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Opioid Survey – fixed! 27 Aug 2013 | 03:24 pm
Apologies to those who clicked on the (broken) link in yesterday’s post on our Opioid Survey – here’s the right one. All respondents who complete the Survey (and only respondents) will receive a de.....
Opioids in work comp – Survey says… 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
We are just about done with our Survey on Opioid Management in Workers’ Comp and there are a few early findings that caught our attention. (to complete the survey, and register for the iPad we’re giv...
Building a better mousetrap – that’s the easy part 26 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
In the work comp world, the easy part is figuring out a better way to do things. There are a gazillion opportunities for improvement; you could probably list a dozen without breaking a sweat. The ha...
What’s going to drive real change in workers’ comp 22 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
It’s not regulators, employers, providers, or insurers. It’s not judges, advocacy groups, or bloggers. Not employment changes, on-shoring, infrastructure investment or Obamacare. It’s private equity...
Immigrants in the workforce – and implications thereof 20 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
One of every seven workers in the US is foreign-born. About half are Hispanic and a quarter Asian. About a third of the foreign born workers are undocumented. We’ll leave aside the problems with im...
It’s been a busy summer in the work comp sales world 19 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm
The days of summer - and particularly August – being slow for the work comp services business are over – at least for this year. Word is the North Dakota state fund aka WSI, has chosen PBM PMSI to h...
HWR’s Dog Daze edition is up 15 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
The Dog Daze of Summer have hit health wonkery, but they aren’t slowing down those writing on health policy. With Obamacare headed for implementation albeit in fits and starts, there’s much to discus...
Highlights of the Survey of Drug Management in Work Comp – 2013 edition 15 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
Payers’ views of drug management in workers’ comp have evolved dramatically over the last decade; here are a few initial takeaways from the 10th Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Worker...
Survey – Opioids and Workers’ Compensation 15 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
It is NO secret that opioids are an issue for the workers’ compensation industry – the cost of the average lost-time claim with long acting opioids 900% higher than those without. What is a secret is...
Quick catch-up on the events of the week 12 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
Hard as it is to believe, the world kept turning while MCM was on vacation, with nary a wobble to mark our hiatus. Here’s a quick summary of things that happened while we were away… Medicare physici...
