Industry Insights
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Goldstein: FDA Takes Interest in Compounded Medications | 04/15/2019 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 3, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram, issued a ...Read More | |||
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Young: Remember IBR? | 04/12/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After the 2012 reforms, most of the attention went to independent medical review and the huge volume of utilization review disputes that wound up on the doorstep of Maximus, the Division of Workers' Compensation's IMR provider. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Winning the Zero Sum Game | 04/11/2019 | |
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| Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many negotiators approach resolution as a zero sum game. Each side’s gain or loss is exactly equal to the other party’s gain or loss. Viewing the resources available as limited can obstruct getting to settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Nonsmokers Suffer From COPD | 04/10/2019 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Approximately 25% of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have never smoked, and workplace exposures likely contribute to much of their disease. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: The End of a Relationship | 04/09/2019 | |
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| Source: David Langham | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The more intense the relationship, the more intense perhaps its dissolution. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What Worked Then Works Now | 04/08/2019 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 1992, workers' compensation case managers were finding their patients were often unable to get to their doctor’s office, physical therapy appointments or to the drug store to get their prescriptions filled. Many didn’t have their own vehicles or relied on friends, fam...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Automated Claims Handling? It's Coming | 04/05/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You know, dear readers, our workers’ compensation system is darn near perfect. Really, it is. Stop laughing. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Are State's Undocumented Workers Covered by WC? It's Complicated | 04/04/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In a remarkable case just decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court, Sandoval v. Williamson, the court concluded that a provision in the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, “wh...Read More | |||
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Bobik: It's Groundhog Day for WC Claims Handling | 04/03/2019 | |
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| Source: John Bobik | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The popularity of the 1993 Bill Murray movie rendered the phrase “Groundhog Day” with a common reference to a continually occurring unpleasant situation, according to Wikipedia. ...Read More | |||
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Fein: Visions of Safety and Pictures of Success | 04/02/2019 | |
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| Source: Lewis Fein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Sight is the savior of the insurance industry. Lew...Read More | |||
