Insights
The Sounding Board
Ideas and inspirations for the managed care industry
As crises pile on, U.S. hospitals brace for a harrowing winter
December 7, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is perhaps best depicted by the voids it carves rather than by what it yields. The disappearances of handshakes, rush hour traffic, and sellout crowds at sporting events reveal the outlines of a nation transformed.
Strong networks in conjunction with a solid care model provide pathways to address injured worker mental-health challenges
November 30, 2020
Mental-health challenges present numerous hurdles for injured workers even in “normal” times. Now, because of the extraordinary fallout from the pandemic, it’s imperative to ensure that injured workers obtain access to high-quality mental-health assistance when it’s needed.
Overview of the 2020 Texas Department of Insurance Workers’ Compensation Network Report Card
November 24, 2020
The Texas Department of Insurance recently released its annual Workers’ Compensation Network Report Card. The 2020 Report Card includes medical cost and utilization measures for 10 workers’ compensation Networks (Health Care Networks and 504 - Political Subdivisions).
A warming world poses increased risks for many workers
November 16, 2020
When environmental calamities unspool their destruction, we often focus on the numbers—acres burned, wind speeds, height of floodwaters. The coming years are likely to draw into focus another metric: workers injured by natural disasters.
More Money for More Kids!
November 9, 2020
Kids’ Chance Awareness Week was started in 2014 to provide a national platform to increase visibility for the Kids’ Chance mission. This week allows Kids’ Chance and its partners, like Coventry, to highlight and raise awareness of this ever-growing organization that provides educational opportunities and scholarships for children affected by workplace injuries.
Look for a Broken Spirit, Not Just a Broken Bone
November 2, 2020
When someone gets hurt on the job, the workers’ compensation system is often adept at zeroing in on an injury and delivering timely care. But that well-intentioned focus on a patient’s physical bruises can make it easy to miss the mental ones, which might be harder to spot. Today, a comprehensive approach that identifies and meets an injured worker’s needs is more important than ever because the coronavirus pandemic is blanketing everyday life with added stresses that threaten to imperil a worker’s recovery.
Expertise and a Strong Specialty Network are Critical in Helping Injured Workers Recover from Opioid Use Disorder
October 26, 2020
What’s become clear from years of combating opioid use disorders is that, for most patients, recovery is difficult and often protracted.
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