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.
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Gaffey talks about her presentation at ASHRM 2013.
Employers face multiple pressures when considering ways to advocate and care for injured workers and manage costs in complex state workers' compensation systems. One of the keys to balancing these needs is to take advantage of all available resources…
Senior Risk Manager, Anthony Riina, talks about his background and what it is like to handle claims at Pfizer, Inc. In particular, he describes Sedgwick as an extension of Pfizer’s risk management team and highlights the strong relationship that has…
It has been stated repeatedly that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with its 900+ pages is the single most controversial law passed by Congress in the last 10 years. Since the ACA was signed into law in March 2010, the industry has been buzzing about th…
Ann Gaffey, SVP, healthcare risk management and patient safety and Jayme Vaccaro, director, professional liability claims report on a claims study conducted by Sedgwick which reveals injuries from falls as a top claim cause and loss leader for health…
Ann Gaffey, SVP, healthcare risk management and patient safety and Jayme Vaccaro, director, professional liability claims, report on a claims study conducted by Sedgwick which reveals injuries from falls as a top claim cause and loss leader for healt…
The demographics of our population and workforce are changing. This change deserves our attention in terms of thinking about how as an industry we can better serve our customers. With an aging workforce, we now have four generations of workers contri…
Sedgwick announces two executive appointments to drive innovation
The QBE North America Claims organization has partnered with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick), to be the third party administrator associated with QBE's new claims administration model.
In a presentation entitled, “Driving Down Claims: Tackling the Top Ten,” Ann and Jayme shared their findings based on a deep dive into Sedgwick’s database of professional liability claims. Highlights from their presentation are showcased in this Bu…
In any given week, a health care risk manager can find themselves involved in something new – investigating a patient injury, preparing a statement for a liability claim, educating staff on safety, assisting in designing risk transfer or financing …
Dr. Teresa Bartlett, Sedgwick senior vice president, medical quality, managed care client services, discusses what can happen when physicians lessen or stop prescribing opioids or other powerful drugs to certain patients.
We can agree that much has changed about the world of workers' compensation, yet the question of effect remains open. On one hand, many employers have substantially improved their "results" in this realm, particularly over the last five to ten years.…