“Claims Advocacy” is fast getting the attention of workers’ comp claims leaders as a powerful approach to better claims outcomes. The on-demand economy has created cultural and multi-generational expectations around service, speed and simplicity – expectations that raise the bar for engaging injured workers. We found some claims leaders – from Starbucks, Albertsons Safeway, Nationwide Insurance, and Sedgwick – who have already figured out what to do. This article, co-authored by Rising’s Work Comp Benchmarking Study Program Director Rachel Fikes and industry journalist/consultant Peter Rousmaniere, uses interviews and study insights to describe the advocacy concept and how to walk the walk. Four minutes to read.
Rising Announces Direction for 2016 Work Comp Benchmark Study | May 2016
Study Evolution Focuses on Practical Claims Management Research/
May 2, 2016 — Chicago, IL — Distilling the many challenges confronting claims organizations today to a critical few is a challenge unto itself. In its fourth annual study, the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study program will do just that.
Medicare Paves the Way by Rising CEO Jason Beans | Risk & Insurance | Apr 2016
Federal health care regulators are paving the way for a value-based purchasing approach in workers’ compensation. Rising CEO Jason Beans outlines Medicare’s assertive advances to replace the fee-for-service model, their impressive outcomes, and takeaways for workers’ comp in his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column.
Overcoming Workers’ Comp Fraud with Detection Technology featuring Rising’s Work Comp Benchmark Study | Property Casualty 360 | Apr 2016
Fraud analytics can help detect suspicious injury claims, fraudulent providers, and premium avoidance scams. In this article, Rising’s Work Comp Benchmark Study results shed light on the adoption of analytics by payers.
Rising CEO Presents at Work Comp Insurance ExecuSummit | Shares WC Benchmark Study Findings, Highlights Millennial Talent Strategies| Mar 2016
March 1, 2016 – Uncasville, CT – In early March, Rising CEO Jason Beans conducted a session on results from the 2015 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study at the 13th Annual National Workers’ Compensation Insurance ExecuSummit.
Rising Brings Surgical Case Rates to New Jersey | Jan 2016
January 13, 2016 — Chicago, IL — Rising Medical Solutions announces the arrival of value-based surgical care in New Jersey, with the introduction of its Surgical Care Program in key markets.
Study: Claim Costs Impacted by Who Chooses the Provider featuring Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management | Work Comp Central | Dec 2015
States that allow employers to choose a health care provider for an injured worker have a lower average medical cost per claim than states where employees can choose their provider, according to a study by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Anne Kirby, Rising’s Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, comments on the study findings.
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