Leaders Speak

As 2021 winds down with the approach of the holidays, it seems like an appropriate time to feature some of the top content that has been provided by Leaders from the industry for our Leaders Speak section (perfect for fireside reading!). So, as we prep to bring you more great thought leadership in 2022, check… [Read more]

By John C. Peters, PhD, Chief Science Officer, Gain Life This series —with input from top industry veterans—will outline how key cognitive and behavioral science constructs about how people think, feel, make decisions, and act the way they do can be used to improve your organization’s claim outcomes. Part one of this series dove into… [Read more]

By Mike McKinley, Director of Product Development, Coventry Every day, technology is changing the way we experience the world around us. Our phones can feel like digital extensions of our brains. We converse with smart devices and assent to prompts put up by algorithms about what to watch and what to buy. It’s all powered… [Read more]

By Mike McKinley, Director of Product Development, Coventry After nearly two years of pandemic-induced hardship, making things easy feels more important than ever. This desire for simplicity extends to how we treat injured workers. One way to remove barriers from the process of getting people back on the job after an injury is through greater… [Read more]

By Lori Daugherty, CEO, Ascellus The previous article, “The Prevalence of Concussion in the Workplace and Why It Should Be Addressed,” discussed the causes and symptoms of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), 24% of which occur in the workplace. Concussions, a mild form of TBI, (mTBI) are often due to trips, falls, falling objects, motor vehicle… [Read more]

By Lori Daugherty, CEO, Ascellus Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the chief causes of death and disability worldwide, affecting sixty-nine million people each year. Concussion affects between 1.6 to 3.8 million Americans annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and can result in a mild TBI (mTBI). Despite the “mild”… [Read more]

By Anita Jovic, RN, BSN, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Operations, HomeCare Connect Claims for injured workers with severe burns can cost as much as $10 to $15 million, according to NCCI. Understandably, most costs occur in the hospital setting, but there are still opportunities to clinically manage costs once the injured employee comes home.… [Read more]

By Anita Jovic, RN, BSN, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Operations, HomeCare Connect More than 22,600 burn injuries requiring employees to take time off work occurred in 2019, according to the US Bureau Labor Statistics. The type of burns involving lost time tend to be second to fourth degree burns. Second degree burns range from… [Read more]

By Nina Smith, President of Customer and Marketing Operations of Enlyte It’s surprising to note that while our country was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic that U.S. businesses were simultaneously going through an unprecedented level of consolidation. According to Statista, from June 2020 to June 2021, there were 16,672 mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals –… [Read more]

By Nina Smith, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Casualty Solutions, Mitchell If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of being able to adapt. It’s been about 19 months now since COVID-19 was first declared a national emergency in the U.S. Within this span of time, our industry has had to… [Read more]