...work and in discomfort, pain, or worse, injured workers must navigate the often-complicated workers’ comp system that handles their care. If they don’t have enough guidance, figuring out this complex...
...work and in discomfort, pain, or worse, injured workers must navigate the often-complicated workers’ comp system that handles their care. If they don’t have enough guidance, figuring out this complex...
...early risk warning signs For an in-depth look at the data, and what this means for the workers’ comp industry, click here to read the 2020 Workers’ Comp Industry Insights Survey....
...PharmD, was featured in WorkCompWire’s Leaders Speak Series, discussing clinical trends in workers’ comp, including changing populations, shifts in chronic pain drug therapy, and comorbidities. Read the article in full online at WorkCompWire....
...comp, utilizing COVID-19 data as of May 31, 2020. According to the report, 3,807 COVID-19 claims were filed, making up 15% of workers’ comp claims in Florida. A total of...
...negotiations, there are some differences in how workers’ comp PBMs function compared with group health PBMs. The article overviews the key roles and value provided by PBMs in workers’ comp,...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new study that examines the growing use of off-label gabapentinoids for work-related injuries. Off-label prescribing – which can be an acceptable practice...
...all opioids will be updated and reordered to elevate the importance of warnings concerning life-threatening respiratory depression, and risks associated with using opioid pain medicines in conjunction with benzodiazepines or...
...(NHIS) to provide updated estimates of the prevalence of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain among adults in the United States and within population groups defined by demographic, geographic, socioeconomic,...
The FDA has granted priority review to Orphengesic Forte (aspirin; caffeine, orphenadrine citrate) a combination tablet meant to serve as a non-opioid alternative for the management of pain. Orphengesic Forte was originally...
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) hosts a COVID-19 & Non-COVID Interactive App, which has been updated with claim data up through October 5, 2020. A total 44,800 COVID-19 claims have...
