A fuller awareness of the risks, costs, and consequences of opioid medication use in pain management for injured workers has been growing for some time, and the search for safe, effective, and affordable ...
Read More January is viewed as an opportunity for a new start for a good reason – it is the beginning of a new year. And in the case of this year, even a new decade. Although it is literally just a manmade new ...
Read More The world needs us to stop being boring in workers’ compensation. Here comes 2020 and it is time to take a stand, make a change, and push ourselves to be better. We forget… boring is easy. It ...
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“Payroll” used to have a simple meaning. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:
payroll (n.)1740, from pay (v.) + roll (n.); "total amount paid to employees ...
Read More As states continue to examine options for managed or directed care in workers’ compensation, several questions arise. Does directed care drive better outcomes for injured workers? Why is the ...
Read More With its recent issuance of a revised WCMSA Refence Guide (with new guidelines around administration), an updated Self-Administration Toolkit and the rollout of electronic submission of attestation ...
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With buzz surrounding the advocacy based claims model and focus on workers’ recovery, employers are often not sure where to begin. Here are three simple steps to improve your workers’ ...
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This six-part series provides perspective and tells some of the stories behind how innovative injury benefit programs advance the same goals as workers’ compensation, and have helped make ...
Read More A theatrical production only works as entertainment to the extent of the audience’s willingness to suspend its skepticism, ignore reality and buy into the illusion. Despite the drama and ...
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