Poultry Processing Plant Injuries Often Underreported July 16, 2018 By HUIQI XU, MAUREEN STRODE, ANDREW WITHERS of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Meat and poultry processing workers often perform the same motions for hours at a time: pulling tenders off of chicken...
CFO: Florida Workers’ Comp Carriers Expected to Save $20M in Costs Next Year July 9, 2018 Cost savings in two Florida funds paid into by workers’ compensation carriers are expected to equal a nearly $20 million...
A.M. Best Downgrades AmTrust As Insurer Prepares to Go Private July 9, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson A.M. Best has downgraded its financial strength and credit ratings for insurer members of the AmTrust Group, not long after...
Jones Orders Workers’ Comp Insurers to Report Federal Income Tax Savings July 6, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced earlier this week he has issued an order that every insurer licensed to write...
Oklahoma’s Proposed Medical Pot Rules Detail Doctor, Patient Parameters July 6, 2018 By MEG WINGERTER, The Oklahoman A few things would be banned under proposed emergency rules to regulate medical marijuana in Oklahoma, including dispensaries near schools,...
White Paper Reveals Impact of Attorney Involvement on Workers’ Comp Claim Costs July 3, 2018 By Denise Johnson Injured workers who hire attorneys to handle their workers’ comp claims tend to stay on temporary disability longer, according to...
Penn. Hospital Cuts Opioid Scripts, Considers New Ways to Ease Pain July 3, 2018 By ERIC SCICCHITANO, The Daily Item The culture of clinicians treating pain as a fifth vital sign, targeting pain-free living through a prescription regimen, is acknowledged...
Professional Administration: The Next Step in Advocacy-Based Care June 27, 2018 By Porter Leslie, president, Ametros Advocacy-based care has become important to many workers’ compensation stakeholders. Employers and payers that embrace the concept find not only...
Pain Medicine Group Cancels Marijuana Training for Doctors June 27, 2018 By CARLA K. JOHNSON A national medical group Thursday abruptly canceled its plans to train doctors about marijuana for pain relief after a federal...
Cost Control and the Role of Precertification and Utilization Review in Workers’ Comp June 25, 2018 By Jackie Payne, VP of Medical Management Services, Mitchell Casualty Solutions Group Medical expenses, now averaging well over 60 percent of average claims costs, according to a 2014 Lockton whitepaper, represent a...