Managed Care

At National Comp 2025 with Greg Moore, CEO of EK Health

EK Health’s Greg Moore explains how physician shortages, technology, and AI are reshaping managed care and workers’ comp outcomes.

Home Health and Skilled Nursing Facility Costs Surge for Serious Workers’ Compensation Claims

Beyond the Basics: How Strategic DME Implementation Transforms Worker Recovery Outcomes

Worksite Health Centers See Major Expansion as Employers Report Strong Returns

Limb Replacement’s New Dawn

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Southwest Airlines Is Taking Off and Workers’ Comp Excellence Is the Destination

The company’s employee-driven culture prioritizes injured worker advocacy and helps get patients back to work rested and safe.

Chronic Pain Solutions Don’t Just Come in Capsules; Here’s What Else Is Working

A recent study suggests that multiple types of treatment are more effective at treating chronic pain.  

The Bottom Line for Subrogation: Patients Come First

Subrogation is an important topic that should be discussed, but it shouldn’t be presented in an isolated, misleading way.

How Insurtech Is Powering the Claims Advocacy Movement

Technology changes the game by easing the burden of record keeping and tilting the workers’ compensation case management field toward true injured worker advocacy.

The Question That Makes Behavioral Health Difficult to Implement in Workers’ Comp: Who’s Paying?

A biopsychosocial approach helps injured workers achieve better outcomes, but jurisdictional obstacles remain. Joe Berardo, CEO of Carisk, outlines the challenges and benefits of a more holistic approach.

Most People Don’t Know CA Allows WC Payments to Mexican Health Providers — And It Works

In California, the option to seek care in Mexico is producing better outcomes and reduced cost of claims in workers’ comp.

The What, How and Why of Medical Roundtables for Complex Claims

When a claim stalls, it’s time to call in medical professionals to apply fresh clinical eyes to the case at hand.

Nurse Case Managers’ Holistic View of Injured Workers Positively Impacts Claims

Comorbid conditions have been known to lengthen claims due to high medical costs and increased risk of litigation. Enter the nurse case manager, a few healthy tricks up their sleeve.

Learning from the Best: Nurse Case Managers Educate Claims Professionals on Injury

A workers’ compensation claims professional can learn a thing or two about injury from the nurses who manage their claims.

The Quest for the Straight Dope

Workers’ comp insurers want to know if marijuana can effect better outcomes than opioids.

Telemedicine’s Urgent Questions

With more buzz than proven capability around telemedicine, buyers should ask critical questions.

Technology Gives the Gift of Movement

Advanced medical technology is costly, but greatly improves quality of life for workers with catastrophic injuries.

Addressing Behavioral and Social Issues

Identifying and understanding an employee’s behavioral and social issues will enhance recovery.

Rehab Rx: Return to Work

Return to work should be an active part of the recovery process, not just the end goal.

Make a Decision and Move the Needle

American Airlines needed to take aggressive action to resolve 6,000 lingering workers’ compensation claims.

The Claims Experience, Reimagined

For Disney’s Tim East, the way forward is to change the way we think about — and talk about — workers’ compensation.

NWCDC Sessions: Nov. 30, 2016

These sessions are among the many presentations on Nov. 30 at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference® and Expo.

A Passion for Protecting Workers’ Lives

 The 2016 Teddy Award workers’ compensation winners share the same fierce commitment to safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of their people.

Welcome!

The NWCDC is committed to help you stay abreast of industry trends and manage disability and work comp’s toughest challenges.

Advocacy at the Forefront

Employers adopting advocacy practices derive better outcomes from their efforts to improve claims experiences.