...consideration. The pilot is limited to processing 30-, 60-, or 90-day renewals of medications that have already been prescribed by a licensed provider. It cannot initiate new therapies or modify...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published a new Medical Inflation Insights report, which provides a quarterly overview of the latest insights and analysis into what is driving changes...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the 17th edition of their Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation, an annual study that compares prices paid for medical professional services across...
...years of age and older, weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 pounds) and should only be administered in a hospital or healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to...
...and relevant behaviors, attitudes, and other factors. At nearly 200 pages, there is a wide range of insights available in the latest report, but focusing on midlife adults, there are...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the 17th edition of their Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation, an annual study that compares prices paid for medical professional services across...
...under the program. It is also the fastest approval of an NME since 2002. For ongoing coverage of the latest drug approvals and alerts impacting workers’ comp, visit Med Monitor online....
...the shift from human-in-the-loop to human-on-the-loop design. For ongoing coverage of the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers' comp, visit the Healthesystems Advocacy & Compliance page for our weekly Regulatory Recap....
...trials results so far have found that at 2-hours post dose, significantly greater portions of test patients experience migraine relief when compared to placebo patients. Eptinezumab (also known as ALD403) is in...
...for psychotherapy, neuropsychological testing, and psychological testing. The most commonly billed codes based on frequency were for psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and psychological testing. On average, it took approximately five months...
...for psychotherapy, neuropsychological testing, and psychological testing. The most commonly billed codes based on frequency were for psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and psychological testing. On average, it took approximately five months...
California Assembly Bill 5 has been enacted into law, establishing a test to clarify if a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee entitled to benefits such...
...and hazard communications in workplaces across the Commonwealth. These standards also require all employees be notified within 24 hours if a coworker tests positive for the virus. Employees who are...
...rideshare companies are misclassifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, utilizing the same “ABC” test used in California. The state sent out surveys to drivers over the last year,...
Kratom, a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia whose leaves contain psychoactive (mind-altering) opioid compounds, has seen an increase in popularity within the U.S. over the last several years. A...
