We all knew that one day telemedicine for work injuries would become more common. What we didn’t know is that it would be so soon. With the arrival of COVID-19, and the subsequent lockdown, telemedicine has never been as popular as it is today. This is, in part, also thanks to a relaxing of regulations…
More than 80% of the world-wide prescription of opioids occurs in the United States. Although the prescription of opioid analgesics for the treatment of acute and chronic pain appears to be humane and generally benign, even short-term use of opioids has been associated with a clinically significant rate of abuse and addiction. Addiction develops differently…
2019 has been a big year for Workers-Compensation-Doctors.com. This year (the second year of operation) the site has made huge progress. It can now be considered the leading Workers’ Compensation Physician Directory and Work Comp Marketing Agency. Below we have listed 5 statistics which illustrate the progress made this year: 1. We now have over…
What is an MPN (Medical Provider Network)? MPN is short for “Medical Provider Network”. An MPN is defined as: “…a network of providers, including physicians, created to provide medical treatment for work injuries of employees in California. Self-insured employers or workers’ compensation insurers may have an MPN. Under SB 863, an entity providing physician network…
WCI 2019 – The 74th Work Comp Conference in Orlando Are you attending this year’s Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference? Every year, work comp specialists from all over the country gather together for the nation’s largest work comp conference. Each year 7,000+ attendees gather to attend classes and the hottest networking events designed to keep professionals…
About the Conference If you need to know about the latest rehabilitation research and implementation of best practices in rehab healthcare service delivery, don’t miss the ACRM 2019 Annual Conference: Progress in Rehabilitation Research. Offering a 6-day interdisciplinary program for researchers, physicians, administrators, and clinicians serving people with brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke,…
How independent is your practice? Independence Day is coming up fast, but how many Doctors stop to ask themselves this: “How Independent is my practice?” For example, does your practice obtain the bulk of its revenue from one single payor source? For many practices this can be a reliance upon Medicare. For others it’s a…
The following content has been provided by OrthoLive: Small medical practices need to think carefully when considering a telemedicine platform. In past years the cost may have been prohibitive for smaller practices seeking a virtual option for their patients. Not anymore. Today telehealth is more affordable through the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription tools, like the OrthoLive application. With the…
Workers’ Compensation – Who chooses the doctor? The short answer is: It depends on the state. In some states, the direction of care within workers’ compensation is controlled by the employer or their insurance carrier, while in other states it is controlled by the injured worker. To complicate matters further, certain states offer a blend,…
The daily work routine of a work comp adjuster or a nurse case manager revolves around finding the best possible doctors who can provide medical treatment of the best quality and get the patient back to work as quickly as possible. But the task is not an easy one. There are all so many factors…