Treatment of chronic pain cases with chronic opioid therapy has created a costly conundrum for patients, providers and payers. As a chronic pain management involves a complex interaction between somatic, visceral and neuropathic pain with multiple psychosocial comorbid factors, physicians use multiple treatment approaches to manage chronic pain, including: medications, physicial therapy, exercise, massage, psychological… [Read more]
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One Call Medical’s Proprietary Analytics Reveal Typical Payer Experiences Two-Thirds “Unmanaged” Diagnostic Radiology Referrals in Workers’ Compensation
OCM addresses challenge with “Smart” Diagnostic Management Program, which doubles a payer’s “managed” referrals for optimal savings, efficiency, and quality Parsippany, NJ (August 3, 2010)–WorkCompWire– – One Call Medical (OCM), the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic testing (including MRI and CT scans) and specialty services (e.g. transportation and interpretation), today announced findings from its Diagnostic… [Read more]