Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
So, here’s a question for you. Given the patient safety issues inherent in physician dispensing of repackaged drugs to work comp claimants, are medical malpractice liability carriers considering this issue when underwriting coverage? If not, why not? Here are some of … Continue reading Medical malpractice and physician dispensing
Read More...WCRI’s annual meeting is coming up at the end of the month in Boston; this conference always delivers a deep dive into key issues facing workers’ comp. The brain trust at WCRI have made several changes to the conference over … Continue reading WCRI’s Annual Meeting; what you can expect
Read More...More than 10% of workers comp medical costs are for claims more than 20 years old. And that percentage may well increase. That’s the finding from NCCI’s latest research, courtesy of Barry Lipton, John Robertson, and Dan Corro. There are … Continue reading In workers’ comp, it’s the tail that’ll kill you
Read More...Now that the easy ones are out of the way, let’s get into the final four predictions. 7. We’ll learn that physician dispensing of repackaged drugs has harmed patients When physicians dispense drugs, they don’t have access to the huge … Continue reading Predictions for the work comp world in 2013 – page three
Read More...Here’s what I see happening in the world of workers’ comp and WC services in 2013… three today, three tomorrow and the last four Wednesday – unless other news intrudes. 1. Vendor consolidation There are two main drivers – the … Continue reading Predictions for the workers comp world in 2013
Read More...First up, another round of applause for the good folks at the Accident Fund – their use of predictive analytics combined with medical management expertise to identify and intervene in workers comp claims with potentially inappropriate opioid usage was one … Continue reading Quick News Briefs for work comp folks
Read More...It’s time to see how my predictions for 2012 turned out, and a final warning that the annual April 1 post is less than three months away… So here are they are…and here’s how it went… 1. Health reform will … Continue reading So, how’d those predictions for 2012 turn out?
Read More...Prices for brand drugs were up 13 percent in Q3 2012 from Q3 2011, while generic prices actually decreased 21 percent. That’s the headline from Express Scripts’ just-released drug trends report, which attributes the huge price increase to brand … Continue reading Pharmacy pricing up – driven by brands
Read More...WCRI just released an assessment of the results of work comp reform in Texas, and – generally speaking – they are pretty positive. Here are a few highlights; the complete report can be purchased here. Costs per claim dropped 4 … Continue reading Texas’ work comp reforms – quick takes
Read More...Something struck me during the bloggers speak session on Thursday – at a time when medical costs are heading up, driven by over-utilization, opioids, crappy networks, and percentage-of-savings-based networks, there are few medical experts in positions of real authority in … Continue reading Work comp medical, OneCall, and the future of workers’ comp
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