Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The first part of the report was supposed to be followed quickly by this, the second – however events overtook me, and I’ve just now come back to report on the Opioid Summit put on by PMSI last month in … Continue reading PMSI’s Opioid Summit -Part Two, addiction
Read More...Integrating claims systems with medical management, bill review, UR, and other applications is the holy grail; yet few payers are really, truly, actually “connected”. There’s far too much cutting-and-pasting, systems store pictures of documents instead of capturing key fields on … Continue reading Integrating work comp claims systems…
Read More...The blogosphere’s view of the Supreme Court decision is nuanced, insightful, and often surprising. Following up on our late Thursday night report on initial reactions to the decision, this is a quick tour of “the best of” posts over the … Continue reading SCOTUS on health reform – the bloggers respond – Part Two
Read More...[see update below] Now that the Supreme Court has handed down the final word on the PPACA, we can stop speculating and start thinking thru how it will effect workers comp. Overall, this is good news. That may not sit … Continue reading UPDATE – Health reform, the Supreme Court decision and workers comp
Read More...Health Wonk Review is hosting a special edition today compiling the views of the health bloggers on the Supreme Court’s decision on PPACA. By now all know the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act by the narrowest of margins, with … Continue reading SCOTUS on health reform – the bloggers respond
Read More...Medical cost containment expenses in California have doubled over six years. Yet medical expenses have continued to increase, led by facility and surgery expense, and WorkCompCentral reports the combined ratio hit 122 in 2011, a substantial jump from previous years. … Continue reading Managed care in work comp: worth the cost?
Read More...Prescription Monitoring Programs are state-based electronic information systems that collect and deliver information about the drugs dispensed to patients, the prescribers thereof, and the pharmacies that do the dispensing. Each state now has legislation enabling a PMP, with New Hampshire … Continue reading What’s a Prescription Monitoring Program and why you should care
Read More...My post earlier this week about the new opioid prescriber audit program recently announced by Texas’ Department of Insurance generated a rather interesting back-and-forth with TDI staff. First, they were “disappointed” I didn’t post their entire response to the questions … Continue reading Texas responds…
Read More...While construction is still in the dumps, there’s been a remarkable recovery in what was once thought to be a gone-forever industry – mining. While the mineral mines in Michigan, oil shale projects in North Dakota, copper mining in the … Continue reading New risks in workers comp – the rise of mining
Read More...As our country confronts rising health care costs, it is incumbent on all of us to take responsibility for our actions and not rely on others to pay for our “freedoms”. One small way to address this is for motorcyclists … Continue reading Freedom v responsibility – another view
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