See who in the industry is being hired and promoted in this edition of People on the Move, including WCRI’s new CEO, Golberg Segalla’s workers’ comp team expansion and more.
Focusing on the oft-ignored parts of an injured worker’s recovery, including how aspects of DEIB affect recovery from injury can lead to better outcomes.
When this injured worker self-weaned off opioids as a pain management medication, he turned to medical marijuana. The court had to decide who was responsible for payments.
In addition to updating job descriptions and assessing accommodations, employers should track cases of COVID and Long COVID, whether that means monitoring information from insurance companies or using an in-house method.
Milliman’s Mike Paczolt discusses an AI-based claims solution that uses group health benchmarking data to help workers’ comp payers and TPAs reduce costs and get injured workers the targeted care they need — faster.
Experts in the medical and pharmaceutical management spaces have studied the issue of health care apps as the number of them have grown, and learned that the more specific an app is, the better.
Suicide risk in workers’ compensation claims is not something we can shy away from. It’s time to start asking the right questions and getting injured workers the care they need.
Data-capturing technology can help management teams evaluate the safety of nearly every workplace and, in the process, predict and prevent worker injuries.
When this worker is the victim of gun violence, his status as an employee versus a contracted worker comes into question. Will he receive workers’ comp benefits for his paralyzing injury?
Why does it appear that injuries sustained outside of work have more positive outcomes than the same injuries sustained on the job? There might be evidence in the physiology of humans that workers’ comp can not overlook.
Knowing how age and mental health affect an injured worker’s need for physical therapy can help employers develop plans for a recovery roadmap and its impact on their resources.
This Aon broker shares how rising inflation is affecting workers’ comp and how she works with clients to use data to drive custom claims management solutions.