Today’s issue of WorkCompRecapfeatures Reed Group’s recent announcement that it will release drug formulary based on the American College of Occupational and Environment Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines. The formulary is slated to launch as an integrated tool within Reed Group’s MDGuidelines in November, and will include therapeutic agent recommendations tied specifically to work-related injuries and illnesses as well as either acute or chronic phases of care. Find out more by clicking here!
Also in the news today is Energi’s announcement of the launch of its new workers’ comp triage program, Company Nurse, which aims to provide injured workers with immediate medical triage and medical advice over the phone with a Registered Nurse. Energi had been previously encouraging employers to send all cases, even minor ones to the ER and it expects the new product to help decrease unneeded and costly ER visits. Find out more by clicking here!