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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In my last blog, I discussed the value of a mature workforce. Are you interested in developing a plan to keep your aging workforce engaged, productive and injury-free? As you begin working on a plan, some key facts about how age should be considered:…
The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. federal government has had an adverse effect on numerous other agencies and departments.
Sedgwick was featured on the Fox & Friends morning show on the Fox News Network. The company was spotlighted in a segment called On the Job Hunt as reported by Cheryl Casone in an interview with Brian Kilmeade. Sedgwick was the first among five top…
The opportunity to channel care in Illinois through the use of a preferred provider program (PPP) is ready for implementation. This legislation was enacted as one of many efforts to allow for better direction of care and care delivery for employers a…
Sedgwick is an active member of the American Association of Independent Claims Professionals (AAICP), the leading organization representing the national advocacy interests of independent claims professionals. AAICP is working with Rep. Stephen Finche…
Kimberly George is featured in her new position as Senior Vice President, Senior Health Care Advisor for Sedgwick. In addition to mentioning her previous experience in managed care, the profile highlights goals for her new position as well as some o…
TeamSTEPPS, or Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, is an evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among healthcare professionals. Its primary goal is to create a program for healt…
Darryl Brown indicates that Performance 360 involves evaluations in three specific areas: communications, proactive engagement, and results. In summarizing, Darrell concludes that this shift is moving claims management from a primarily compliance-ba…
In a recent conversation with a senior risk leader about risk strategy, he expressed concern that the risk financing decisions made for his company's workers' comp exposure may not be optimal, especially given the shift in exposure magnitude from i…
Today we finish our series on building an employer framework for managing disability accommodation processes under ADA/ADAAA. In the first installment, I covered the high level aspects and provided some key areas of focus. In the second blog, we sh…