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January 18, 2024
FDA Approves First Test to Identify Elevated Risk of Developing Opioid Use Disorder

...the treatment of acute pain. The test is not intended to be used in patients being treated for chronic pain. The AvertD test is a prescription-use only genetic laboratory test...

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May 26, 2020
FDA Nixes Certain COVID-19 Antibody Tests

With dozens of manufacturers providing various types of diagnostic tests for COVID-19, several companies have created serological (antibody) tests. Many manufacturers have received Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for tests they...

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April 21, 2020
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for At-Home Sample Collection

The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for LabCorp’s COVID-19 RT-PCR test to permit testing of samples self-collected by patients at home using a special home collection kit. Headlines...

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December 29, 2022
5 Tips to Help Workers’ Comp Payers Optimize IT Resources

...cultural fit. For a more in-depth look at how the IT talent shortage is affecting workers’ comp, see the Rxinformer article, Coming Up Short: IT Talent Woes in Workers’ Comp....

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April 6, 2023
More than Skin-Deep: Untangling Topical Drug Classes and Costs

A breakdown of the diverse subcategories comprising dermatologicals prescribing and spend...

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March 9, 2018
Dr. Silvia Sacalis to Speak at National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

...risks inherent to opioid use in workers' comp populations, exploring how data aggregation, combined with systematically applied clinical logic, can reduce drug therapy risks and expose gaps in care. Dr....

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July 6, 2019
New York City and Nevada Prohibit Hiring Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Tests

...right to use marijuana. Nevada Assembly Bill No. 132 was signed into law earlier this June, prohibiting the denial of employment over the presence of marijuana in a drug screening test...

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June 17, 2020
States Move to Make COVID-19 Compensable

...more comprehensive approach, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an emergency ruling that offers coverage to first responders, healthcare workers, and other front-line workers, assuming COVID-19 arises out of the...

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October 24, 2019
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September 20, 2021
Connect with Healthe at the 2021 National Comp Conference

The National Comp Conference – formerly known as the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference (NWCDC) – will be held from October 20-22 in Las Vegas, offering in-person and digital...

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