Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features some solutions news, with Sedgwick’s announcement that it will begin offering its managed care solutions independently of claims administration.
Sedgwick noted that as carriers and employers have different systems, needs and workflows, its independent managed care solutions provide the ability to choose just one or several of its suite of services to help with controlling costs, managing processes, and providing timely and effective care to employees and insureds. The range of services include cost containment like medical bill review, complex review, nurse audit and bill negotiations; clinical care solutions including nurse triage, case management, surgery nurse services, behavioral health, pharmacy management, transition work services, vocational RTW services and utilization review. Customers can also utilize Sedgwicks national preferred provider organization (PPO) and ancillary care networks.