...384 to 542, approximately 40%. Historically, research institutions have faced much difficulty completing the intensive, time-consuming application process to study marijuana that required cooperation with the DEA, the National Institute on Drug...
Healthesystems’ VP of Clinical Services, Silvia Sacalis, PharmD, BS, recently appeared in the Leaders Speak series featured in WorkCompWire, an online news service focused on workers’ comp. Her article discusses how...
...utilization has decreased, which is not unexpected. NSAIDs account for 18% of prescription workers’ comp drug payments.3 Commonly used orals NSAIDs include:* Aspirin Ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®) Naproxen (Aleve®) Meloxicam (Mobic®)...
Healthesystems will exhibit at the 2019 Workers’ Compensation Institute’s (WCI) Conference in Orlando, Florida from August 12-14. WCI is a nonprofit educational organization for workers’ comp professionals, and their annual...
...a popular topic in comp. In fact, over the last few years, insurance companies had issued reimbursements to injured worker claimants in Minnesota, Maine, and Connecticut, while judges in New Mexico and New Jersey ruled in favor...
...disorder (OUD) medications. Opioids are often prescribed in workers’ comp, and to a lesser extent, OUD medications also appear in workers’ comp claims. As these drugs are impacted by these...
...the 36 states with active medical cannabis programs from March to April 2022. The study assessed self-reported use of medical cannabis, pharmacologic treatments, and common nonpharmacologic treatments. Approximately 1,661 individuals...
In late July, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Executive Order 7JJJ, which grants workers’ comp coverage to various employees who presumably contracted COVID-19 on the job. The order applies to workers...
...Narrowing the focus to workers’ comp, in Florida, COVID-19 claims made up 15% of all indemnity claims,3 while the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) estimates that in California, COVID-19 claim...
