Industry Insights
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Langham: PDMP Success and Doctor-Shopping | 04/20/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Reuters reported in February that we are losing "91 Americans" per day to overdose. Interestingly, "since 1999, deaths from prescription opioids have quadrupled,&qu...Read More | |||
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Langham: Nero May Be Fiddling; What Are You Doing? | 04/11/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Automation is back in the news this week. It is not a new subject for this blog. I find this topic fascinating, and in some respects it reminds me of the idiom of Nero "fiddling while Rome burns." ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Comp Laude Nominations Are Open | 04/07/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| It is that time of year again. Time to make nominations for the Comp Laude awards. ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: The Psychosocial Buzz Is Getting Louder | 04/05/2017 | ||
| By: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| “We know the single greatest roadblock to timely work injury recovery and controlling claim costs. And it’s not overpriced care, or doubtful medical provider quality, or even litigation. It is the negative impact of personal expectations, behaviors and predicaments that can&n...Read More | |||
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Langham: PDMP and Opioids in Ohio | 03/27/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent article in the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association caught my eye, "Strategies and policies to address the opioid epidemic: A case study of Ohio." The issue is se...Read More | |||
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Langham: Defense Fees, Loss Cost and More | 03/22/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| I recently had the opportunity to discuss workers' compensation with an attendee at a legislative meeting. The attendee explained to me a perception that workers' compensation insurance companies in Florida defend compensation cases too extensively. This attendee perceived that there is a...Read More | |||
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Langham: Wondering Whether to Object? | 03/16/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Array | |||
| Do parties in litigation have a right to speak their piece? ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: Who Knew? Medical Marijuana Works (at Least for Chronic Pain) | 03/13/2017 | ||
| By: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Dr. Dean Hashimoto is a highly respected researcher and teacher, practicing at Massachusetts’ Partners Health Care (think Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital) and teaching at Boston College Law School. At WCRI’s Annual Conference March 2, his topic was "Medical Mariju...Read More | |||
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Langham: Compelling Florida Fee Petitions | 03/10/2017 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Florida First District Court of Appeal in September 2016 rendered Law Offices of William Souza v. Truly Nolan. It is an interesting analysis that has answered a few questions, but perh...Read More | |||
| Langham: Another 2017 Legislative Discussion | 03/03/2017 | ||
| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It is Thursday, March 2, and the Florida regular legislative session begins next Tuesday, March 7. It will run no later than May 5, 2017. The Florida Constitution limits regular sessions of the Legisl...Read More | |||
