Worldwide Business Network Chronic Pain Management & Other News Tidbits

Worldwide Business Network w/ Kathy Ireland: Chronic Pain Management

For many injured workers chronic pain can give way to the overuse of pain medications, prolonging the functional restoration and well-being of the individual. Watch Broadspire Executive VP of Medical Management on a Fox Business segment discuss pain management and early intervention services which put the right processes in place to successfully return injured workers to work.

Tower MSA Partners Selects Patricia Smith as EVP, Clinical Operations

Patricia Smith, RN, BSN, MSCC, CDMS, CLCP has joined Tower MSA Partners as executive vice president of Clinical Operations. In this role, Smith reviews and monitors clinical trends related to Medicare coverage criteria within the confines of Medicare Secondary Payer compliance, develops clinical strategies to support company’s pre- and post-Medicare Set-Aside intervention workflow and manages all clinical and pharmaceutical oversight teams.

Chicago Area Settlement Planning Consultant joins Ringler

Ringler, the nation’s largest settlement planning company in the nation, is pleased to announce that Derek J. Perkins, CSSC, of Rockford, Illinois, is joining Ringler as a Settlement Planning Consultant. Mr. Perkins joined the Structured Settlement industry after an extensive career in Finance as a former CPA and having held a management position at Protiviti’s Credit Risk Management practice. His success in settlement services is directly attributed to his financial background that helps to bring credibility to the table.

4 recent updates to the drug pipeline

Over the past month, Express Scripts’ Emerging Therapeutics team focused on four new drug approvals. n February 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gammaplex® 10% (immune globulin intravenous [human], 10% liquid). It is indicated to treat adults who have primary immunodeficiency (PI) or chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The manufacturer, Bio Products Laboratory, also markets Gammaplex® 5% (immune globulin intravenous [human], 5% liquid in the U.S. Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs), are used as replacement for patients who have immunoglobulin deficiencies. They are dosed by weight. For treating PI, one Gammaplex 10% infusion is recommended every three to four weeks.

Do What You Love, Where You Love Doing It

Work and play is what life is all about. Wouldn’t it be great to take care of people who work in all types of industries and not worry about billing them? While doing what you love, where you love to be?

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Author Michael Stack, Principal, COMPClub, Amaxx LLC. He is an expert in workers compensation cost containment systems and helps employers reduce their work comp costs by 20% to 50%. He works as a consultant to large and mid-market clients, is co-author of Your Ultimate Guide To Mastering Workers Comp Costs, a comprehensive step-by-step manual of cost containment strategies based on hands-on field experience, and is founder of COMPClub, an exclusive member training program on workers compensation cost containment best practices.

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