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Claim Management
Distinguished Panel to Discuss Opioid Alternatives at WCRI’s 2020 Conference
Cambridge, MA― The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced today that a …
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SSDI, Reverse Offsets, and Prescription Drugs in WC Settlements
Cost mitigation is a significant key to a successful workers' compensation program. …
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What The Super Bowl Taught Us About Workers’ Comp Claims
Even though the Kansas city chiefs were down by 10 points late in the second half of last …
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Diversity in Workers’ Comp Claims Management
The ever-changing American workforce presents many challenges for claim management teams as they …
3 Ways TPAs Use Analytics to Drive Better Claim Outcomes
Third-party administrators are often considered an integral part of the claims management process. …
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Understanding Work Comp in the Healthcare Industry
Interested stakeholders in the healthcare industry face many unique challenges in terms of finding …
Create System to Gather All Needed Workers’ Comp Claim Information
Garbage in; Garbage out! If you are putting garbage into your workers' compensation program, it …
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Case Study: $5,000 in Savings from Non-Profit Return to Work Option
The longer an injured worker is out of work, the less likely he is ever to return. Statistics show …
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4 Quick Tips to Get Adjusters to Follow Account Handling Instructions
A well-done set of account handling instructions can be the very foundation on which a highly …
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First Report of Injury Accuracy Critical for Workers Comp Success
Risk managers and workers’ compensation managers normally delegate the job of filling out the First …
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Two Key Tactics to Avoid “Creeping Catastrophic” Workers’ Comp Claims
We know that aside from traumatic injuries, the vast majority of workplace injuries heal as …
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Use Orebro Pain Questionnaire to Prevent Creeping Catastrophic Claims
Do you know that up to 80% of workers compensation costs are caused by only 5% of workers' …
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Dealing with Idiopathic Injuries
Members of the claim management team are called upon to make important decisions at the inception …
Dispute Questionable Workers Comp Claims
Notwithstanding conventional wisdom, 80-90% of all workers’ compensation claims are initially …
Ensuring TPA Quality Control of Adjusters
Quality control does not just apply to files; it can also apply to the personnel handling files. …
Honesty In Work Comp Claim Reporting – A Claim Handler’s Point of View
Note: The following article was written by an experienced claim handler who wishes to remain …
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How To Ensure Your Adjuster Is Being All They Can Be
If you have ever felt an adjuster assigned to one of your workers’ compensation claims was not …
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Can You Spot the Workers Comp Fraud Red Flags?
Combating fraud in workers’ compensation claims is a skill that can prevent much frustration and …
Pro-Actively Stop Workers’ Comp Fraud Before It Starts
Large workers’ compensation insurers will have a special investigations unit (SIU) dedicated to …
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