Industry Insights
Paduda: On Chronic Pain and Opioids, State Fund Is Getting It Done | 09/02/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has made impressive progress in the quest to reduce inappropriate opioid use, progress that has undoubtedly saved countless lives, helping thousands of workers regain their livelihoods while protecting their families. ...Read More | |||
Parsa: Don't Overlook Important Changes to Service Regulations | 08/17/2022 | ||
By: Patrick Parsa | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
COVID-19 has made several obvious changes to the workers’ compensation system that we are all familiar with by now, from far fewer in-person hearings to almost every deposition being conducted virtually. ...Read More | |||
Preston: Safety 101: Six Minutes on the Basics | 07/28/2022 | ||
By: Eric Preston | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The biggest part of your safety on the job is up to you. Taking your role seriously in preventing accidents at work will help you avoid most situations that could result in painful and time-consuming injuries. Paying attention to the basics of personal job safety is fundamental to a healthy ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Golden State's Med-Legal Mess | 07/22/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In the esoteric world of workers’ comp, California’s medical-legal problems rank near the top of issues bound to frustrate/infuriate. ...Read More | |||
Phillips: Self-Represented Litigants: Look at the Rules | 06/30/2022 | ||
By: Judge Allen Phillips | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The right to self-representation has been part of American jurisprudence since the beginnings of our nation. Indeed, the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided that “in all the courts of the United States, the parties may plead and manage their own causes personally or by the assistance of counsel....Read More | |||
Paduda: Single-Payer Health Insurance and Workers' Comp | 06/17/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Recently, the National Council on Compensation Insurance's Laura Kersey penned a piece about key legislative trends, one of which was single-payer health insurance. Good research work....Read More | |||
Paduda: Those Damn Facility Fees | 06/08/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
If you are a work comp payer, you don’t have to pay those ridiculous facility fees when care is delivered outside the hospital — at least not in Pennsylvania. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Invasion of the Techies | 05/20/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
Artificial intelligence. Blockchain. Wearables. Smartphones. Chatbots. Various combinations thereof. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Sedgwick Buys Orchid Medical | 05/19/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Sedgwick has acquired Orchid Medical in what is the giant third-party administrator's latest move to add more services to its portfolio. Sedgwick hasn’t posted the announcement as of this writing. When it does, it should be ...Read More | |||
Paduda: NCCI's State of the Industry 2022 | 05/12/2022 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Work comp is still way overpriced, incredibly profitable, and the industry — defined as total revenues — is a lot smaller than it appears. ...Read More | |||