Insights
Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) User Guide Updates and MSP Portal Enhancements
3 MIN READ
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization.
Using Risk Prediction Technology to Move Claims Forward
Technology is playing a larger role in helping comp claims progress. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Bobbie Doyle, director of utilization management at Genex, explains the ins and outs of a program designed to do just that. It’s called Referral Expert.
Aggregate Trends for Top 10 Therapeutic Classes in 2019
1 MIN READ
In 2019, the top 10 therapeutic classes accounted for 76.8% of all scripts and 79.6% of all costs.
Tips for Keeping Insurance Professionals Engaged While Working Remotely [Infographic]
As the global workforce trends towards remote work environments, employers need to learn how to navigate a new normal. Supervisors are now responsible for remote workforce management, which comes with its own set of unique challenges and opportunities. If your team has recently started working remotely, several key tips and strategies will help you encourage productivity and keep your teams on task.
Using the ODG’s Treatment Analyzer on Outcomes to Improve RTW
Workers’ comp professionals rely on the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) to help guide the return-to-work process for injured employees. And one of the ways ODG has helped boost this effort is through its Treatment Analyzer on Outcomes or TAO Index. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Mariellen Blue joins us to explain the ins and outs of TAO.
COVID-19-Related State Budget Shortfalls and Resulting Impacts to Workers’ Comp
6 MIN READ
The economic impacts associated with COVID-19 have been far-reaching and headline-grabbing: “Record levels of unemployment”, “Shuttered businesses”, “Idled and furloughed workers”. Economists have struggled to predict “What’s next?” (both short and long-term) amid an ever-shifting backdrop of varying virus case numbers, differing public policy/governmental responses, and unsettled consumer demand.
How QA Can Make or Break Your IME
6 MIN READ
The independent medical exam is a valuable tool to move claims forward. But even the slightest error in the review process can make a big difference. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Donna Bradshaw, vice president of IME services at Genex, explains why a strong quality assurance (QA) program is vital to any IME service.