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Understanding HCPCS Codes as a Work Comp Adjuster

… a clear view of service utilization, enabling better decision-making and resource allocation. Top 30 Specialty Solutions Items Here is a list of the top 30 specialty items that are typically billed using HCPCS codes: …
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Honoring Those Who Drive Injured Employees’ Return to Work

… which runs in conjunction with National Case Management Week (Oct. 13-19), showcases the top four Enlyte case managers who have made the greatest impact on the injured and disabled … job duties to improve the lives of thousands of injured employees each year. We award the top cases from more than 2,000 case managers across the country. This includes field, …
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Taking a look at blue light

… shows. Many school-aged children are still in virtual classrooms too, at least part time. On top of all that, TVs are getting bigger and brighter, as are the screens of tablets and phones. … As a result, our eyes are getting weaker and less able to focus clearly on distant objects. On top of that, the rapidly refreshing images on LED screens can cause eye fatigue, especially in …
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The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Changing Us for the Better

… on the side of the road and wait for the storm to pass. As evidenced by USA Today’s report on top stocks thriving during the pandemic , the companies who continue taking risks and investing … like Lowe’s and Walmart change operating models at an extreme pace, while many of the nation’s top auto insurers took advantage of changes in driving habits and returned premiums to maintain …
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Vehicle Scanning for a Computer Network on Wheels

… a chart listing items needing recalibration after repair. Per Honda, “The chart at the top of the next column shows damage areas where driver assistive system components may be located … impacts cycle time. Overextended dealers are not typically focused on sublet scans as a top priority. Also, it’s expensive both in labor and sublet costs. Collision shops have even been …
News Release

Genex Case Management Operations Moving Forward in Texas

… and disabled workers. Genex, a clinical management leader throughout North America, serves the top underwriters of workers' compensation, automobile, disability insurance, third-party …
Case Study

Raise a Hand

… the employer. Once on the case, she quickly scheduled the patient for an appointment with the top hand specialist in the area and secured a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). …
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Workers’ Comp Data: Healthcare Industry Sector is the Source of the Majority of COVID-19 Claims
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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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2019 CMS Medicare Payments: Proposed Changes and What They Mean for P&C Insurers

… In the P&C industry, E/M services control the top 15 procedure codes utilized, and could have a greater impact on providers in casualty from a …
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Most Common Characteristics of High-Performing Third Party Claim Workflows

… possible set of tools at their disposal and leave them to process claims their way, the top-performing third party carriers take the time to focus on setting up their foundations in a … of the claims process. Below, we’ve included a checklist for all of the characteristics that a top-performing third party organization should possess, whether it’s your current program or one …
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5 Ways to Use Visual Reporting Effectively to Improve Claim Outcomes

… trending upward that they might not have looked at otherwise. Many companies only look at the top-10 or top-20 procedure codes, but visual reports can give companies more insight into other procedure …
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A New Era of Performance Management

… are measured against all desirable targets and not one simple goal” as one of their top tips toward encouraging healthy competition 2 among employees. Another unique aspect of …
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Why Transparency in Healthcare is Important: FAIR Health Methodology

… majority of charges we will see in relation to the industry will be actual charge data as the top codes used represent approximately 150 of the approximate 10,000 Current Procedural …
Article

Getting Into Insurance? The Insurance Industry Outlook is Brighter than Ever

… of the American workforce as it compares to how our industry is positioned to attract the top tech and service-driven talent in the country. While the toll of COVID-19 has been tremendous … changes have helped our industry become even more appealing to American workers—including top talent in the graduating class of 2020. Although many organizations are carefully considering …
News Release

Cases of the Heart: 2018 Heart of Case Management Awards

… Wayne, PA, offices to celebrate 2018 Heart of Case Management (HCM) winners. Clockwise from top left: Delphia Frisch, COO, Theresa Martin, Field HCM winner, Jamie Kowalczyk, Schaumburg, IL, … than 2,900 employees and 41 service locations throughout North America. The company serves the top underwriters of workers' compensation, automobile, disability insurance, third-party …
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Settling In: A Q-and-A with Mitchell’s General Manager of Auto Physical Damage, Debbie Day

… combine my domain expertise, with fresh ears—and that’s very important. Q: What is currently top of mind for Mitchell’s customers? … the most impactful insights I gained from speaking with our customers was that analytics are top of mind across the board. In the industry, both claims frequency and loss costs are dialing …
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Five Automotive Trends to Watch in 2021

… Uber viewed this as such a critical aspect of their business that they purchased another digital food delivery service , Postmates, for $2.65 billion in July. …
Article

Guide to Selecting an Electronic Payments Vendor

… cases, bogged down by paper. While it can be challenging to transition a claims operation to digital, removing paper from the claims process can provide many benefits, including improving …
News Release

Mitchell Expands Canadian Alternate Parts Network with the Addition of New Suppliers

… access up-to-date information on vehicle parts availability, pricing and delivery from top suppliers Carcone’s Auto Recycling , JS Truckmart , Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. , …
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Balanced Regulatory Environment: A Key Component to Unlocking the Value of Specialty Bill Review

… Key Issues in Top States …
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Premiums Written: Q1 2019 Casualty Must-Reads

… skilled medical professionals on a tight timetable. In order to accomplish these goals, many top-performing organizations are turning to technology. Appeared on  ClaimsJournal.com …
Blog

Brand and Generic Medication Trends

… or treatment of blood clots such as Xarelto®, Eliquis®, or Lovenox®, which represent the top 3 medications in the class by both use and spend in 2019. This class jumped from #14 in cost …
News Release

Mitchell Announces Simplified Implementation for ClaimIQ Liability and Injury Software

… is implemented, Mitchell holds a Knowledgebase session where the carrier brings together its top adjusters to define how the application will work and what liability and general damages …
News Release

CCMC Elects Chikita Mann to Secretary Post

… than 2,900 employees and 41 service locations throughout North America. The company serves the top underwriters of workers' compensation, automobile, disability insurance, third-party …
News Release

Genex Develops Ebola Guidelines for the Workers' Comp Industry

… employees and 47 service locations throughout North America.  The company serves 381 of the top Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. today. In addition, Genex is the only company that delivers …
Blog

How to Find the Best Providers

… medical spend, we'll look for that in the data and those are the providers that we'll consider top tier. … makes it easier to schedule for the claimant if you stay within that. And, as long as they're top-tier providers, I don't care if they're connected to each other or different companies. It … opportunity. So, if you get them out of the door and you train them well, they can become that top-tier provider for the next 20 years. But we do want data on those new providers, so we do …
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What You Need to Know About Extended Reality

… reality (VR) technology places you inside a virtual environment, where you can interact with digital objects projected around you in three dimensions. To get an idea of how VR could work in …