Expert Analysis

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 […]

From a very early age in life, we want to be acknowledged. We want to be seen and we want to be heard. As we grow older, we want to be appreciated, to be valued, […]

The words trust and workers’ compensation do not necessarily go hand in hand when looking to the perception of our industry. This industry went from being created to help restore the lives of people who […]

The word “durable” brings a sense of something that lasts, as with the words “endure” and “duration.” Durable medical equipment, or DME, refers to the sturdy devices and supplies injured workers often need to return […]