Experts Say Adjusters Must Pay Close Attention to Opioid Use

By Jim Sams, Senior EditorLAS VEGAS – Treatment guidelines exist that can prevent injured workers suffering from chronic pain from becoming drug addicts, if only doctors would follow them.Because they often don't, experts offered advice on how to manage the use of opioids for treating pain during the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday.Dr. Kathryn Mueller, medical director for the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, said claims adjusters need to pay careful attention starting from the day of ...