Expert Analysis

Strategic alignment: To ensure consistency in the initiatives implemented from the executive leadership to the operational level of the organization. Does this exist in workers’ compensation? Looking back on the history of workers’ compensation over […]

Quote: If your doctor’s last name is Google, you should get a second opinion. System observations  In the workers compensation systems throughout the world, the first and most important benefit is medical care. The right […]

Since announcing my retirement from PartnerSource at the end of March, I’ve been reflecting on what has been a wild and wonderful ride. As I enjoy memories from decades in this business and think critically about what […]

Two new Medicare Secondary Payer updates (a CMS User Guide update and interesting MSP decision out of Florida) were issued last week which are covered briefly below. Update to CMS NGHP User Guide On April […]

Among specialty services, diagnostic imaging—such as an MRI, CT, or PET scan—is often the first critical step to assess the severity of an injury and develop a treatment plan for prompt recovery and return to […]

As mentioned in our recent blog, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently hosted a Town Hall on April 1st.  As a recap, John Albert of CMS introduced the Town Hall and stated […]

 Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide […]

On October 5, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published Version 6.0 of its Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation USER GUIDE (the “User Guide”). The User Guide provides […]