Expert Analysis

When managing claims operations. It is good to send out regular "reminders" to the claims staff.  Here is a starter list.  Some of these are intended for supervisors and managers.  Most are for the entire staff.  Not all are […]

On February 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding scenarios in which Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for noncompliance with MMSEA Section 111 reporting could […]

Editors Note: Mr. Zachry's "Simple Concepts" Series will be the subject of the next WorkersCompensation.com Hot Seat Webinar, scheduled for 1 PM Eastern, March 1, 2022. Registration will be open soon! _____________________________________ Every employer has […]

Transitional duty is defined as a temporary assignment to a modified (schedule, job tasks) version of one’s regular job or even reassignment to another position while recovering from injury or illness with the goal of […]

One of the most common types of employer fraud in workers' compensation is employers who lie to the insurance company about the payroll classification of their workers and salaries that have been paid.  A common […]

The workers’ compensation industry has been my home, and my family for the past (almost) 18 years. This has been a space of such fantastic opportunity and enhancement of the human spirit. This space is […]

The top cost drivers in the system are*: Litigation Lost time The “at-risk employee” Employer /  Employee relationship Opioids Comorbidities Age of the injured worker Injuries with multiple body parts Application first notice claims from […]

Most States require the workers' compensation administrator reimburse medical transportation expenses to the injured worker.  Most workers compensation systems utilize the federal mileage reimbursement rate per mile.  In workers’ compensation, the common reimbursement process for […]