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December 29, 2022
5 Tips to Help Workersโ€™ 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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August 3, 2020
Department of Labor Audit: COVID-19โ€™s Impact on Comp

...following federal workers’ comp programs: The Division of Federal Employees Compensation (DFEC) The Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC) The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) The...

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December 1, 2018
In Case You Missed It: 5 Takeaways on Value-Based Models in Work Comp

...the session, here are 5 key takeaways: Workers’ comp is lagging, but learning Value-based care and reimbursement models have gained traction in commercial healthcare over the last few years, but...

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August 23, 2024
FDA Alerts Providers, Compounders, and Patients of Dosing Errors with Compounded Semaglutide

The FDA issued an alert to providers, compounders, and patients of dosing errors associated with compounded injectable semaglutide products, due to reports of adverse events, some requiring hospitalization, that may...

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September 6, 2018
CWCI Releases Polypharmacy Report

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) has released a new study that measures the prevalence of polypharmacy in the California workers’ comp system. Polypharmacy – the simultaneous use of multiple drugs by...

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January 7, 2021
COVID-19โ€™s Impact on Opioid Prescribing Trends

A new report from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, a multinational health information technology and research company, provides an overview of trends in opioid prescribing, with special consideration paid...

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October 19, 2021
Topical Analgesics See Increase in Utilization

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently published Topical Analgesic Use in Workers’ Compensation, a report that examines how often topical analgesics are dispensed, what types of topical analgesics are...

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November 1, 2018
Healthesystems at NWCDC 2018

...the new Winter 2018/2019 issue of RxInformer clinical journal, which features in-depth articles and infographics that explore the latest news and developments in workers’ comp. This issue examines topics such as expanding...

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January 23, 2023
HIV Medications: New Approval and News of Discontinuations

...populations include healthcare workers. Recently, ViiV Healthcare, a GlaxoSmithKline company, communicated to the FDA that several HIV medications they manufacture will be discontinued by the end of 2023. While many...

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January 6, 2019
The Legality of Self-Referrals

...of visiting multiple facilities at different appointment times. Regardless, the legality of self-referrals when it comes to health programs beyond Medicaid and Medicare – including workers’ comp – varies across...

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