You can’t cover the national comp conference without addressing the gorilla in the room – Coventry Workers’ Comp.
With capabilities in networks, bill review, pharmacy, case management, MSAs, Coventry touches/impacts most of the major payers, and a lot of the mid-tier and smaller ones as well. Here’s what I heard.

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I’ve been remiss. After spending all day yesterday at meetings, giving a speech, and running into old friends and colleagues at the National Work Comp Conference there was just no time left for blogging.
Here’s the quick take from yesterday, with more detail to follow.

Continue reading The National Work Comp Conference – quick take

And the winner of the “most bizarre workers comp accident of the day award” goes to; insurance company employee John Doe, who shot himself in the legs while sitting at his desk.