapeutic classes at 18.5 percent of total drug cost in 2022 and displacing … total cost comparatively. By utilization, topicals ranked fifth by volume of scripts among the top therapeutic classes at 7.2 percent of total prescriptions. So again, there’s that cost-to-use … topical NSAID Pensaid solution, which is available in a 2 percent solution, represents the top ranking drug within the category at 22.9 percent of prescription topical costs, and it’s No. …
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Mind Over Matter: Addressing Mental Health Comorbidity With Pharmaceutical Treatment
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Heart of Case Management Awards 2020
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As robots come to work, our tasks will include safety and quality
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Understanding Predictive Analytics For Workers' Compensation Data Analysis
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Managing Catastrophic Cases: Best RTW Strategies for the Worst Workplace Injuries

… values on them, and it's really important for the employer and the carrier to be on top of them so they can be managing to their financial needs in the case. Another consideration …
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Holding the Frontline During COVID-19: 2020 Heart of Case Management Awards

… 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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Utilizing Nurse Case Managers for Workers Compensation Claims
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Why Opioid Trends Are Changing in Workers’ Comp

… : If we look at our top five opioid medications by cost, we see a list that includes oxycodone, hydrocodone, and … drug trends, report and highlights that we come out with. So, oxycodone products held the top spots for cost in 2022. In particular, OxyContin, which is a controlled‑release or long‑acting version of oxycodone, took the top spot for cost at 23 percent, followed closely by the combination product of oxycodone with …
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Examining Opioid Utilization Drug Trends

… yielded another year of declines in both opioid utilization and cost. Those that we saw at the top of the bubble within that class, looking at aggregate trends across our top five opioid meds, those aggregate trends now would be data that we’re seeing from both … Oxycontin, which is a controlled‑release or long‑acting version of oxycodone, took the top spot for cost at 24 percent, followed closely by a combination product, oxycodone with …
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Pharmacy Management: A Proactive Approach
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StateWatch Summer 2016
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Gauging the Impact of High-Impact Drugs in Workers’ Comp

… and are a continued source of concern in the workers’ compensation space, ranking in the top spot among the therapeutic classes at 18.4% of total drug cost in 2023, and that’s an … sodium solution, which comes in varying strengths of 1%, 1.5%, 2% and 3%. It represents the top-ranking medication category among prescription topicals at more than 32% of topical cost, and … pain, along with oral medications that benefit from added clinical oversight. In 2023, the top five disease state categories ranked by specialty costs were, in descending order, blood …
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StateWatch Fall 2016
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StateWatch Summer 2017

… Evaluation of the Utilization and Cost Patterns of Compounded Drugs” also determined the top five dispensing pharmacies based on number of prescriptions accounted for 86 percent of all …