...with acetaminophen and ibuprofen products. Acetaminophen can be associated with cases of acute liver failure, usually when doses of acetaminophen exceed 4,000 milligrams per day, oftMedical Issues Panel at IAIABC Forum & The Fear of Reinjury in Workers’ Comp
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Committees (IAIABC) will hold their 2024 Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio from April 8-10, where committees and councils will discuss policy and administrative...
...Report. RxInformer Magazine In-depth article and infographics on the latest trends and developments in workers’ comp: Chronic pain and the injured worker Migraine medication trends A look at litigation in...
...cities with a population over 600,000, drivers must be paid a minimum of $0.59 per minute and $1.38 per mile, or a minimum of $5.17 per trip. For all other...
...no formal MTG action was taken at this meeting. The Committee also addressed operational challenges with peer-to-peer reviews, particularly the need to improve timely communication between providers and physicians conducting...
The FDA received reports of allergic-type reactions potentially related to sulfite-containing compounded drugs. FDA is alerting health care professionals, compounders and patients about the risk of potentially serious allergic-type reactions...
...federal actions. Healthesystems’ representatives committed to providing feedback to ensure clarity on how, and if, Medicare-negotiated drug pricing would apply to workers’ compensation claims. Written comments on the proposed rules...
2019 promises to be an eventful year in workers’ compensation, picking up where an active 2018 left off. We expect to see the continuation and expansion of some 2018 trends,...
...The article explores how technology can assist with the appropriate utilization of physical therapy, avoiding overuse in favor of clinically effective treatment plans, via AI machine learning, predictive analytics, and...
...instead several smaller trends across workers’ comp medical management to keep an eye on. The article covers many of these trends, including dermatologicals/topicals, buprenorphine, anticonvulsants/gabapentinoids, novel migraine agents, and more....
...provide superior reduction in pain for patients in either clinical trial when compared with hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen tablets (HB/APAP) – a common opioid-acetaminophen combination. How Safe Is It? Based on the...
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published Factors Associated With Persistent Opioid Use Among Injured Workers’ Compensation Claimants, a cohort study designed to understand the proportion of persistent opioid use among...
...on the rise. Last year, 18 distinct billion-dollar weather events hit communities around the world, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Compare that to an average of 13.1...
...that often maintain working relationships with regulators. Read the article in full at WorkCompWire. Silvia Sacalis Discusses How AI Can Amplify a Pharmacist’s Abilities Healthesystems’ VP of Clinical Services, Silvia...
