...an opioid prescription dispensed at a pharmacy or at an outpatient setting in California between 2017-2023. This report also utilized data from the California Department of Justice’s Controlled Substance Utilization...
Louisiana House Bill 117 was introduced, written to update the state’s workers’ comp medical fee schedule. The bill would align reimbursement rates with those of similar neighboring states and require...
...use of dermatological agents. In 2021, dermatological agents saw a 50% increase in average prescription payment per claim. However, average prescription payments per claim for dermatological agents later fell, resulting...
On October 2nd, Healthesystems attended a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) webinar, which provided key insights into Pennsylvania’s workers’ comp system, compared to other states. Using data from WCRI’s benchmarks...
...as FDA-approved semaglutide products and may be the salt formulations. Products containing these salts, such as semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate, have not been shown to be safe and effective....
...a worker is not considered an employee. This bill would add a new exception to that list, including “any person engaging in a temporary work arrangement that allows the individual...
On June 12th, the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) held a stakeholder meeting to address growing concerns over the cost and utilization of prescription topical medications, and Healthesystems’ Advocacy &...
...Process and Using the Coverage Verification System – January 15th at 11:00 AM The D-35 Form – January 22nd at 11:00 AM Medical Billing – January 29th at 11:00 AM...
Public support for marijuana is at an all-time high. What does this mean for workers’ comp? Healthesystems has published a new white paper that explores when marijuana could appear in...
...in terms of policies and expectations in the work environment. At an organizational level, Healthe has been very intentional about how, what and when we communicate to our people. Heather...
...excited as larger trials could produce different results. Business Insurance, a news publication covering risk management, workers’ comp and commercial insurance developments, featured an article that addressed medical marijuana’s growing traction as...
...by the virus. This can happen to anyone, no matter how mild the case. Even people who had COVID-19 and were asymptomatic could experience post-COVID-19 symptoms.1 The persistence of long-haul...
...session will also cover: Patient safety and clinical appropriateness aspects of trending drug classes in workers’ comp Specialty medications, with an emphasis on patient-focused topics such as adherence, side effects,...
...duration of disability, litigiousness, benefit delivery expenses, timeliness of payment, and other metrics of system performance across 18 different workers’ compensation systems between 2011 and 2016. Across reports for 16...
