Return to Work Program Benefits & Strategies
Developing successful return to work (RTW) plans is instrumental to efficient and effective workers’ compensation claims management. Such initiatives integrate individual considerations for all injured...
View ArticleBeyond Opioids: Current Alternatives for Pain Management [Podcast]
The discussion of alternatives to opioids continues as the workers’ compensation industry works to find ways to treat and manage pain. This podcast, recorded live at our annual mPower Conference,...
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Topical Medications in Workers’ Compensation and Auto Casualty
This article is part of our ongoing Quarterly Drug Update series. View our last article on gabapentinoids. Topical medications are an important part of care in the workers’ compensation and auto...
View ArticlePotential Drug Therapy Treatments for COVID-19: Impact on Workers’ Compensation
As response to the COVID-19 pandemic shifts into new phases—parts of the United States are reopening and businesses and many states are considering how to get people back to work—scientists continue to...
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How COVID-19 Presumption Laws Might Affect the Workers’ Compensation Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the discussion of presumption laws to the forefront, as states examine whether workers’ compensation should cover workers if they contract COVID-19 on the job. Many...
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Tips for Keeping Insurance Professionals Engaged While Working Remotely...
As the global workforce trends towards remote work environments, employers need to learn how to navigate a new normal. Supervisors are now responsible for remote workforce management, which comes with...
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Therapeutic Alternatives—A Closer Look
Brand name medications are often scrutinized by the workers’ compensation industry for their high cost. When there is a generic available, pharmacies should dispense the generic. However, when a...
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2020 in Hindsight: Clinical Trends and Predictions
We will all remember 2020 for its startling impact on everyday life, from new work norms to how we receive medical care. The workers’ compensation and auto casualty industries have grappled with...
View ArticleDrug of the Month: Insights Into COVID-19 Vaccines and Workers’ Comp
As we begin a new year with many question marks before us—especially after a year of so much change—one key issue that continues to permeate conversations is how the COVID-19 pandemic will develop in...
View ArticleAsk the Pharmacist: Emergency Use Authorization
How Does Emergency Use Authorization Differ from Full Approval of a Treatment or Vaccine? The immediate and urgent changes that a global pandemic demands have proven to be an enormous challenge, and...
View ArticleState by State Marijuana Laws
After a year of immense change, the United States continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis. A continued interest in using marijuana as a substitute for opioids in the treatment...
View ArticleAsk the Pharmacist: Are Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Useful in Management of...
Concern about mounting opioid overdoses continued in 2020, and found the workers’ compensation and auto casualty industries in search of ways to mitigate opioid risks while still addressing the pain...
View ArticleMind Over Matter: Addressing Mental Health Comorbidity With Pharmaceutical...
“Mind over matter” is a familiar saying suggesting the potential of “will” to manage or overcome a physical challenge or to persevere beyond expectations. We understand our minds to be powerful agents...
View Article6 Drug Categories to Monitor in Your Workers’ Comp Program [Podcast]
Shelley Callahan (SC): Welcome to the mPower Podcast. I’m your host, Shelley Callahan. And today we’ll be discussing the high impact pharmaceuticals and their effect on the workers’ comp industry....
View ArticlePsychedelics as Medicine? A Look at Alternative Treatments for Mental Health...
Are psychedelics the next “miracle” drug to treat mental health conditions? Recent movements calling for the decriminalization of drugs like psilocybin might suggest that. As mental health management...
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Addressing Physician Dispensed Medications with Price Opportunist Drug...
Does your pharmacy program have strategies in place to manage physician dispensed medications, such as dermatologicals and other high-cost products? It matters because it could be affecting your...
View ArticleLeveraging Direction of Care in Workers’ Comp to Address Drug Pricing
Direction of care can have a profound influence on reducing the impacts of high drug prices in workers’ compensation. In our latest interview with VP of Government Affairs, we dive into the latest on...
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Drug Trends: Retail and Mail Order Insights
Download Our Drug Trends Infographic Now 2020 was in many ways the “year of the essential worker.” The vast changes brought upon the workforce, including many states enacting stay-at-home orders,...
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