Category: Workers Comp

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FDA Reexamines Discontinued Drug for New Pain Applications

Orphengesic Forte has received a decision date of August 14, 2019.

How services like Lyft and Uber can amplify injured worker transportation programs to improve claims outcomes.

Though they’re only needed for special cases in workers’ comp, anticancer medications can easily exceed $10,000 per monthly fill.

In a call for public comment, the FDA believes that reducing excess opioid supplies can lower opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose.

The life saving antidote for opioid overdose will soon be available in a consumer-friendly, generic nasal spray.

Healthesystems partnered with Risk & Insurance magazine to survey 500+ work comp professionals on their top challenges, trends, successes, and more.

Combining all three drugs can reduce claim closure rates to 58.3%, with average claim costs of $94,000.

Florida enacted a law to cover 21 different cancers, while other states like Montana, Maryland, and Virginia have recently passed similar laws.

Four research sites will test proven opioid prevention and treatment interventions, hoping to reduce overdose deaths by 40% over three years.

New changes to REMS safety programs will require stronger treatment documentation and oversight.

Patient engagement can lead to better health outcomes, but not all engagement strategies are equally effective.

The workforce is aging, getting younger, and gaining more women, all at once. What does that mean for claims management?

Congress may soon clear federal restrictions to processing marijuana transactions, while the FDA asks for feedback on handling marijuana products.

Various state and local governments have sued drug developers for the harms of the opioid epidemic, and this could be the first of many settlements.

Phase 3 clinical trials for this non-opioid drug demonstrate significant reductions in pain for osteoarthritis and chronic low-back pain.

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