Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
I showed up late to WCRI’s annual meeting, and thanks to American Airlines missed three great sessions – two dealt with opioids and one was a deep dive into coordinating medical and RTW services. Grrrrr… Ok, whining is now over. … Continue reading WCRI – deductibles and claims!
Read More...There’s so much great research published every day – and a lot of crap too – that it is impossible to figure out A) what should I read and B) what does it mean. So, here’s what I found worth … Continue reading Research Roundup – or, stuff you don’t have to read because I did.
Read More...Two messages from colleagues about yesterday’s claim frequency post add important nuance and depth to the issue. First, thanks to WCRI CEO John Ruser PhD for his note with more current information on recordable data. These data are critical as … Continue reading Workers’ comp claim frequency – part 2
Read More...A recently-released analysis of workers’ comp claim frequency tells us what we’ve known for years – the percentage of workers that gets hurt on the job has been and continues to drop. Yet one major insurer indicates there are warning … Continue reading Workers’ comp claim counts are down…right?
Read More...My post last week about the (minor) impact of rideshare services on work comp elicited responses from a couple of transportation companies, as well as one anonymous reader who wanted to talk about OneCall’s program (more on that below). Full … Continue reading A cautionary tale for work comp “innovators”; Lyft, Uber, and work comp transportation
Read More...In the last few days of our Survey of Bill Review in Workers’ Comp and Auto, and once again the question that won’t go away is… What exactly are bill review “savings”? Are they: below fee schedule/UCR? below billed charges? … Continue reading What are work comp bill review “savings”
Read More...We are about a third of the way thru interviews for the third Survey of Medical Bill Review in Workers’ Comp and Auto; here are a few initial takes. Bill review has progressed a lot in the last decade, with … Continue reading Work comp/Auto medical bill review – initial takes
Read More...Trying a new idea out today – a post that is a) a quick overview of the latest research on stuff that’s important (at least to me) and b) my thoughts on what it means to you. Disability A new … Continue reading Research Roundup
Read More...Paradigm announced it is purchasing Adva-Net, a Florida-based company with a network of pain management providers. While terms weren’t disclosed, word is the price was north of $105 million, a very healthy multiple of earnings. I interviewed Paradigm CEO John … Continue reading The latest deal in workers’ comp services
Read More...How does our healthcare stack up against the rest of the world? As we think about the possibility of moving to some version of Single Payer, we have to look at all sides of the question – what do we … Continue reading U.S. healthcare vs the world in one chart
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