By Brian Peers Vice President, Clinical Services and Provider Management MedRisk   There’s a saying that goes, “To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be too late.” You may […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 24, 2023 — Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has released its “Imagine 23” report of major industry trends and issues that employers, brokers, carriers, […]

People in the MSP compliance business rattle off acronyms and abbreviations, such as AWP, MMSEA, and TPOC like it’s second nature. People immersed in Section 111 reporting and Medicare Set-Asides understand the abbreviations, but most […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As a case manager, working with injured workers to make gains toward return to work is an essential part of my role. Depending on the patient, gains may be small, mini […]

Kokomo, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker whose employer disciplines him for providing false or misleading information to obtain FMLA leave is very likely to lose his case if he sues for interference.  The Chrysler transmission […]

Because they can. Healthcare  – and more specifically facility-based healthcare – is a very mature industry and – with one huge exception – exhibits all the hallmarks of such…continued widespread consolidation, shuttering of marginal locations […]

Rockford, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer may violate the ADA if it denies a worker a reasonable accommodation for a disability. But what if the worker accommodates himself at work but doesn’t specifically ask his […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I recently talked to a young man looking for an advocate/independent case manager to help him. He said he was a chronic pain patient after having undergone two unsuccessful back surgeries […]