San Francisco, CA – The WCIRB has submitted its January 1, 2012 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) containing pure premium rates proposed to be effective January 1, 2012. These pure premium rates represent the anticipated cost of losses and loss adjustment expenses expected to be incurred on policies incepting… [Read more]
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PMSI Launches Online Support Tool for Workers’ Comp Claims Management
Tampa, Fla (PRWEB) – PMSI, one of the nation’s largest and most experienced companies focused on workers’ compensation today launched a new online resource center to help support the growing number of claims professionals working remotely. MyClaimsKit.com is a web-based portal where adjusters and case managers can find and access resources…[Continue Reading]
CorVel (CRVL) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
IRVINE, California – CorVel Corporation (NASDAQ: CRVL), a national provider of industry-leading workers’ compensation solutions, announced today that the Company will ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell in New York City on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. The Company will be commemorating its 20th anniversary as a public company being listed on the stock exchange.… [Read more]
WCRI Unveils Better Tool for Understanding Growth of Medical Prices in Workers’ Comp
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Over recent years the costs of medical treatment per claim for workers’ compensation injuries have been growing rapidly, in some jurisdictions due to growing medical prices. To help policy and business decision makers better understand this growth, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has created the Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation,… [Read more]
Mitchell Selects DataCare Case Management and Utilization Review Software
SAN JOSE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — After a thorough evaluation, Mitchell Workers’ Compensation Solutions has selected DataCare’s Utilization Review (UR) and Case Management Software for its managed care operations. Mitchell Workers’ Compensation Solutions, a division of Mitchell International, is a leading provider of workers’ compensation [Continue Reading]
Liberty Mutual Launches Next Gen Predictive Model for Workers’ Comp Claims
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To overcome a top challenge facing workers compensation brokers, agents and buyers, Liberty Mutual has introduced its next generation predictive model. That challenge? To quickly and accurately identify the small percentage of workers compensation claims at risk to drive the majority of total claim costs. Some of these high-cost claims are obvious from the… [Read more]
California Workers’ Compensation Benefits Decline
WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Workers’ compensation benefits for workers injured on the job in California decreased 1.6 percent to $9.3 billion in 2009, according to a study released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). In 2009 (the most recent year with complete data), the number of covered workers in California fell to 14.4… [Read more]
Healthcare Solutions Names Joe Boures Chief Operating Officer
Atlanta – Healthcare Solutions today announced the appointment of Joe Boures to the position of chief operating officer (COO). Boures joins the Atlanta-based company with extensive experience in executive management positions within the workers’ compensation market. In his new role as COO, Boures will provide direction and oversight for the company’s current and emerging product… [Read more]
CASA Comments on CA DWC Update to Ambulatory Surgery Center Fee Schedule
Yesterday afternoon, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted adjustments to the outpatient hospital departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the official medical fee schedule (OMFS). The changes conform to the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. These changes will take effect September 15, 2011… [Continue Reading]
Florida Governor: Strike Force Winning Pill Mill War Off the Streets
Miami, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott and other law enforcement officials announced today that since the launch of Florida’s Statewide Drug Enforcement Strike Force in late March, law enforcement has made 937 arrests, including 17 doctors, and seized 252,410 pharmaceutical pills, 34 vehicles, 47 weapons and $1,687,465. The Strike Force, led by chiefs and sheriffs… [Read more]