First Script saw continued decreasing opioid trends across our retail and mail-order programs in 2019, even while overall prescription trends saw a slight upward shift in utilization per claim and cost per claim. Even with these changes, opioids remain the #1 therapeutic class by usage and cost, however, 2019 marked the largest reduction of the last 5 years in the percentage of opioid scripts with greater than or equal to 90 MED. View the video blog here.
More stories
Workers' Comp
Article
What is Credentialing? Why Should I Care?
According to the
Workers' Comp
Article
Ask The Pharmacist: Tobacco’s Impact on Wound and Bone Healing in Workers’ Comp
What implications does tobacco use have on medical treatment and the process of healing in workers’ c
Workers' Comp
Article
Social and Behavioral Health Considerations for Referral to Field Case Management
Challenging cases often have more beneath the surface.
PC 360
In the News
Side Effects May Vary: Medical marijuana's unintended benefits to workers' comp
Workers' Comp
Article
The More You Know: Health Care Literacy’s Impact on Return to Work
Reducing delayed recovery costs starts with ensuring equal access to health care for injured employee
Mitchell
News Release
Leading Quebec Insurance Company Implements Mitchell Solutions to Provide Policyholders with a Fast, Efficient Claims Process
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Mitchell, an Enlyte company and leading technology and information provider for the