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PL Risk Resource Newsletter, Second Edition 2015
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Center for Excellence: Medical Cost Drivers in Workers’ Compensation
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…
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Why are doctors resistant to change?
I am looking forward to the 2015 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando. I will be moderating The Center for Excellence – The Study of Medical Cost Drivers in Workers’ Compensation panel titled, “Managing prescription drugs and power…
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Big data: Analytics and trends
I think by now most would agree that “big data” is more of a catch phrase that encapsulates all things data, including interconnectivity of data repositories, trend analysis, benchmarking, predictive analytics and claim level interventions. Big dat…
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Experts: OSHA Wants to Shame Employers Into Compliance
Risk & Insurance reports that some workers’ compensation experts believe OSHA will be stepping up its enforcement efforts based on its recent actions and advises employers to be prepared. Notably, the article references a webinar addressing OSHA’s r…
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Opioid medications: Gateways to heroin use?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 46 people in the U.S. die from an overdose of prescription painkillers every day.[1] Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses have increased more than 400% among women and 2…
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Social media investigations – Through the looking glass?
Perhaps you’ve heard…what happens in Vegas, stays on Facebook! Does anyone remember what the internet was like before Facebook arrived in 2004? The creators of Facebook have stated that their goal was to create a richer, faster way for peop…
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What does the Supreme Court’s ACA subsidy ruling mean for workers’ compensation?
Last week the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health exchange subsidy. What does the ruling mean for workers’ compensation going forward? The ACA’s subsidy ruling has been a roller coaster ride for most of the major…
Client bulletin
vrs VeriClaim acquires Certo
Press release
vrs VeriClaim acquires Certo
Specialist loss adjuster vrs VeriClaim, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sedgwick, today completed its acquisition of Certo chartered loss adjusters to develop its third-party administration and commercial loss adjusting capability in the UK and beyond.
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Preparedness for Oct. 1 ICD-10 compliance date
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Same-sex marriage: Action steps for employers
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the United States. This decision just made life easier for employers and TPAs who are responsible for administering leaves. We can…
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Safe staffing: Best practices for healthcare facilities
During hospital and healthcare facility risk assessments around the country, we often hear nurses’ feedback about staffing challenges and heavy workloads. Is this perception or is it a reality that nurse staffing levels are impacting safety? News …
Press release
Sedgwick subsidiary Unified acquires engineering firm Stephen Ternullo & Associates
Sedgwick subsidiary Unified acquires engineering firm Stephen Ternullo & Associates