Expert Analysis

2024 Workers Comp Telemedicine – Still A Market? Long before analyzing the 2024 Workers Comp telemedicine markets and years before COVID-19 caused an instant explosion of telehealth appointments.  Looking for technology among the NWCDC vendors […]

WHAT: NCCI releases 2 new reports: Quarterly Economics Briefing – Q1 2024 [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com] and the latest edition of Labor Market Insights [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com]  [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com] WHO: The report is authored by Executive Director & Senior Economist Stephen Cooper, and Economists Patrick Coate and […]

By Kimberly Wiswell, Director of Client Services, Embedded AI, Gradient AI Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (MSAs) are an important part of workers’ compensation programs and assist in earmarking settlement funds to cover future medical expenses stemming […]

By: Tanisha Dilbert, Manager, Operations, Apricus In workers’ compensation staying well-informed about the most common and costly injuries is crucial to navigating the complexities of cases. This knowledge provides claims professionals with a thorough understanding […]

By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation, and civil litigation rewards the ability of one party to take advantage of […]

Idaho, Medical Benefit Payments On April 2, 2024, the Supreme Court of Idaho, in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., held that an employer/workers compensation insurer (E/C) was required to reimburse an employee’s medical expenses for the […]

By: Spencer Sherman, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist, Enlyte Pharmacy Solutions On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first test (AvertD) that uses DNA in assessing whether certain individuals may have an elevated […]

Maryland, Attorney Fees On January 31, 2024, the Appellate Court of Maryland, In the Matter of Zukowski, held as a matter of first impression that a workers compensation (WC) attorney fees lien attaches to a claimant’s WC benefits […]