Leaders Speak

By David Huth, Chief Operating Officer, Rising Medical Solutions In my first article, we looked at how advancements in the areas of psychosocial issue management, litigation strategies, and opioid prescribing have driven better claims performance in the past five years. In particular, we quantified what high performing claims organizations are doing significantly more of in… [Read more]

By David Huth, Chief Operating Officer, Rising Medical Solutions “Change” conflicts with the image that our field of workers’ compensation moves incrementally, at best. But if you look at what the better performing claims teams are doing, with changes over the past five years, you see a more dynamic reality. This is good news. Over… [Read more]

By Lori Daugherty, CEO, IMCS Group, Inc. Faster and better recoveries for injured workers, and spending our resources and money where it is most effective are the goals for the workers’ compensation system, now and in the future. What I’ve seen taking place in the workers’ compensation system over the last several decades makes me… [Read more]

By Lori Daugherty, CEO, IMCS Group, Inc. Payers are more in touch with the issues of the injured worker. That’s probably the biggest and most important change I’ve seen in 30+ years in the workers’ compensation system. That’s not to say the industry has not evolved; clearly, it has. There have been tremendous advancements in… [Read more]

By Pat Chavanu, Senior VP, National Accounts and Marketing at GENEX Services, LLC Last week, I shared news of Genex Services reaching a momentous milestone – 40 years serving the workers’ compensation industry. My last column reflected on key challenges that have occurred over those four decades which inspired the industry to evolve and adapt.… [Read more]

By Pat Chavanu, Senior VP, National Accounts and Marketing at GENEX Services, LLC This month Genex Services is celebrating its 40th anniversary, a significant accomplishment in this industry. For our company and staff, it’s a momentous occasion and cause for celebration. I personally have not been along for the entire ride but a weighty portion… [Read more]

By Phil Walls, RPh, Chief Clinical Officer, myMatrixx Breakthrough pain is typically defined as a sudden and usually brief flare-up or period of pain that occurs in a chronic pain patient that otherwise has been well managed with either narcotic or non-narcotic analgesics. In this discussion, we will focus on the use of long-acting opioids… [Read more]

By Cliff Belliveau, VP Business Intelligence, myMatrixx Historically, the steady growth of our Workers’ Compensation industry has been curated from trust, compassion and networking. As digital transformation occurs globally, our industry is embracing data and its value like never before. We have many opportunities within our system to move forward by transforming data into insights… [Read more]

By Linda Lane, President of Harbor Health Systems Many workers’ compensation (WC) programs use provider networks to leverage economical rates among those providers who agree to participate in them. Traditionally, WC programs wanted networks that were broad and deep to ensure appropriate scope and access to care. However, provider listings have arguably grown too large,… [Read more]

By Linda Lane, President of Harbor Health Systems On the whole, the workers’ compensation industry remains focused on reducing costs at the unit level. For example, prominent tactics still include negotiating a discount on fee schedules and striving to achieve a certain percentage of bill review savings. As an industry, we are aggressively working to… [Read more]