Expert Analysis

It’s not about cost, it’s about injured employee safety and improved claim outcomes According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were approximately 100,306 deaths due to overdose in the United States […]

I like big mutts, I cannot lie, but when it comes to workplace safety, pups can be doggone dangerous! While a support animal in the workplace can be good for morale, keep in mind the […]

Most of the time, when you first meet someone, a relationship takes time to develop. Sometimes you immediately like or hate a person. I do not exactly know what magic chemistry makes someone immediately like […]

We are all familiar with the aphorism, "if you do what you have always done, you will get what you've always got."   That's fine if you are in a place of unmatched success.  Most of […]

Opioid Misuse  During a 12-month period ending in April 2021, 100,306 deaths in the United States were caused by drug overdose. This represents a 28.5% increase from the same period the year before. In the […]

Many published studies over the past decade recommend caution in ordering magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") scans for low back pain. Clinicians, especially those with family medicine training, have been slow to adapt, and injured workers […]

"What do you do?" The sense of self-worth, value and identity are tied up in that person’s job or occupation.  Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger, be valued for their contributions, be […]

Employers have an underappreciated direct impact on the workload of the examiners.    When employers treat the claims examiner as a professional partner, claims results are always better.  When employers work well with the claims examiners […]