...device-enabled communication can augment it by providing more touchpoints in the workers’ comp journey, allowing injured workers to engage in their care by communicating directly with claims teams. This digital...
Marijuana developments continue to occur across the country, and two recent proposals could have direct implications for workers’ comp. Massachusetts House Bill 2169 was introduced, which would require workers’ comp...
...mental health AI applications in healthcare How psychedelics may impact mental health therapy Trends in DME More Stop by our booth and chat about the latest developments in workers’ comp!...
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...hypertension is a common comorbidity in workers’ comp claims, managing hypertension can benefit claims outcomes Tazorac® (tazarotene) gel for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis. Physical overexertion can trigger pre-existing...
The FDA has announced steps to promote the development of brain-computer interface technologies (BCI), going so far as to issue draft guidance that provide thoughts on clinical and non-clinical testing for software, biocompatibility,...
...indicator of longer recovery times is comorbidities. According to a 2024 Healthesystems survey of workers’ comp stakeholders, 65 percent of respondents say comorbidities are the number one barrier to injured...
...comp claim populations are due to a combination of factors and efforts at federal, state, and individual program levels championed by workers’ compensation payers and PBMs. As we have seen...
In late 2021, Healthesystems and Risk & Insurance® magazine collaborated once more to conduct the fourth annual Workers’ Comp Industry Insights Survey. Over 480 workers’ comp stakeholders shared their perspectives...
...challenges, and priorities of the workers’ comp industry, while also gaining valuable insights about industry concerns each year, as well as tracking trends over time. Approximately 515 industry stakeholders completed...
...disease that may have been previously mild. For these reasons, specialty arthritis injections like Humira, and now Abrilada, may be seen in workers’ compensation claims. As specialty drugs often come...
...and mobile solutions, Kennedy speaks to three opportunities for digital and mobile solutions to help improve the workers’ comp journey and outcomes, including: Outdated forms of communication, such as snail...
...Series and Comp Laude. Comp Laude Awards and Gala The Comp Laude Awards and Gala is an annual continuing education and networking event that honors esteemed individuals in the workers’...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published A Primer on Behavioral Health in Workers’ Comp, which addresses how behavioral health issues can delay a worker’s recovery and return to work,...
Business Insurance recently featured a new Comp Spotlight as part of their one-on-one video interview series with workers’ comp and safety experts. The new spotlight features Silvia Sacalis, BS, PharmD,...
