Healthesystems attended the Louisiana’s Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee meeting on April 23, 2025, to follow testimony on Senate Bill 213. The bill aims to standardize workers’ comp reimbursement...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will host a 30-minute webinar on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET, highlighting findings from WCRI's latest report, Impact of California’s Heat...
...clinical trials of IV-administered Korsuva showed significant pain reduction compared to placebo, along with a significant reduction in nausea and vomiting. The randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial included 444 patients undergoing abdominal...
...CMS coverage, and policy changes could spill over into employer health plans and other commercial coverage. And as obesity and diabetes are common comorbidities in workers’ comp, there are clinical...
...cystitis (bladder infection), pancreatitis, arthralgia (joint pain), nasopharyngitis (cold), hypertension, bronchitis, and headache. For ongoing coverage of the latest drug approvals and alerts impacting workers’ comp, visit Med Monitor online....
...workers’ comp insurance, and this complex environment makes it challenging to maintain an efficient flow of communication. Important pieces of information can be lost in the gaps between silos, causing...
The bill would create new regulations and establish an Advisory Committee to oversee compliance, authorizing penalties of fines or license revocation....
...Other medications in development have reached Phase 3 clinical trials. With COVID-19 cases sometimes falling under workers’ comp, it is important to keep track of these developments. Paxlovid from Pfizer...
...what specific social determinants have the greatest impact on care, and which can be best utilized in workers’ comp, but this report offers five steps to approach healthcare from a...
...additional testing or referrals recommended during these exams. The medical advisor may adjust the Audit Plan based on feedback received, with any proposed changes requiring approval from the commissioner of...
...too. Nimbleness, in addition to configurability, is crucial to keeping up with changing regulations, emerging therapies, evolving prescribing behaviors and workers’ comp populations, and payer needs. Many factors come into...
...of psychedelics, and potentially shape future policy. For ongoing coverage of the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers' comp, visit the Healthesystems Advocacy & Compliance page for our weekly Regulatory Recap....
A new study was published in the scientific journal Neuron, which tested if the psychedelic compound DOI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine) could reduce anxiety in mice by altering brain activity. The study injected...
...blister packaging for certain opioids, and much more. With these latest actions directly impacting the approval process, it is possible that significant change, though steady in delivery, could soon come....
...their OUD cut their risk of death from all causes in half. As opioid medications are commonly seen in workers’ compensation claims, and even when used as indicated, opioids can...
