compensation systems

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  Obamacare and Emerging Workers’ Compensation Trends

  By Timothy D. Crawley  |  March 5, 2012

  Are we headed toward a better reality or just a different one? Examining the impact of national healthcare reform on workers' compensation.

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  Obamacare and Emerging Trends in Workers’ Comp

  By Timothy D. Crawley  |  February 29, 2012

  Are we headed toward a better reality or just a different one? Here, we examine the immediate and long-term impact of national healthcare reform on workers' compensation using state-specific interpretations and anecdotal evidence.

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  Facebook Becomes a Questionable Friend of Workers’ Compensation

  By Jon L. Gelman  |  February 8, 2011

  As Facebook and other sites expand their applications, those involved in the handling of claims and cases must be properly prepared to gain access to this vast library of individualized information for use in an evidential setting.

• Scrutinizing Claims of Work-Relatedness in Workers' Comp

  By Robert J. Barth, Ph.d., Ph.d., J. Mark Melhorn, Md  |  July 15, 2010

  Workers' compensation was created to address health problems specifically of a work-related nature. Unfortunately, discrepancies have emerged between that purpose and the reality of modern workers compensation.

• Don't Penalize Agents For Mega-Brokers' Sins

  By Kenneth R. Auerbach  |  June 28, 2010

  In Hollywood, a movie sequel is seldom as compelling as the original.

• Data Shows Workers' Compensation Residual Markets Operated Effectively in 2009

  By James R. Nau  |  June 17, 2010

  At the NCCI 2010 Annual Issues Symposium, CEO Steve Klingel reported that deteriorating underwriting results put the workers' compensation insurance industry in a precarious position.

• States Must Look To Reduce Unnecessary Workers' Comp Costs

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 7, 2010

  As states exit the recession with a focus on saving money in the new economy, workers' compensation systems will have to strip out as many unnecessary costs as possible to be successful, a workers' compensation expert said.

• ServiceLogix, FirstBest Align to Improve Operational Efficiencies

  By Staff Writer  |  May 4, 2010

  FirstBest Solutions, Inc., provider of software solutions for property/casualty insurers, has announced a partnership with ServiceLogix.

• Workers' Compensation: Passing Through the Eye of Change

  By Denise Garth, Michael Desrochers  |  April 28, 2010

  Just like being in the eye of a storm, the workers' compensation industry is in the eye of change which has accelerated due to the financial crisis, the "Great Recession" and continued increasing costs.

• Recognizing & Addressing Top Nurse Needs in Workers' Compensation

  By Bill Colacurcio  |  April 15, 2010

  Nurse case managers must navigate both the healthcare and workers' compensation systems -- and in recent years, both have grown increasingly complex, making their jobs more challenging and demanding.