By Rebecca A. Shafer The majority of the quarter-million dollar and half-million dollar workers compensation claims have a secondary medical issue that complicates recovery and extends the length of time the employee is disabled. Personal medical problems such as obesity, smoking, poor physical condition and diabetes often complicate severe injuries, especially those involving surgical repair, …
Archives for 2011
Safety National Offers An Innovative Online Tool To Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs
The Workers’ Comp Kit® Offers Online Self-evaluations of Program Components, Cost Comparisons and Program Improvement Solutions Auguast 26, 2011 — Many employers today find themselves struggling to get their arms around their Workers’ compensation cost drivers. Naturally, clients of Safety National, a national multiline insurance carrier based in St. Louis, Missouri, are no different in …
Interstate Workers Compensation Insurance
What If You Operate or Do Business in More Than One State? If you are an employer domiciled in one state, but frequently or normally do work in other states including the monopolistic states (Ohio, Washington, North Dakota, and Wyoming – where the state government sells workers compensation insurance), the purchasing of workers compensation insurance …
Managing the Medical Foods Dilemma
Managing the Medical Foods Dilemma A Progressive Medical Services Study Medical foods are increasingly being dispensed to treat cases of chronic disorders and pain associated with on-the-job injuries. Limited clinical evidence of their effectiveness, how they are regulated and ineffective measures to control dispensing, make managing medical foods challenging for workers compensation payors. Read complete …
Reducing Narcotics Abuse in Workers Compensation
Reducing Narcotics Abuse in Workers Compensation (PDF opens in new window) by Tron Emptage, Progressive Medical On-the-job injuries often involve chronic pain and long-term liability for workers compensation payors. Many times, pain from a chronic injury is treated with narcotics. According to the 2010 Progressive Medical Drug Spend Analysis, narcotic spending accounts for 34 percent of …
