COVID-19: The Race for a Cure
COVID-19 is changing many aspects of modern life, and many of those changes will have long-lasting effects. Drug development is one of those aspects. In this edition of CompTalks, Phil Walls will take...
View ArticleTelerehab in Times of Crises
During the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, MedRisk expanded its nearly 3-year-old telerehab service. Previous expansions to help workers’ comp patients impacted by natural disasters did not produce...
View ArticleRisky Business: The Story of Fentanyl and Its Journey from Licit to Illicit Drug
From its synthesis by Dr. Paul Janssen in 1960 to its illegal synthesis by George Marquardt, a high school dropout and self-taught chemist, fentanyl plays a significant role in today’s drug abuse...
View ArticleCoaching for Resilience and Mental Toughness in the Workplace
The workplace today is filled with endless change, complexity and high expectations. Unfortunately, it's also filled with a workforce that is struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress and retention....
View ArticleVision Reset: 5 Goals for Workers’ Comp
After a full century of operation and evolution, the workers’ compensation industry has a clear understanding of its goals, right? Probably, not. Most of us fell into a career in workers’ comp, with...
View ArticleStanding Ovations: Getting Injured Workers Literally Back on Their Feet
Imagine a world in which everyone is two feet taller than you, and you spend your day gazing up to see their faces. Now imagine your delight if you were suddenly tall enough to look at them and speak...
View ArticleWhat Is Deep Learning? And How Will It Impact Claims Departments
The identification of claims likely to increase significantly is a crucial - yet challenging - task for claims departments. The identification process is difficult for various reasons (including lack...
View ArticleThe Right Tool for the Job: Creating a Path to Success for Injured Workers
Catastrophic amputations in the workplace are traumatic for all parties involved. It’s the job of the certified prosthetist to listen, establish goals, and create devices that get the worker fully...
View ArticleFragility to Resiliency: The Road Traveled by Employers, Payers, Providers...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many things about ourselves and the world around us, but at the forefront of everything has been the lesson of Fragility. With safety and security leading the...
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