...necessary to avoid changing dosing schedules, while also encouraging doctors to prescribe opioids for common conditions such as back aches and knee pain. While allegations have yet to be proven...
...necessary to avoid changing dosing schedules, while also encouraging doctors to prescribe opioids for common conditions such as back aches and knee pain. While allegations have yet to be proven...
...that more states may soon take efforts to clarify compensability via the passage of additional laws. According to the bill text, PTSD will be compensable if a mental health professional...
...non-engaged patients. For example, a Commonwealth Fund Survey of 11 countries found that engaged patients reported fewer medical errors, more positive views of their healthcare systems and, by a significant...
...four workers is expected to be aged 55 or older within the next decade, highlighting the need for care programs to examine how they should approach medication management and comorbidities...
As part of the recently enacted state budget bill, Connecticut has approved a new workers’ comp presumption for firefighters with cancer diagnoses that are a result of their hazardous occupation,...
If you missed it in October, the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) issued new guidelines on opioid-induced constipation (OIC), providing guidance on managing pharmacotherapy. OIC is a common side effect of opioid therapy,...
...health concerns that delay functional improvement and return to work, in turn increasing claim costs. The article examines how polypharmacy increases the odds of therapeutic duplication, high-risk drug combinations, and...
...of acute and chronic pain following work-related injury was more common. This insight could help payers, employers, and other workers’ comp stake holders to make program adjustments that could benefit...
...the Injured Worker’s Influence on Claims Outcomes. This presentation will focus on findings from a study examining aspects of the injured worker experience and potential barriers encountered throughout the workers’...
This edition of RxInformer examines drug trends, population characteristics, and policy initiatives impacting management of injured workers....