Leaders Speak

By James Sliwa, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, and Senior Vice President, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) Rehabilitation, unlike other medical specialties, has no equivalent to an objective blood test or an X-ray to help measure or direct the results of treatment. Current assessment tools are not well-equipped… [Read more]

By Dr. Mitch Freeman, Pharm.D. Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Mitchell Is your clinical program running at its best? When there are so many changes to track, from clinical and regulatory to business perspectives, it can be easy to overlook certain factors that could help optimize your program. As we continue into the… [Read more]

By Dr. Mitch Freeman, Pharm.D. Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Mitchell Are you seeing an increase of naloxone prescriptions in your workers’ compensation claims? This may become more common as states move to encourage the co-prescribing of naloxone with opioid prescriptions. As the U.S. continues to make headway in battling the opioid crisis,… [Read more]

By Michelle Despres, PT, CEAS II, CETS, National Product Leader for Physical Therapy, One Call Patient-centric – it is a topic we love to talk about in this industry. We want to do everything in our power to set injured workers up for success. What can we do to provide the most holistic care? What… [Read more]

By Michelle Despres, PT, CEAS II, CETS, National Product Leader for Physical Therapy, One Call No two physical therapy networks are the same. Quality should always be valued over quantity or price, but what differentiates a best-in-class network from a sufficient or merely adequate one is the ability to provide injured workers with timely access… [Read more]

By Michael Samogala, RN, CRRN, CBIS, Director of Education, NeuLife Rehab In light of the recent and continuing focus regarding brain injury, as well as the specialized care and post-acute rehabilitation that may be required, a brief discussion describing an outcome-based neurorehabilitation/neurobehavioral rehabilitation program’s components and process may be beneficial to the workers’ compensation provider.… [Read more]

By Michael Samogala, RN, CRRN, CBIS, Director of Education, NeuLife Rehab As we know from multiple sources published over decades, many addictive substances act in the brain to produce their euphoric effects, however, some can also cause significant brain damage due to seizures, stroke, and direct toxic effects on the brain cells themselves. Repeated drug… [Read more]

By Dr. Mitch Freeman, Pharm.D., Senior VP and Chief Clinical Officer, Mitchell Being aware of emerging trends in drug therapy is important for the successful management of any workers compensation program. Opioids and medical marijuana are the two topics that seem to dominate conversation, and this past year continued that trend. As an industry, what… [Read more]

By Brian Allen, VP of Government Affairs, Mitchell There’s no question that healthcare is at the forefront of many conversations as we head into 2020 and the next presidential election. From discussions of restructuring the healthcare system to combatting rising costs to continuing the fight against the opioid crisis, the topic is pervasive. A recent… [Read more]

By Jack Bailey, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Bailey Southwell & Co. While some business owners may initially think they need to be exclusively focused on financial metrics (revenue, gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, etc.), the value of a business transcends just numbers. In Part One of this piece last week, we discussed the first of… [Read more]