Kimberly George talks about how Sedgwick has developed an opioid risk assessment that evaluates substance abuse history and tendencies with predictive analytics that score an injured worker’s risk.

The primary objectives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are to improve patient access to healthcare, enhance healthcare quality and patient safety, and reduce costs. When the ACA is implemented next year, millions of newly insured individuals will j…

In this compelling scenario a risk management team of a highly successful (fictitious) company is faced with the full impact of the Affordable Care Act. Read this intriguing risk scenario to learn what the ACA could mean to employers. Included in th…

Earlier today, I addressed the attendees of the 68th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference and the 25th Annual Safety and Health Conference. I challenged each individual to continue the conversation for industry advancement and shared w…

In the opening of the 68th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and the 25th Annual Safety and Health Conference, Sedgwick’s President and CEO David North conveyed his passion for the industry and discussed some of the key issues at th…

Too often the conversation around predictive modeling begins and ends with the process of designing and building a model or series of models. The problem with this approach is that predictive modeling alone doesn't save money, reduce litigation, sh…

Denise Fleury talks about the challenges employers face in managing FMLA and the impact it can have on employee absence. She also talks about the importance of linking data associated with workers’ compensation and disability claims and how this dat…