There is no place I would rather be than working with Sedgwick’s clients, colleagues and partners to improve outcomes for the American employee.
Kimberly George has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years. Although she began her career as a neuro-trauma nurse, she quickly transitioned to the insurance and benefits arena. Her experience in the cost containment field spans over 20 years.
Kimberly is also co-host of Out Front Ideas, a complimentary webinar series and interactive forum designed to explore critical workers' compensation-related issues that are not given enough attention in other industry outlets.
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…
Kimberly George talks about Sedgwick’s decision to develop an in-house bill review practice in response to client needs. She also discusses Sedgwick’s ability to drive down costs and capitalize on in-house data capabilities.
In part one of this blog discussion, we began to explore the reasons why employers today are looking for ways to more effectively manage drug utilization – particularly for costly and potentially addictive narcotics – within their workers' compensa…
Prescription drug costs are becoming an increasing percentage of total workers’ compensation costs. Today, medication prices are rising faster than any other medical expenditure. Further, the expanded use of powerful narcotics and opioi…
Kimberly George, Senior Vice President, Managed Care Practice, talks about strategies employers can use to manage the costs associated with opioids, narcotics, and other powerful drugs. She also discusses how these same strategies can benefit the re…
Sedgwick SVP Managed Care Practices and Client Services describes the potential benefits of utilizing nurse case managers.
Sedgwick SVP Managed Care Practices and Client Services Kimberly George describes how claims analysis can be used to help offer wellness incentives to injured or unhealthy workers.
Kimberly George, SVP, Managed Care Practice and Client Services, comments on how claims analysis can be used to help target - and prove the business case for - wellness initiatives.
