Throughout 2020, our experts and thought leaders will monitor, share and explore the common threads that connect us all, and keep you tied into how they evolve to help us all prepare for the future.
Read more about our Conversation threads for 2020.
For example, the evolving state laws related to medical marijuana could increase the possibility of injured employees adding it to their treatment and then attempting to include it in the workers’ compensation benefits paid by their employer. Only …
Several examples have hit national and local news in the past year. For example: “Hash oil, a form of concentrated THC from cannabis plants that is created using liquid butane, has been linked with dozens of explosions in Colorado, where marijuana …
HOW IT WORKSAt Sedgwick, our strategic case management nurses review the claims that are referred for case management and look for yellow flags, which may identify concerns such as anxiety, fear of returning to work or a history of narcotics use. T…
UC wanted to reduce their open claims inventory and outstanding liability, improve actuarial outcomes and lower their cost of risk. They wanted to reduce the number of aged pending claims and find a way to stop new claims from becoming aged. They i…
edge: What are you working on right now that will have an impact on our clients this year? Jason: One of the important things we’re looking at is how technology impacts our users, and trying to ensure that it accommodates all different types of indi…
Use of clinical on a claim BY JAMES M. HARVEYSVP, Managed Care Products & Product Development, Sedgwick The opioid epidemic is a problem that touches many lives. We have heard numerous stories involving people who have become addicted because the…
The most read post since our launch in April 2013, and the post that still ranks monthly in our top 10, is titled, “A look at marijuana and workers’ compensation.” Darrell Brown, Chief Performance Officer had this to say, “Marijuana, even for medicin…
Not that long ago, the insurance industry, if not the business world, was rocked when Connecticut General and INA merged to form CIGNA. Today, mergers and acquisitions are a common everyday occurrence. Once an M&A announcement has been made publ…
Sedgwick Vice President Client Technology Services Jarrod Magan talks about his inspiration for the inaugural Spencer 5K Fun Run that will be held during the 2015 RIMS Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. Sponsored by Sedgwick, proceeds from the …
We are just a little under a month away from RIMS 2015 in New Orleans. You, of course, are thinking of the great sessions and networking that RIMS brings each year and – yes, you can admit it – also thinking of Bourbon Street and jazz. T…
Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, M&A, and Healthcare, Kimberly George describes Sedgwick’s provider benchmarking program and how it tracks such outcomes as litigation rates, billing practices and return to work results. She als…
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would allow employers to direct treatment of their injured workers to coordinated care organizations (CCOs). Employers’ ability to direct injured workers to certified netw…
On February 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new rules revising the regulatory definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), which entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpa…
In the inaugural issue of Workers’ Compensation magazine, Sedgwick President & CEO, Dave North, talks about the complexities of the claims industry and the delicate balance that claims adjusters must maintain in managing multiple responsibilities. H…