SIU Head Says Focus on Outcomes a Step to Control Opioids

Placing greater emphasis on medical outcomes instead of claim costs is one way that payers can help constrain the prevalence of opioids in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to the manager of the Special Investigations and Complex Claims Units for the City and County of San Francisco.Ruth Morentz said she believes ensuring that the medical care for injured workers is focused on rehabilitation and improving function can help control the human costs of narcotic painkillers and at the same time potentially reduce the financial costs for employers.Morentz, who brings ...