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Workers' Compensation Pharmacy Legislative and Regulatory End of Year Recap

… compensation pharmacy programs. For pharmacy benefit management (PBM) roles, staying on top of these changes is critical for compliance and operational efficiency. Below is a recap of …
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Airbags Take a Front Seat in Vehicle Safety and Collision Repairs
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The CDC and P&C: New Opioid Guidelines a Powerful Step in the Right Direction

… The intense desire to avoid withdrawal symptoms can lead to drug seeking behavior outside of a patient/prescriber relationship, purchasing prescription opioids on …
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Artificial Intelligence Gets Real: Three Ways AI Is Making Inroads in P&C Insurance Claims

… named AI a top strategic trend for 2017, and according to a recent study by …
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2020 in Hindsight: Clinical Trends and Predictions

… legalization efforts to continue. On the federal level, several bills are being considered to de-schedule marijuana or regulate it like alcohol. If these pass, they could open up the ability … topicals increased an average of 379%. The largest price increase for a topical within the top 20 topical medications was for a combination cream of nystatin and triamcinolone, which …
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Using Negotiation Services for Best Third-Party Claims Savings
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Using Negotiation Services for Best Third Party Claims Savings
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Applications of Predictive Analytics in Workers’ Compensation

… and reserving and intelligent decisioning (35%) and adjuster guidance (23.5%) came out on top. applications predictive analytics The results convey that claim triage, severity or …
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Applications of Predictive Analytics in Workers’ Compensation

… and reserving and intelligent decisioning (35%) and adjuster guidance (23.5%) came out on top. applications predictive analytics The results convey that claim triage, severity or …
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Return to Work Program Benefits & Strategies
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Five P&C Hot Topics and the Trends Fueling Them
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Enlyte Announces Winners of 2023 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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COVID—A Year Later

… or meal delivery for the first time. While “indoor dining” is cited by consumers as one of the top five activities they are most anxious to return to, it is also true that delivery services …
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How (Humane) Claims Automation Leverages Technology for Better Outcomes
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10 Questions Every Injured Employee Should Ask When Taking Opioids
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Cool Tips for Beating the Heat at Work

… lawn and garden, those are the obvious industries that have direct heat exposure. And on top of being directly in the heat, they have a longer duration of exposure of the heat. Some may … I’m going to focus on the top two that are more severe in terms of putting an employee at risk for being exposed to heat, … to be producing more sweat. Being in that heat, your body’s working that much harder. So, on top of having the diuretic in your body, having the exposure to the heat, you’re more at risk for …
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When Life Gets in the Way of RTW
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Supporting Our Clients for 70 Years with Insurance Technology

… having their claims handled, but also how companies themselves will operate. What trends are top-of-mind for you in auto physical damage? On the auto physical damage side, there are a number … and severity continue to rise. Cost containment solutions that address these issues are top of mind both for us and for our clients. On the first party side, we continue to look for …
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StateWatch Winter 2015
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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 …