Getting an injured worker back on the job takes more than just medical care. It takes an understanding of the emotional and mental health needs as well.
The overuse of opioid therapy in the U.S. to treat chronic pain is reaching an epidemic level, according to the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Corporate risk managers see their insurance broker as an extension of their own companya member of the team whose skills are heavily depended upon in areas like claims and loss-control.
Chronic pain is one of the most common, costly, and challenging issues that workers' compensation payers face. The toll it can take on the life of the injured individual is just as dramatic, and costly, on a personal level.