The consequences of initial care direction Accurate initial care direction can make all the difference in the outcome of a workers' compensation claim. When experienced clinicians are engaged and referencing proven triage guidelines, their guidanc…
The 2015 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) is just three weeks away. This year thousands of people will come together in Orlando from August 23 - 26 to learn and exchange ideas about challenges facing our industry and opportuni…
A commercial ran recently where a man getting in his car sees a sticky note on his window. When he reads the note it says, "you are going to have a heart attack today." The voiceover states, "It's too bad we aren't notified when we are going to hav…
Recent reports about the cost and utilization of compounded drugs in workers' compensation programs have many people in the industry concerned and talking – and for good reasons. Various studies have shown that the average cost per compounded medi…
Technological advancements in medical care are happening with lightning speed these days and changing the delivery of healthcare. We've included "Advancements in Medical Care" among Sedgwick's Foresight for '14 topics and believe it will significan…
I attended the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2014 conference this week along with over 35,000 attendees and 1,200 vendors participating from all over the world. It was clear that this is the true mecca of heal…