Montana State Fund Partners with Rising Medical Solutions for Medical Bill Review Services | Feb 2019

February 26, 2019 – Helena, MT and Chicago, IL – Montana’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, Montana State Fund (MSF), is partnering with Rising Medical Solutions (Rising), a national managed care company, to administer its medical bill repricing and provider payment program. After awarding its program to Rising, the partnership became operational in January of 2019.

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Webinar to Examine 2018 Work Comp Benchmarking Study Results | Best Strategies to Advance Medical Management | Jan 2019

January 29, 2019 – Chicago, IL – Experts from Rising’s sixth annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study will share 2018 research results in an upcoming webinar. The discussion will focus on solutions for a key dilemma that threatens effective claims management and organizational viability year after year – ever-escalating medical costs.  Entitled “Advancing Medical Management,” this free webinar will take place on Thursday, February 14, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST.

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Work Comp Benchmark Study Releases Annual 2018 Report on Advancing Medical Management | Dec 2018

December 18, 2018 – Chicago, IL – Since the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study launched in 2013, claims leaders have consistently ranked medical management as the core competency most critical to claim outcomes. With medical costs representing more than 60 percent of claims costs in many jurisdictions, the study’s Advisory Council recommended the 2018 study further investigate how high performing claims payers are surmounting this top industry challenge.

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Rising Extends Payer Technology Hub with Enhanced Official Disability Guidelines™ Analytics | Jun 2018

Chicago, IL – June 19, 2018 – Rising Medical Solutions, a longtime MCG Health Company partner, is now rolling out MCG’s powerful Official Disability Guidelines™ (ODG) analytics directly to customer users. Rising’s latest enhancement to its client web portal, VISION™, provides users with single sign-on access to ODG’s robust claims scoring capabilities, enabling claims professionals

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Rising Appoints New C-Suite Executives to Impact Customer Experience | Jan 2018

Chicago, IL – January 30, 2018 – Two members of Rising Medical Solutions’ executive leadership team have assumed new, elevated positions as the company enhances its customer experience practice. Vice President of Product Design and Development, David Huth, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Timothy

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Webinar to Examine 2017 Work Comp Benchmarking Study Results | How High-Performing Claims Organizations Maximize Next Generation Technology & Talent | Jan 2018

January 17, 2018 – Chicago, IL – Experts from Rising’s fifth annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study will share 2017 results in an upcoming webinar.  Entitled “Insurtech & Talent Crisis Crossroads: How successful claims operations maximize next generation technology and talent,” this free webinar will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST.

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2017 Work Comp Benchmark Study Releases Three-Year Industry Report Card for Claims Best Practices | Dec 2017

December 4, 2017 – Chicago, IL – Now in its fifth year, the 2017 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study reprises its 2014 survey questions to measure industrywide advancement in claims management these past three years. The study also continues its potent method of validating how and what higher performers are doing differently than lower performing peers to reveal a more robust profile of the successful claims organization. Findings from the just published 2017 study reflect the responses of 572 claims leaders reporting on their organizations’ operational priorities, challenges, and strategies.

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