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CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Finding the Human-Technology Balance in WC Claims Technology Risk & Insurance Has anything changed? Managed Care Matters Tennessee’s Certified Physicians Preferred Medical Blog Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside news sources. We check all links, but are not responsible… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features NCCI’s release of a new Insights report on catastrophic care management in workers’ comp for severe burn injuries and the contributing factors to high medical costs associated with these burn-related mega-loss claims. NCCI’s expert Victor Wong, and Paradigm’s Chief Medical Officer and SVP, Dr. Michael Choo collaborated on the report.… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features WCRI’s announcement of an upcoming free webinar on its recent FlashReport, Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2017Q1 to 2020Q1. In the webinar two of the study’s authors, Dr. Vennela Thumula and Dongchun Wang, will discuss its key findings and take audience questions. Topics for discussion include… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Best Practices for Supporting Mental Health in Comp Inside Workers’ Comp What’s the state of work comp “managed care”? Managed Care Matters States, municipalities differ widely over asking vaccination status Business Insurance Editor’s Note: These links lead to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Coventry’s release of a new whitepaper on outcomes-based networks, which aim to pull top-performing clinicians to the front of the line when it comes to treating injured workers. Coventry noted that about 80% of payments for medical services in workers’ comp already flow through medical provider networks, and that OBNs,… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Early intervention and treatment best practice for psych claims Business Insurance First Responders Often Perceive Violence as Part of the Job Carrier Chronicles Successful Handling of Cat Claims Requires Educating and Engaging Family Members ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the National Safety Council’s announcement that it has received an additional grant from the McElhattan Foundation to work toward eliminating workplace fatalities by 2050 through its Work to Zero initiative. The additional grant for $3 million over three years will further support work that launched with an initial grant from… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Prevent Your Injured Employees from Becoming a Statistic Carrier Chronicles Mental health front and center in comp claims Business Insurance The First Step In a Bulletproof Workers’ Comp Claim Investigation ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside news… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new whitepaper from ODG by MCG on the impact of COVID-19 comorbidities on return to work. ODG noted that among the pandemic’s widespread effects, one facet where evidence is still being developed and analyzed is the impact of comorbidities on the disease course and potential return… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the announcement of the launch of end-to-end medical bill review and payment services provider accūrō Solutions, helmed by Kenneth Hannigan, who most recently served as CEO of Specialty Networks at Paradigm. accūrō is backed by Bindley Capital, Council Capital, and others. Find out more… Also in the news today is… [Read more]