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Healthesystems is a leading provider of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) & Ancillary Benefits Management programs for the workers' compensation industry.

Rehabilitating Your Rehab Program

Better metrics for physical medicine

Better Care = Lower Costs

10 Best Practices in Medical Claim Management

When Demand Exceeds Supply

Older patients and fewer physicians in workers’ comp
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Clearing the Air: Marijuana Considerations for Workers’ Comp

Public support for marijuana is at an all-time high. What does this mean for workers’ comp?

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What’s Ahead for 2019 Workers’ Comp Regulations

2019 promises to be an eventful year in workers’ compensation, picking up where an active 2018 left off.

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Valuable Assets: Appreciation and Care Considerations for Older Workers

The average age of the American worker continues to increase, providing many benefits to employers and raising some special concerns about health and safety.
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Medication Multiplication

Opioids cause a variety of side effects that can spread across the body, which can in turn require more medication to treat these side effects. This can cause added concerns for patient safety due to excessive polypharmacy (concurrent use of multiple medications).
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How Off-Label Prescribing Drives a Claim Off Course

While off-label use of drug therapies is sometimes medically warranted, there are many examples of it in workers’ comp that are ineffective and can present a safety risk to the patient.

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Medically Speaking: Marijuana and Pain Management

It is important to understand the potential benefits and risks of marijuana as it relates to conditions commonly seen in injured workers, including acute and chronic pain.
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The Psychology of Injury: Applications for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Only in recent years has the value of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) truly begun to materialize in workers’ compensation.
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Physical Therapy in the Injured Worker: Missed Opportunities for Cost Containment

A narrow focus on overutilization leads to missed opportunities for cost containment.

Rising Cost of Nonadherence

Effective monitoring strategies can help curb nonadherence and its impact on patients and payers.

Visualizing Opioid Risk

Innovative analytics tools provide better, more actionable data for improved opioid management.

Evolving Strategies in Patient Management

Clinical intervention strategies must evolve to accommodate the complexities of patient management.

Changing the WC Medical Care Mindset

Having a holistic, comprehensive strategy is critical in the ongoing battle to control medical care costs.

The Next Wave of Workers’ Comp Medical Cost Savings

Reducing WC claims costs in one area often inflates them in another.

A New Paradigm for Pain Management: Thinking Beyond Opioids

It’s time to start thinking beyond opioids and adopt a new approach to pain management.

Focus on the Patient, Not the Pain

4 key steps to redefine an opioid management strategy.
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Repackaging & Physician Dispensed Drugs in Workers’ Compensation: Proven Strategies

A growing number of states have seen a rise in physician-dispensed drugs, a challenge that has been rapidly increasing in frequency over the last decade.

Trending Stories

Opinion | In Workers’ Compensation, True Success Begins with Trust

November 17, 2019

Workers’ Comp Regulations: The Trends, Updates and Predictions We Need to Know for 2020

November 7, 2019

Is AI the Greatest Construction Safety Innovation Since Hard Hats?

November 13, 2019

What Is a Clawback and How Could It Impact the Risk Profiles of Insureds?

October 29, 2019

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