Insurance Business America Taps “Women Vanguards” on Annual List /
June 29, 2017 – Chicago, IL – Rising Medical Solutions vice president and study program director Rachel Fikes has been named to Insurance Business America’s Elite Women annual listing which recognizes 125 female “leaders and influencers who are shaping a more diverse insurance industry.”
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Rachel Fikes Honored as 2017 Elite Woman in Insurance for Claims Research Leadership | Jun 2017
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Career Work Comp Executive Michael Wright Joins Rising | Jun 2017
Chicago, IL – June 20, 2017 – Veteran sales strategist Michael Wright has joined Rising Medical Solutions where he will direct the company’s Midwest market as Regional Vice President of Business Development. For nearly 20 years, Mike has led client acquisition and retention efforts at managed care organizations across the country.
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Work Comp Benchmark Study Launches 2017 Claims Operational Survey to Expand Differentiators of Higher Performing Organizations | Jun 2017
June 6, 2017 — Chicago, IL — The Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study’s 2017 annual survey is underway, keeping pace with the industry as it strives to do ever better in managing claims. Now in its fifth year, the study continues its potent method of validating how and what higher performing claims organizations are doing compared to industry peers.
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Timothy Howlin Tapped to Helm Market Expansion at Rising | Cost Containment Leader Chooses Care Management Exec to Oversee Growth | Mar 2017
March 20, 2017 – Chicago, IL – Industry veteran Timothy Howlin has joined Rising as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. For more than 25 years, Tim has held integral roles with high growth managed care organizations, specializing in customer acquisition and retention. Reporting directly to the CEO, Tim is responsible for increasing revenue and gross margin, growth strategy development and execution, and leading high performance sales teams.
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Rising’s 2016 Work Comp Benchmark Study Releases Results, Identifies Differentiators of Higher Performing Claims Organizations | Nov 2016
Nov 16, 2016 — Chicago, IL — For the first time in its four year history, the annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study identifies which claims best practices are generating better outcomes. Findings from the just published 2016 study reflect results from a nationwide survey of 492 claims leaders who report on methods that drive success in their organizations.
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Webinar to Examine 2016 Work Comp Benchmarking Study Results & Data-Backed Claims Differentiators | Oct 2016
October 25, 2016 – Chicago, IL – Experts from the fourth annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study will share 2016 results, including which best practices are proving to be clear differentiators amongst claims organizations, at a free webinar on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST.
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Rising Presenting on Paradigm Shift to Value-Based Care at National Workers’ Compensation & Disability Conference | Early Adopters to Share Practical Implementation Strategies | Oct 2016
October 12, 2016 – Chicago, IL – Industry leaders agree that transitioning to value-based care from fee-for-service reimbursement will benefit workers’ compensation by tying medical provider payments to patient outcomes. But widespread implementation of value-based models requires overcoming challenges unique to the industry.