...Opioid pain medications are commonly used in workers’ comp, and even when used responsibly, opioids come with various risks, including potential overdose. Certain high-dose opioids are sometimes co-prescribed with naloxone...
...out there suffering from the impacts of opioids, at the individual, family, and community levels. For every one person who dies from opioid overdose, 50 more individuals have an opioid...
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published Comparative Effectiveness of Different Treatment Pathways for Opioid Use Disorder. This study compared the effectiveness of six different treatment pathways across...
...marijuana. At the federal level, marijuana is still illegal and subject to strict controls, though regulatory wheels are moving to evaluate a potential broader rescheduling. Understanding Drug Scheduling Drug scheduling...
...placebo-controlled, repeat dose study in chronic cervical spinal cord injury. Up to 24 patients will randomly receive AXER-204 or placebo, with dose level and dose frequency dependent on outcomes from...
...also affect the course of a claim and cost. When it comes to claim complexity, the number one concern for workers’ comp stakeholders is mental health conditions. What’s more, costs...
...Research also shows that cybersecurity demand is twice as great as supply. The problem is compounded for workers’ comp organizations, which are highly valuable cyber targets due to the large...
...importance as opioids continue to have a place in the management of workers’ comp claims. On September 19th, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) hosted a webinar reviewing opioid...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published a new report on interstate variations in pain management trends. According to NCCI, pain management represented 30% of workers’ comp medical costs...
...and evolving AI regulations at the state and federal level remains an ongoing process. Connecticut Senate Bill 10 would ban health carriers from using AI or any algorithm for clinical...
...women is cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred in women between the ages of 18...
On September 19th, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) hosted a webinar reviewing opioid prescribing patterns and the likelihood of continued opioid use among injured workers. Data presented came...
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the sixth edition of their report on Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments, which provides a high-level view of changing...
...said it led them to decrease their use of prescription opioids, prescription nonopioid drugs, and over-the-counter pain medications. At a population level, a Workers Compensation Research Institute study from 2023...
