Help Combat Opioid Misuse
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The worst drug overdose crisis in U.S. history is driving policymakers to declare opioid-use disorder a national emergency and to seek new ways to battle the epidemic. The workers’ compensation industry must likewise step up efforts to protect patients and better understand how the number one drug class among injured workers affects return-to-work and quality of life.
Winners to be announced at the P&C Conference in October
We are excited to announce the winners of our first annual Mitchell mPower Awards at our P&C conference, October 18, 2017. With a focus on delivering better outcomes for their customers, this years’ winners transformed processes and innovated services resulting in a positive impact on their business.
Building a Strong Company Culture For Better Outcomes, Brand Beliefs, and Behaviors.
Culture isn’t accidental. It takes a conscious commitment from leadership across the company to decide what they want the company experience to be and deliberate action to drive it into all aspects of the business—including the employee and customer experience.
Guidewire Connections 2017
Guidewire Connections is the conference for people who use Guidewire applications, the Guidewire platform, and Guidewire collaboration tools to inspire their teams to do new and amazing things that...
Mitchell 2018 mPower Conference
Join us for Mitchell’s premier customer conference, the 2018 Mitchell mPower Conference, an exclusive, three-day event specifically for insurers and collision repair executives.
Value-Based Contracting
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Value-based contracting (VBC) is one of the most talked-about topics at conferences, in stewardship meetings, and in workers’ compensation requests for proposal (RFPs). But for all the discussion around the term, one thing seems missing: a common definition. VBC seems fairly straight-forward to most observers and that might be part of the problem. Indeed, ask a half dozen people what value-based contracting means and you’ll get as many answers.
Telemedicine - Telehealth
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Once upon a very different time, doctors arrived at one’s doorstep carrying a black bag packed with a thermometer, a stethoscope, and other tools — but that hasn’t been standard operating procedure for recent generations. Today, millennials and others who have never had a health care provider in their living room are benefiting from virtual house calls, which can help increase access to clinicians, facilitate appropriate care and support better outcomes. Marrying clinical support and technology can have many benefits, and it is time to apply them to workers’ compensation.