The rest of the world is beginning to catch up to the progress workers’ comp has made fighting the opioid scourge. Kudos to PBMs, payers, regulators, researchers and some physicians for recognizing the incredibly negative effects of opioids years ago, and taking action to mitigate some of these effects.
A train conductor fell off a train and died Saturday night at the Royal Gorge Railroad scenic route in Colorado, authorities said. Police identified the victim as Leslie Cacy, 28.
It is critical that claims administrators and treating physicians obtain an accurate history of illegal substance use and abuse from an injured worker. This history is important when there is a physical injury for purposes of appropriately prescribing an opioid pain medication.
A Calumet employee died Friday after being injured at the company’s Shreveport refinery, according to a statement released Friday afternoon. The employee’s name has not been released to the public.
An Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) group counselor sentenced today for defrauding over $30,000 from the County of Orange by making fraudulent statements relating to his workers’ compensation claim.
A firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fire at hoarder’s house in Phoenix. Fire crews from Phoenix and Glendale were called out to the house near 35th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
Suzie Kim had a hunch that something was wrong. Janitors from her Los Angeles cleaning company flocked to many of the same medical providers for work injuries over and over again.
At least eight passengers were injured Monday when a JetBlue flight experienced turbulence while flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Orlando, officials said. Eight passengers aboard Flight 1134 were taken to Florida Hospital East, but their conditions were not released.
The amputation of a 21-year-old temporary worker’s six fingers was preventable if his South Elgin employer had installed proper safety guards to keep the operator’s hands out of the metal press’ danger zone, federal inspectors found.
Liberty Mutual has introduced smart video technology to help enhance communications with injured workers and improve outcomes in its workers’ compensation line.
While drawing workers’ compensation and claiming he was reliant on a wheelchair, the Broward Sheriff’s deputy appeared to be able-bodied when an investigation company captured him on surveillance video driving, running errands and shopping at a mall, records show.
A 58-year-old Hatfield Borough man is facing three felony criminal counts for alleged insurance fraud after Montgomery County authorities said he was seen playing drums with his band despite claiming he could barely lift his arms after a purported injury for which he was receiving regular worker’s compensation payments, court documents indicate.
A three-alarm fire is out at an apartment complex in Dallas. The fire broke out Friday afternoon inside a three-story building at the Carrollton Park Apartments on Kelly Boulevard.
A farm worker overcome by fumes while loading pig manure onto a truck in Ohio; a convenience store clerk shot during an attempted robbery in New Jersey. Both men are among the 150 job-related fatalities in the U.S. every day, many of which federal regulators say are preventable.
Workers’ compensation reforms are paying off in Texas, where costs per claim are falling, even as wages are rising.<br />The per-capita average of $30,313 for combined medical, indemnity and benefit expenses is 23 percent lower than the $39,273 median cost in the 17 other states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
