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At the eye of the storm: An opioid overdose epidemic and a viral pandemic converge
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Opioid Management in Workers’ Comp: Is Case Management the Missing Link?

… a detailed medication assessment, where case managers look for risk factors that could signal the injured worker is at risk for opioid addiction. If these issues are addressed early, …
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10 Work From Home Tips During COVID-19 for Insurance Professionals

… we are all searching for ways to make this experience more bearable, even productive. And on top of that, in the insurance industry, we are also trying to figure out how to keep our … into your office chair. Everyone loves a good pajama day every once in a while. But pajamas signal to your brain that it’s time for bed. You ultimately won’t be as productive as you might …
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Mind Over Matter: Addressing Mental Health Comorbidity With Pharmaceutical Treatment
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Settling Future Medical? Don’t Let Medicare Turn It Into a Reopen
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Business Insurance: “Drug Formularies Not a Top Legislative Priority this Year”
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Aggregate Top Therapeutic Classes by Age of Claim in 2018
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Top 5 Benefits of Having Repair Procedures in Mitchell Cloud Estimating
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Retail and Mail Order Prescriptions

… even with 6 of the top 10 therapeutic classes experiencing rising cost per script. … while every other class within the top 10 (besides topicals, which rose 2.5%) experienced decreased utilization. Overall Prescription Trends Migraine medications broke into the top 10 therapeutic classes by cost in 2022 and climbed to #6 in 2025 (up from #7 in 2024). Topicals have consistently ranked among the top 10 therapeutic classes by cost within the last few years and moved to the #3 spot (up from #4 …
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New Hazards and Opportunities for Insurers in the Internet of Things

… size of grain of sand. When swallowed, it interacts with stomach acid and sends an electrical signal to a patch worn by the patient. The patch then communicates with an app via Bluetooth that … to your healthcare provider about how well you’re responding to it? Perhaps smart pills could signal behavior that is indicative of a developing dependency and provide another tool for …
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Vertical Integration of Data and Clinical Services to Improve Physical Medicine Outcomes

… It can also help with fraud detection. Unusually high frequencies of certain diagnostics might signal deceptive activities, such as unnecessary tests being ordered to inflate claims. How does …
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Advanced Driver-Assistance System Trends and Challenges

… equipped most of their vehicles with AEB, 5 including the Chevy Malibu which earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick + Award when equipped with the Low Speed Forward Automatic Braking system. With … brakes in the case of an emergency when the technology is only designed to deliver a warning signal. 3 …
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Enlyte’s 2024 Trends Report Addresses Top Challenges in the P&C Industry

… in 2023: price opportunists, specialty medications, and physician dispensing. Among the top pharmaceutical cost spends was topicals, which finished first in Enlyte’ drug trends report. …
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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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In-Network and Out-of-Network Trends

… matter and where the greatest opportunities remain.   Proportion of in versus Out of network   Top Five States by Spend Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Illinois represent the … influence network enforcement capabilities and prescription clinical and cost controls.   Top Five States Combined In- and Out-of-Network Generic Trends Combined In & Out of Network   Top Therapeutic Classes by Spend In-Network top therapeutic classes by spend   Out-of-Network top …
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Behavioral Health Trends in Workers’ Compensation

… types of behavioral health diagnoses.   Enlyte Envision Trends 2026 Chapter 2 2025 LT Top Diagnosis for Behavioral Health Chart behavioral health treatment claim percentages Insight … Top Behavioral Health Diagnoses … diagnoses on medical spend and treatment duration. Enlyte Envision Trends 2026 Chapter 2 2025 Top Behavioral Health Diagnoses by Average Medical Spend per Claim   Insight Claims involving … the population of behavioral health claims.   Enlyte Envision Trends 2026 Chapter 2 2025 2025 Top Behavioral Health Diagnoses by Average Medical Treatment Duration   Insight Medical treatment …
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New York Provides Data-Backed Proof That Stronger Utilization Review is a Cost-Control Strategy

… hard at what actually controls paid medical. WCRI’s New York findings offer a data-backed signal worth testing across states: utilization review (UR) expanded, while medical payments per …
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Ask The Pharmacist: CGRP Therapies for Migraine Management in Workers' Compensation
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Ask The Pharmacist: Anti-Seizure Medications for Pain Management in Workers’ Compensation
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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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Advanced Driver-Assistance System Trends and Challenges

… equipped most of their vehicles with AEB, [5] including the Chevy Malibu which earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick + Award when equipped with the Low Speed Forward Automatic Braking system. With … brakes in the case of an emergency when the technology is only designed to deliver a warning signal. [3] …
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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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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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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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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 …