Broadspire® Executives Discuss Innovation on 21st Century Business
Watch the Segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSBlXzxa5I.
ATLANTA (September 9, 2013) — Broadspire’s Erica Fichter, senior vice president, Medical Management and Candy Raphan, director, Medical Services, will be featured in a segment on the business cable television program 21st Century Business, which focuses on profiling innovations in business. Broadspire is a leading third party administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and medical management services. Read more…
Workers’ Compensation Catastrophic Claims Management
In this podcast, Ringler Radio host Larry Cohen and co-host, Duke Wolpert talk with special guest, John Fostik, Principal of Battery Hill Consulting, to discuss a variety of important topics within the workers’ compensation arena. John spotlights structured settlement planning, the National Council on Compensation Insurance Report (NCCI Report), workers’ compensation catastrophic claims management and the use of structured settlements. Listen to Podcast…
How to Tap the Secret Power of ICD-9’s
The medical portion of Workers’ Compensation claims now meets or exceeds 60% of claim costs. That fact alone should easily convince payers to focus on the rich medical information in their data. Very powerful information residing in claims data is virtually untouched—diagnostic codes in the form of ICD-9’s. The problem is few in the industry really understand ICD-9’s or in what ways they could inform powerful medical management.
ICD defined
ICD-9 codes are not unique to Workers’ Compensation. ICD-9’s are the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). They are a standardized method of describing injuries, illnesses, and related issues worldwide. Read more…
11th Circuit Appellate Court Rules Government’s Lawsuit Untimely
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rendered its decision on United States v. Stricker et al., finding that under the applicable statutory provisions and federal regulations, the government’s action under the MSP Act accrued on October 29, 2003, when $275 million was transferred by the defendants to the plaintiffs’ lawyers. Since the government filed its lawsuit on December 1, 2009, even if the longer six-year limitations period applied, the government’s action was untimely. Read more…
Front and Center Again: Bloggers Speak Out on the State of Workers’ Compensation
They’re back! If you missed them last year, you’ll want to catch these high-profile workers’ comp bloggers as they present their opinions on some of the most pressing issues of the day. Specific topics will be chosen by members of our LinkedIn group. It’s sure to be full of information, fun – and surprises!
Session takeaways: Hear a variety of viewpoints on workers’ comp trends from industry veterans & learn some of the newest initiatives and their impacts on injured workers and employers
Take a look at the full agenda at the National Workers Compensation & Disability Conference to see it all!
Author Michael B. Stack, CPA, Director of Operations, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. is an expert in employer communication systems and part of the Amaxx team helping companies reduce their workers compensation costs by 20% to 50%. He is a writer, speaker, and website publisher. www.reduceyourworkerscomp.com. Contact: mstack@reduceyourworkerscomp.com.
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