NCCI Annual Issues Symposium – Mega Loss in Work Comp: How Medical and Treatment Advances Affect Life Expectancy
At the recent NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, presenters lauded the incredible medical advances that have enabled seriously injured workers to survive and survive longer and addressed how to improve outcomes…
After Traumatic Injury, Workers’ Comp Thrives with This Return-to-Work Strategy
A workplace accident can leave a worker with a spinal cord injury, an amputation, severe burns or a brain injury, turning their world upside-down. The physical toll is obvious if…
Michelle Baker Honored to be Chair Elect of CCMC
Michelle Baker (BS, RN, CRRN, CCM) Paradigm Outcomes Manager of Network Services, is Chair Elect of the 2018-19 Commission for Case Manager Certification. “I am honored to have the opportunity…
Commission for Case Manager Certification’s new board focuses on developing others to address the urgent need for professional case managers and disability specialists
The Commission for Case Manager Certification announced its 2018-2019 slate of officers to support the work of the nationally accredited Commission, which oversees certification, provides ethical guidelines and encourages professional…
Complex Pain Treatment Strategies
At the 2018 CLM / Business Insurance Workers’ Compensation Conference a panel discussed complex pain treatment strategies. The panel included: Melissa Dunn – Regional Claims Advocacy Leader, Arthur J. Gallagher…
Kids’ Chance Offers Scholarships to Youths Affected by Parents’ Work-Related Injuries of Deaths
Regardless of the town meeting’s agenda, The Simpsons’ Helen Lovejoy, wife of Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, can be heard screaming her catchphrase: “Won’t somebody please think of the children?!”
The High Price Of Burn Injuries
Burns are some of the most severe and painful injuries a person can endure. Thousands of people suffer from moderate to severe burns each year in the United States, both…