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The RxProfessor: An Advocacy Success

October 2, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical An article in the June 2020 edition of CLM Magazine entitled “Be Kind and Keep It Simple” piqued my interest in the success of an advocacy program at Fidelity National Financial in Jacksonville, FL. Specifically, the nationwide director of safety and claims management who was responsible for envisioning… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: Appropriate, Not Zero, Opioids

September 25, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical In recognition that September is international Pain Awareness Month (“#MyPainPlan focuses on the vital importance of an individualized, multidisciplinary, multimodal approach to pain care”), I am republishing my August 3, 2017 LinkedIn blogpost entitled “Appropriate, Not Zero, Opioids.” It is as relevant and true on September 21, 2020… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: A Bunch of Mores

September 4, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical COVID-19 has obviously had a dramatic impact on our country – in fact, the entire planet. It seemingly has touched every aspect of every person’s life and livelihood, some more than others. The trickledown effect has been something unimaginable even for “black swan” scenarios. While much of the… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: Survive and Advance

August 14, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical I am not a creature of habit. That is both a positive (I adapt well to a changing environment) and a negative (there is very little that I do automatically). So you can imagine what it must be like when every day is almost exactly the same as… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: A Good Way to Live – Helping Others While Helping Yourself

July 31, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical I was pleased to lead the ideation and execution of Preferred Medical’s virtual 5K from June 25 through July 2. It was the first time either the company or myself had attempted such an event and it certainly was a learning experience (we will heed those lessons for… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: #PainSummit2020 Wisdom

July 24, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical I had the privilege of being on the faculty of the International Chronic Pain Virtual Summit that was held on June 18-19, 2020. It was an early start for me in Atlanta each day (4:00am Eastern Daylight Time) but very much worth the investment as every speaker had a deep and… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: COVID Costs

July 17, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical The costs of COVID-19 are obvious to those paying attention: more than 122,000 deaths (as of June 22), a historic rise in mental health problems (depression, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide), more than 45 million newly unemployed people (as of June 18), and a 52.8 percent… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: Prepare for the Fall

June 26, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical I think we can all agree that 2020 sucks. But as difficult as the first five months have been, “fall” in the title does not refer to civilization. Instead, it refers to the upcoming season from September 22 through December 21. How can we prepare for the future… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: A COVID-19 WFH (Retro-Pro)spective

May 29, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical Employers enacted BCP with HR and IT moving PDQ from WAO to WFH for COVID-19 … SMH. The world is filled with acronyms but the most important one right now, for every employer, is WFH (work from home). Because of shelter-in-place restrictions to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19,… [Read more]

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The RxProfessor: Complex Problems <> Simple Solution

May 22, 2020 - WorkCompWire

Mark Pew RxProfessor

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical Healthcare is complicated. Healthcare delivered as part of a workers’ compensation claim is even more complicated, for manifold reasons. But stakeholders often do not act as that’s the case because they look for a simple solution to complex problems. For those with the problem (in this case, an… [Read more]

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