Issues concerning chronic pain continue to dominate workers’ compensation claims across the United …
Claim Management
Effective Handling of Medical Only Workers’ Comp Claims
Medical only workers’ compensation claims are sometimes viewed as being unimportant and routine. …
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Mental Health Workers’ Comp Claims
Reducing costs is challenging when it comes to mental health workers' comp claims. This is based on …
Evaluating Medical Evidence to Make Better Decisions
Members of the claim management team are called upon to evaluate the medical evidence and determine …
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Durable Medical Equipment Often Overlooked for Cost Containment
Self-insured employers who are trying to control the cost of medical care within their workers’ …
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Writing an Effective Independent Vocational Evaluation Letter
Independent vocational evaluations (IVE) are used to assist members of the claims …
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Surveillance is Often Used Incorrectly
Members of the claim management team need to be creative when investigating workers’ compensation …
Avoid Workers’ Comp Penalties and Other Pit Falls
Members of the workers’ compensation claims management team are on the front line when it comes to …
ODG Announces Release of Job Profiler Powered by MyAbilities Into Its Industry-Leading Guidelines
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ODG, an MCG Health company, (USA) has announced a …
Five Clues an Injured Employee is Dragging Out Their Workers Compensation Claim
Now and then one comes across a claimant who knows the twists and turns of the workers’ …
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5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Workers’ Comp Adjuster
Depending on past experience with workers' comp adjusters, you may or may not have an accurate …
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18 Items in Your Work Comp Adjuster’s Three-Point Contact
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of and adjusters initial handling of a workers’ compensation claim is the …
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4 Ways to Discover Repeat Workers’ Comp Claim Offenders
Most employees injured at work are honest and want to recover and return to their jobs as soon as …
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Catastrophic Claims Handling Part 2: Team Approach, Preserve the Scene
Handling any workers’ compensation claims can be a challenge, but it is especially the case in …
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7 Strategies to Jump Start Workers’ Comp Delayed Recovery Claims
A company may have the best injury-management program possible, yet still, have claims …
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Workers’ Comp Retraining: How to Review A Proposed Plan
Workers’ comp retraining claims made by injured workers can be expensive and …
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7 Ways to Avoid Mega Workers’ Comp Claims
“There was an uptick in the number of mega workers’ comp claims in Accident Year (AY) 2016,” …
5 Questions to Investigate the Mechanism of Injury
Members of the claims management team are required to conduct diligent investigations into workers’ …
3 Common Defenses Against Illegitimate Workers’ Comp Claims
Members of the claim management team need to be proactive when reviewing their workers’ …
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Understand the Legal Basics of Workers’ Comp Claim Denials
One of the most important and often difficult roles of a claim handler is to issue a workers’ comp …
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