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New - ACOEM's APG-I Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines Online
APG-I is ACOEM’s latest web based application that includes a more searchable interface allowing greater functionality of chapters that are updated with ACOEM's improved evidence-based methodology. This online tool will dramatically improve the usability of ACOEM’s Practice Guidelines and It also provides users with first access to chapters as they are updated.
Workers Compensation Prescription Drug Study: 2011 Update (PDF)
In 2010, NCCI identified a sudden and significant growth in the share of workers compensation drugs dispensed by physicians. Workers compensation medical costs per claim average more than $6,000 and soar to nearly $25,000 for lost-time claims. This update examines workers compensation prescription drug (Rx) use, a medical expense that makes up 19% of all workers compensation medical costs.
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Illinois, 11th Edition
Escalating workers’ compensation medical expenses have focused the attention of policymakers and stakeholders on the drivers of these costs.
The benchmarks in this report help identify where changes in treatment patterns may be occurring, where medical payments per claim or utilization may be atypical compared with other study states, or where, because of underutilization of medical services there may be concerns about access to care.
Key questions addressed in this report include:
* How do medical prices, payments and utilization per claim differ across states for similar injuries and workers?
* How have medical prices, payments and utilization per claim changed over time within each state, and what are the major drivers of those changes?
Progressive Medical White Paper Addresses Medical Foods in Workers’ Compensation
WESTERVILLE, Ohio--Progressive Medical, Inc. (http://www.progressive-medical.com) released a new white paper, “Managing the Medical Foods Dilemma.” The white paper addresses the increasing role medical foods play in workers’ compensation and the surrounding concern due to lack of conclusive clinical evidence to validate medical foods’ effectiveness. The paper also offers insight to how payors can proactively control utilization of medical foods and manage expenses.
Progressive Medical: Reducing Narcotics Abuse in Workers' Comp
On-the-job injuries often involve chronic pain and long-term liability for workers’ compensation payors. Many times, pain from a chronic injury is treated with narcotics. According to the 2010 Progressive MedicalDrug Spend Analysis, narcotic spending accounts for 34 percent of workers’ compensation medication expenses.1 And while narcotics can be beneficial in the treatment plan for a patient in pain, there are serious risks involved when they are not used properly.
Healthcare Solutions Identifies Workers’ Comp Future Trends and Potential Impacts PDF
Healthcare Solutions, a medical cost management firm, released a paper on May 3, 2011, at the annual conference of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), identifying 10 emerging trends in medical treatment of workplace injuries.
Healthcare Strategies for an Ageing Society
Piecing the Patient Together
Human Resources
Violence in the Workplace presented by PMA
Why Good Reporting Is Vital to the Health of Your Email System
Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions
Leveling the Field: Powerful Software Solutions for Midsize Companies
Getting started with e-learning
Employment Law
A Checkup for FMLA Compliance: Overcome the Challenges of Tracking and Managing FMLA
Improving the Informed Consent Process
Work Comp
Liberty Mutual Identifies 10 Leading Causes of Disabling Workplace Injuries (PDF)
2nd Injury Report: 2011 Status Report (PDF)
IWCC's Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
Illinois has become one of the most expensive states in the country in workers’ compensation premium
costs. We ranked 23rd in 2004, but in 2010 we became the 3rd most expensive state. The good news is
that the 2011 legislation produced future savings and a mid-year 9% advisory insurance rate decrease.
Workers’ Compensation Outlook presented by CorVel (PDF)
The past few years have been challenging in workers’ compensation. Medical care inflation is estimated to increase 4.2% in 2011 and will likely outpace general inflation. This suggests there will be continued pressure on medical severity and an aging workforce will further affect medical costs. While many anticipate economic recovery over the next 12-24 months, employers are still looking for new ways to get ahead of claims costs.
3 Simple Steps to REV UP Your "Stay at Work/Return to Work" Program
10 Ways to Find Lost Money in Workers’ Comp Loss Run ReportsSafety/OSHA
How the ABC's of Leadership Behavior Impact Safety Management Systems
Carbon Monoxide Hazards from Small Gasoline Powered Engines
Personal Protective And Life Saving Equipment
Enterprise Risk Management: Keeping People, Assets, and the Environment Safe
