Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As a case manager, I have worked with several people who sustained catastrophic injuries. My role was to help them work through the system, settle them with needed resources, and close […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Working night shifts can play havoc on worker’s sleep. Some studies have suggested that the most consistent effects of sleep deprivation is reduced attention, as well as reduced sustained attention, resulting […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Analysts have been raising the alarm on projected physician shortages and the access to care issues that shortages could potentially create. In an effort to address physician shortages, employers are using […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- This week is Nurses Week! I congratulate all the nurse case managers working in workers' compensation. As I have shared in the various articles I have written in Workercompenation.com, the nurse […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent Medscape report, more than 2 out of 5 physicians will be 65 within the next decade. Based on a survey from Elsevier Health, as many as 75 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a federal press release in August of last year, the increase in telehealth use during the pandemic was clearly associated with reduced risk of opioid overdose. Researchers found that […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some studies have shown that 7 percent of workers who have filed COVID-19 claims received treatment for long COVID. Overall, estimates from this past year suggest that long COVID accounted for […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers are required to perform not only an extensive federal background check but verify medical licenses when employing clinical staff. Additionally, healthcare employers are required to do a review of the […]