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CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Worker comp payers – hold on to your purses and wallets Managed Care Matters Workers’ Compensation and COVID: More Data on Evolving Claims Insurance Journal Workers Comp Test Audits – Pain or Preventative Measure J&L Risk Management Blog Editor’s… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap highlights the new industry podcast ADJUSTED, which launched in December and is co-hosted by workers’ compensation claims experts Claire Muselman of Continental Western Group and Greg Hamlin of Berkley Industrial Comp. The new podcast brings in industry experts to explore innovative ideas that are changing the workers’ compensation space, and goes… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Tower MSA Partners Supports Insurance Careers Month! Tower MSA Blog How Chick-fil-A’s Team Found the Workers’ Comp Recipe for Success Risk & Insurance What to Do AFTER a Workers’ Comp Claim Audit ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the announcement from CVC Capital Partners that its CVC Fund VII has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in MedRisk. MedRisk’s current majority owner The Carlyle Group is also slated to retain a “significant” stake and maintain joint control in partnership with CVC. Members of the MedRisk… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. CVC acquires a majority stake in MedRisk Managed Care Matters Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid Insurance Journal Select the Right Claims for a Workers’ Comp Claim Audit ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside… [Read more]

In today’s issue of WorkCompRecap we announce a new leader, and the publishing of their new post in WorkCompWire’s exclusive “Leaders Speak” section, which features leaders from the Workers’ Compensation Industry, and focuses on issues that are timely, relevant, and thought provoking. Are you ready?? Find out who our new featured leader is right now… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 400,000 Empty Positions: Why It’s Time Workers’ Comp Shrinks the Talent Gap Risk & Insurance Researchers Testing If Wearable Wristwatch Can Detect COVID-19 Infection Insurance Journal Stop Wasting Time Doing Workers’ Comp Claim Audits ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Coventry’s recent release of a new whitepaper on identifying injured workers who need mental health intervention and building clinically sound treatment plans. The new paper notes that often workers’ comp places well-intentioned focus on a patient’s physical bruises, but this orientation can make it easy to miss mentalones, which might… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Sedgwick’s announcement of the launch of a new cloud-based vaccination tracking program to support employers’ COVID-19 response plans. The new program provides a view into the collective vaccination status of employee populations for COVID-19, flu, hepatitis and other diseases. It begins with a brief questionnaire; employee data is collected on… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Wife Sues Husband’s Employer Over COVID-19 Infection Insurance Journal The prescription opioid crisis is far from over Managed Care Matters Overcoming Mental Health RTW Delays During COVID Inside Workers’ Comp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside news… [Read more]