Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
It’s that time of year – I get to revisit my predictions for 2013, an often-humbling experience for someone who spends far too much time out on the bleeding edge. So, here goes. Vendor consolidation – I said “we ain’t … Continue reading Predictions for work comp in 2013 – how did I do?
Read More...In St Pete at CompPharma’s annual meeting, so can’t do a deep dive into any big blog-able issues…yet there’s so much deserving of attention. Here – in easily digestible bite-size chunks – are a few items of interest. Happy dining! … Continue reading Fun Friday Factoids
Read More...It’s got to be weird. Former competitors standing next to each other in the booth, greeting guests at their events, talking up the advantages of companies they were competing with just a month ago. It may be even stranger for … Continue reading Vegas – the elephant hunt is on
Read More...The transaction count just got larger; work comp PT industry founder MedRisk has just acquired imaging company MDIA. The deal adds an entirely new product line to MedRisk’s existing physical medicine management offerings, one with a national network of … Continue reading Another work comp transaction is done
Read More...I’m thinking the investment community’s current obsession with workers’ comp is not going to end anytime soon. For several months I’ve been saying investors will move away from work comp when the next new thing comes along. As one who … Continue reading Investors may well keep their focus on work comp
Read More...That didn’t take long. On the same day Kelso and Stone Point did the PMSI-Stone River deal, giant PE firm KKR bought Mitchell International for $1.1 billion. The transaction, reported to value Mitchell at 11-12 times adjusted earnings (no word … Continue reading Mitchell has been acquired. What’s next?
Read More...The pace of change – mergers, consolidations, physician/hospital affiliation, new construction and shifting of services – in California’s health care system is fast and accelerating. Several area-specific reports just out from the California Healthcare Foundation provide a great overview of … Continue reading Rapid change in California’s health system
Read More...There’s going to be more change in health care this year than in any year in memory. Here’s what I see coming. 1. Most states will expand Medicaid. Despite their protestations to the contrary, governors – even those in redder-than-red … Continue reading Predictions for health care in 2013
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...Many payers’ bill review systems are still not electronically connected to medical management applications; bill review prices are lower than they were three years ago, and payers are increasingly interested in bill review applications’ rules engines. Those are three of … Continue reading Workers comp bill review – key findings from the latest Survey
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