This edition of RxInformer continues to monitor evolving trends in workers’ comp, from escalating costs in durable medical equipment (DME), using digital strategies to drive positive patient engagement, an increase in occupational lung disease, and more.
RxInformer editors sat down with Healthesystems’ AVP of Information Security and resident cybersecurity expert, Tony Brown, to discuss how cyber threats affect workers’ comp organizations.
High-impact drugs, including topicals and compounds, represent proportionately low utilization compared to opioids or NSAIDs, but they can increase pharmacy spend exponentially on impacted claims.
A current look at fraud, waste and abuse in workers’ comp pharmacy and medical services with strategies for management, including next-generation strategies involving AI.
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Since 2010, the semi-annual RxInformer clinical journal has been a trusted source of timely information and guidance for workers’ comp payers on how best to manage the care of injured worker claimants and plan for the challenges that lay ahead. The publication is an important part of Healthesystems’ proactive approach to advocating for quality care of injured workers while managing the costs associated with treatment.
