Workers Comp

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Workers compensation administrator CorVel Corp. announced Monday the integration of a generative artificial intelligence platform into its claims system designed to improve efficiency and streamline the claims management process. The CareMC claims platform, which is the latest iteration of the company’s CogencyIQSM service offerings, will utilize artificial intelligence to automate certain tasks, freeing up claims …

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Workers compensation insurers in some states may have to reimburse injured workers for medical marijuana when the drug is considered a reasonable treatment.  Some employer attorneys say the decision might affect future workers comp settlements.  Bradley Andreen, a Pittsburgh-based comp defense attorney with the firm Rulis & Bochicchio LLC, said the issue may prevent some …

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Managing workers compensation claims that involve the use of medical marijuana as an injury treatment protocol is so novel that employers and insurers remain confused over how to handle the claims.  Issues of concern include dosing, coverage and reimbursement for marijuana, which remains illegal at the federal level.  Industry experts say there’s not enough information …

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A scathing report on one of the country’s largest workers compensation programs highlighted the importance of utilization reviews, according to experts.  A U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General audit of its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs that was released last month found that the program failed to properly oversee prescriptions for a dozen controlled …

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Many physicians are at odds with workers compensation claims management professionals over how to best navigate a long-standing but evolving process used to get injured workers well and back to work: utilization reviews.  Disagreements over the effectiveness of elements of the utilization review process, which insurers say ensures they only cover medically necessary drugs and …

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Employers that hire workers ages 14 to 17 years must comply with a patchwork of safety regulations that vary sharply by jurisdiction, as some states take steps to loosen restrictions on such employment.  Meanwhile, federal agencies are stepping up their focus on the unsafe working conditions and exploitation that many younger workers face. On March …

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State efforts to impose additional restrictions on workers compensation-related medical treatments raise questions about the role of medical utilization reviews that need to be addressed to keep all sides working together and focused on the key goal of the comp system: healing injured workers. Medical benefits represent the largest component of workers compensation costs and, …

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Workers with less than one year experience in their job represent 30% of an employer’s workers compensation claims, prompting the need for “robust onboarding and ongoing training,” a risk management executive at a temporary staffing company said Tuesday. Susan Shemanski, Jacksonville, Florida-based vice president, risk management, at Adecco Employment Services Inc., spoke Tuesday during a …

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