Return to Office – Bringing the Future into Focus

• 04/18/22
• Terri Lewis

If you run an office-based business, the plan for getting people back to work, in person, has been a moving target. That has certainly been the case at One Call. Like many of you, we had to reframe our ...
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The Long, Winding Road of Drug Pricing

• 04/14/22
• Brian Allen

One of the most persistent and complex challenges facing workers’ compensation claims administrators and insurers is managing prescription drug costs. The problems around prescription drugs are ...
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Sixth Circuit District Court Recognizes Medicare Advantage Organizations' Rights to Private Cause of Action

• 04/05/22
• Brendon De Souza

On March 28, 2022, a Sixth (6th) Circuit District Court issued an opinion which held that the Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”) Act’s private cause of action, 42 USC ...
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Clinical Pharmacy Intervention Puts Patients First

• 04/04/22
• Tammy Bradly

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 ...
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How to Avoid Dog Bites, Allergies, and Dog Days in the Workplace

• 04/01/22
• Chen Zhan

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 paw-lenty of ...
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Simple Concepts for a Complex System: I hate that Claimant

• 03/31/22
• William (Bill) Zachry

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 ...
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Getting What You've Always Got

• 03/29/22
• Brian Allen

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 us ...
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A MORE Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse?

• 03/24/22
• Aliza Krug, PA-C

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. ...
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Lumbar MRI: Patient Understanding & Provider Accountability

• 03/21/22
• Melissa D. Tonn

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 ...
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