With expert insights from Albertsons Companies, Daimler Trucks and The Hartford, Risk & Insurance reports on what makes claims organizations successful according to Rising’s 2016 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study results.
Data management is transforming the workers’ compensation industry and improving claim outcomes. Rising CCO and VP of Care Management Anne Kirby discusses how with other industry experts from Liberty Mutual, Travelers, Accident Fund, and more.
The “overhead cost” to deliver workers’ comp benefits also clutters adjusting work. In her second installment on curbing ALAE, Rising CCO and VP of Care Management Anne Kirby illustrates – in detail – how claims organizations can use a lean strategy to migrate away from this enormous overhead burden.
America has become more productive by applying Lean Six Sigma principles to running businesses. Now we have evidence that a lean approach works in managing medical treatment for work injuries. Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, discusses this approach that stands conventional medical management on its head.
Bundled care programs – an alternative care model emphasizing quality over quantity – has gained significant adoption amongst Medicare and group health providers. Robert Evans, VP of Repricing Solutions, shares Rising’s experience as one of the first organizations to bring bundled arrangements to the workers’ comp market.
Compound prescription growth in workers’ compensation is a striking example of how the lack of consumer involvement can cause treatment to expand from reasonable to rampant care. In his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column, Rising CEO Jason Beans outlines how state oversight and inroads from within claims payer and managed care organizations can help rein in compounding.
This article features thoughts from Mark Walls, Vice President of Communications and Strategic Analysis for Safety National and an Advisory Council member for the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study, on why the study matters and its value to the workers’ compensation community.
