Industry Insights
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Walls: Is Telemedicine the Last Frontier for WC? | 05/31/2019 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Telemedicine makes it possible for injured employees to reach a qualified clinician from home or the work site, providing a promising alternative that ensures early treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: It Has to Be on the Menu | 05/30/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Office of Judges of Compensation Claims clerks recently got an order to change the carrier on a particular case, from “AIG Claims” to “Commerce & Industry Insurance Co./AIG Claims.” ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hey, Work Comp Payers — Do Your Job | 05/29/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Has any workers’ comp insurer, excess carrier, state fund or any self-insured employer sued opioid manufacturers, distributors or dispensers? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Involving the Physician in Return-to-Work Risk Management | 05/28/2019 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A huge risk return-to-work risk management failure begins when the physician evaluates the injured employee for a light- or full-duty release. ...Read More | |||
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Walls: Taking Aim at Workplace Violence | 05/24/2019 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workplace violence can happen any time and anywhere. A session at the recent RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition reviewed a spectrum of workplace violence risk management tactics, including red flags that can foreshadow an event, and training on what to do if it does occur. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Reflections on a Workplace Manslaughter Case | 05/23/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last summer, well-known podcaster Joe Rogan debated fellow podcaster and sometimes-libertarian Dave Rubin about the necessity of having and enforcing building code regulations (see the YouTube video ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Comparing Work Comp to Group Health | 05/22/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Barry Lipton, a senior actuary at the National Council on Compensation Insurance, did a quick review of a few ways work comp and group health differ, and how they are sometimes comparable. ...Read More | |||
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7 Safety Trends for Today's Workplace | 05/21/2019 | |
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| By: Insurance Thought Leadership | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Monumental changes in how and where work is performed create new risk and safety challenges. The recent session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition examined emerging workplace risks and effective safety strategies to address them. Speakers included Larry Pearlman, sen...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: Reneging on AB 1107 | 05/20/2019 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | |||
| In its original form, Assembly Bill 1107 was supposed to give relief to injured workers who were being wrongly denied access to treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Mesothelioma and Asbestos in the News | 05/17/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2018, I penned Territorial Jurisdiction in Workers' Compensation. The litigation mentioned there involved a cancerous condition called mesothelioma. That post included a link to the...Read More | |||
