Industry Insights
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Moore: Huge Hidden Effect of Catastrophic Claims | 03/14/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Mark Walls of Safety National and the Work Comp Analysis Group on LinkedIn posted quite interesting articles over the last two weeks on the hidden effect of catastrophic workers' comp claims. Check out ...Read More | |||
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Zachry: Don't Let Workers' Comp System Be 'Silent Killer' | 03/13/2023 | |
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| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The four commonly designated “silent killers” are heart disease, prostate cancer, diabetes and hypertension. The one silent killer not listed is the failure to return to work after an industrial accident. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Why Your Facility Costs Are Increasing | 03/10/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Revenue cycle management. Joe Paduda ...Read More | |||
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Corder: Impact of a Slower Economy on Loss Control Programs | 03/09/2023 | |
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| By: Jeff Corder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| An economic recession is a widespread and prolonged downturn in economic activity. Economists use many factors to define when a country’s economy is in a recession, including two consecutive quarters of a negative GDP, industrial production and nonfarm payrolls. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Physical Medicine: the Adjusters' Bane | 03/08/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute's recent study and report on workers' comp physical medicine came as no surprise. After handling, consulting and performing studies on thousands of files, I noticed that when the cost of any medical treatment was reduced, the...Read More | |||
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Walls: Unprecedented Severity of Workers' Comp Claims | 03/07/2023 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There seems to be a common misconception that all workers’ compensation losses are flat to slightly improving. While that might be true for the frequency of smaller claims, it definitely is not the trend in the frequency and costs of large death and permanent total disability claims. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: End of an Era: Rescission of COVID Emergency Impacts Rules and Regs | 03/06/2023 | |
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| By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Tuesday marked the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency in California, as the executive order of March 4, 2020, has now been officially rescinded. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Trigger Warning | 03/02/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I love reading the California Workers’ Compensation Institute Bulletins, even if they make me want to tear my hair out and scream. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Employee May Not Recover UM Benefits | 03/01/2023 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| South Carolina’s exclusive remedy rule has prevented an employee from collecting $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident she was in while a passenger in a vehicle owned and driven by a co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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Tappin: COVID-19 in the Workplace: Updates on Legislation | 02/28/2023 | |
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| By: Crystal Tappin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As COVID-19 continues to linger in California, it remains an ongoing concern for state lawmakers. In response to this threat, California continues to provide updated regulations as it pertains to COVID in the workplace. This article will cover the recent updates adopted by the state. ...Read More | |||
