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Managing the Labor Challenge: Technology Solutions
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Best Practices for Supporting Mental Health in Comp

… with those patients and has achieved some positive outcomes. I encourage people when you are seeking and looking for mental health treatment, treating providers, that you really do a good …
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Best Practices for Supporting Mental Health in Comp

… with those patients and has achieved some positive outcomes. I encourage people when you are seeking and looking for mental health treatment, treating providers, that you really do a good …
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COVID-19 P&C Industry Update: Regulations, Telemedicine, Access to Care and Testing

… and casualty lines of insurance. The pandemic quickly moved this mode of a visit to the top of the priority list, leaving everyone wondering why this had not happened sooner. … Care Act was implemented. At that time, many people who were uninsured previously had delayed seeking medical care and by the time they received care under the ACA their condition was much … compensation and auto claims. Managing individual rules and legislation from 50 states on top of federal government guidance has created a quagmire of rules and welcomed changes. The …
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StateWatch: Spring 2019

… would not have to wait for a claim to be filed or even for approval from the employer before seeking up to $2,000 in medical care. …
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StateWatch: Spring 2019

… would not have to wait for a claim to be filed or even for approval from the employer before seeking up to $2,000 in medical care. …
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Do You Need a Medicare Set-Aside?
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StateWatch Spring 2016

… has stepped up its efforts seeking reimbursement in cases where insurers or workers’ comp entities have primary …
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A Closer Look at California MPNs

… directing care. So, an injured employee is required to treat with an MPN provider, rather than seeking treatment from another doctor that they might just find through the phonebook. … the California fee schedule. An additional contractual relations discount that are taken on top of that fee schedule which they feel, at times, impacts their practice negatively. The …
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How PTSD is Affecting Return to Work

… or drug use. Some of the resilience factors that might help reduce the risk of PTSD include: Seeking support from other people such as their family and friends Engaging in support groups …
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The Other Drug Issue - When Addiction is a Pre-Work Injury Problem
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The Hidden Risk in Third Party Claims Isn’t Regulation—It’s Execution

… Dan. And Michele, let’s talk about your area of expertise. Can you walk us through some of the top regulatory changes that have or could have the biggest impact on third-party claims … across the US, and some of this has been adopted and some of it hasn’t, but, starting at the top, statute of limitation changes. We have states that have very long timelines, and more now … I sure can. One of the most problematic states we have is Texas. Georgia was at the top of the list, needing reform, especially with civil remedies and looking at real medical …
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Personalized Comp-the Starbucks Way
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StateWatch Fall 2016
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StateWatch: Summer 2018
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StateWatch: Summer 2018