Oct
31

PART 1 — A Decade of Data: 4 Key Takeaways from the Work Comp Benchmarking Study by Rising CXO Rachel Fikes | WorkCompWire | Oct 2023

October 31, 2023 – Over the past decade, claims departments have faced enormous challenges and opportunities, including changing workplace dynamics stemming from the global pandemic, employee turnover and labor shortages, an accelerated focus on digital transformation, escalating claims severity, and greater social accountability for the treatment of injured workers. Yet, looking back, it may seem that “everything and nothing has changed.” Somewhere in between is reality.

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Oct
26

A Decade in Review: Rising Medical Solutions’ Latest Benchmarking Study Highlights the Evolution of Workers’ Comp featuring Rising's Work Comp Benchmark Study | Risk & Insurance | Oct 2023

October 26, 2023 – A lot has changed in the past 10 years. We survived a pandemic. More and more states have legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational consumption. Smartphones have gone from being a luxury to a commonplace technology.

With so much changing, it’s natural for workers’ compensation to take a step back and ask: How has our industry evolved over the last decade? The Rising Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study tries to answer that question.

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Sep
27

High-Performing Comp Claims Organizations Embrace ‘Soft Skills’ featuring Rising's Work Comp Benchmark Study & Rising VP of Care Management Paige McCraney | Business Insurance | Sep 2023

September 27, 2023 – Developing “soft skills” such as empathy and active listening is fast becoming vital for those who want to successfully manage workers compensation claims, according to a recent survey of high-performing claims organizations.

Chicago-based Rising Medical Solutions on Sept. 18 released the findings of its 10th annual benchmarking survey in which it gathered the input of 388 claims leaders in 2022, identifying how claims organizations with successful claims experiences for injured workers distinguish themselves.

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Sep
18

Annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study Releases 10-Year Industry Report Card, Reveals Claims Management Progress & Performance Differentiators | Sep 2023

September 18, 2023 – Chicago, IL –  Since 2013, Rising Medical Solutions’ annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study has surveyed more than 3,600 claims leaders and frontline claims professionals on their top operational priorities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as their strategies for improving claim outcomes.

Now, with the release of its tenth Study Report, this national research program reveals the trajectory of how claims management has (or has not) progressed over the past decade––ultimately delivering a 10-year industry report card.

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Aug
23

Rising Earns “Top Workplaces” National Award in Healthcare | Aug 2023

August 23, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Rising Medical Solutions (Rising) today announced that it is a national 2023 Top Workplaces winner. The Top Workplaces program, directed by Energage, celebrates organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks Rising as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the healthcare industry.

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Jun
15

Portal Fatigue: Less is More for Frontline Claims Professionals by Rising CEO Jason Beans | WorkCompWire | June 2023

June 15, 2023 – Helping injured employees get back to productive life is an enormous and critical job. Unfortunately, it is a job that is too often focused on administrative tasks instead of high value efforts that positively impact an employee’s life. According to Rising Medical Solutions’ annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study, over one quarter of frontline claims professionals report that administrative work comprises more than 40% of their time, while nearly another quarter say it takes up 30 to 40% of their time.

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