Leaders Speak

By Deborah Robinson Stewart, National Manager of Medicare Set-Asides, Genex Services In its simplest form, the Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) is a pool of funding reserved for future accident‑related treatment once a workers’ compensation case is settled. However, because of its complex nature, some employers will go the MSA route when there are better options available,… [Read more]

By: Mark Debus, Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist, Sedgwick We can never forget that at the center of every workers’ compensation claim is a person facing a devastating or challenging injury. Using empathy to connect with an injured employee throughout the claims process is an approach that is leading to more positive outcomes. In short, when… [Read more]

By: Mark Debus, Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist, Sedgwick Caring counts. In fact, when it comes to showing empathy and compassion for injured workers, a personal approach can have a marked impact on outcomes – for the individual, for their family and for the employer. When claims are managed with the injured workers’ needs in mind,… [Read more]

By Bob Smith, CEO at Priority Care Solutions, a division of Genex Services When employees sustain complex, severe or catastrophic injuries, they may require home health services. Today, there are significant challenges facing home health, which could affect our industry’s ability to meet the home care needs of injured employees. We must be aware of… [Read more]

By Ted Smith, Senior VP of National Sales at Priority Care Solutions, a division of Genex Services In workers’ compensation, diagnostic imaging – such as an MRI, CT, or PET scan – is often the first critical step to assess the severity of an injury and to develop a treatment plan for prompt recovery and… [Read more]

By Anita Jovic, RN, BSN, MBA, Vice President of Operations, HomeCare Connect Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be devastating for the injured worker and their loved ones. Considered one of the most complex types of catastrophic injuries within workers’ compensation, TBI is an injury to the head that disrupts the normal function of… [Read more]

By Jan A. Saunders, CPO, LPO, In House Clinical Director of Prosthetics & Orthotics, HomeCare Connect When a work injury results in an amputation, payers need to act quickly. Early intervention, counseling and education, and delivering the right care – especially the right prosthesis – at the right time dramatically improve outcomes and reduce costs.… [Read more]

By Dr. Jacob Lazarovic, Chief Medical Officer, MyAbilities As I discussed in last week’s post, we now have the technological capability to produce job profiles that describe the functional characteristics of every job type within an organization down to the last detail. Employers can use these for more efficient hiring and training practices, ergonomic improvements… [Read more]

By Dr. Jacob Lazarovic, Chief Medical Officer, MyAbilities Wouldn’t it be great if employers had a crystal ball to know which workers would be most likely to be injured in a particular job? Think of the possibilities for companies. They could use this knowledge to: Hire the job candidate that is best suited for the… [Read more]

By Marques Torbert, CEO, Ametros Selfish. Entitled. Demanding. Addicted to technology. These are a few words and phrases commonly used to describe millennials. Those reluctant to accept millennials are frequently turned off by their perspective and their working styles but millennials now represent a generation with increasing importance in our homes, at our workplaces, and… [Read more]