Life is precious! The disturbing news hit the press late last month about the alarming escalating rates of suicide in this country. The overall suicide rate rose by 24% from 1999 to 2014 according to the National Center for Health Stati…
Workers’ compensation is complex, process-intensive and sometimes confusing -- as we in the industry know. When an injured employee who is unfamiliar with it attempts to navigate the system, the complexities can be daunting, sometimes leading to fr…
Last Wednesday, over 170 women and – yes, men as well – gathered in Boston for The Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation workshop, and spent the day discussing “Creating an Advocacy-Based Claim Model.” While there will be a position paper coming…
Employers receiving news about the spread of the Zika virus may be considering the risk for their employees and potential claims filed by individuals who contract the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Z…
As we move into the new year, I am excited about all the great things I believe will happen in our industry. Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do at Sedgwick – from ensuring injured and ill workers have access to the right heal…
The idea of identifying and addressing risk factors for addiction as a means of prevention is not groundbreaking; this concept has existed since at least the 1970s. Unfortunately, there has not been much application of this concept to workers’ comp…
The “one stop shop” of convenience care offered by walk-in retail medical clinics has become popular with consumers and health insurers alike. This new model of care has been embraced by discount superstores like Walmart and Target, also known as big…