Technology Aids Workers’ Comp Claims Advocacy featuring Rising's Work Comp Benchmark Study & Rising CEO Jason Beans | Business Insurance | Nov 2023

November 1, 2023 – Implementing advanced technology and frontline patient advocacy are neck and neck among the fastest-growing trends in workers compensation claims management, but the best results for patients often come from balancing the two, experts say.

Improved access to data and more efficient communication should not be allowed to sterilize the claims management process, they say.

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PART 1 — A Decade of Data: 4 Key Takeaways from the Work Comp Benchmarking Study by Rising CXO Rachel Fikes | WorkCompWire | Oct 2023

October 31, 2023 – Over the past decade, claims departments have faced enormous challenges and opportunities, including changing workplace dynamics stemming from the global pandemic, employee turnover and labor shortages, an accelerated focus on digital transformation, escalating claims severity, and greater social accountability for the treatment of injured workers. Yet, looking back, it may seem that “everything and nothing has changed.” Somewhere in between is reality.

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A Decade in Review: Rising Medical Solutions’ Latest Benchmarking Study Highlights the Evolution of Workers’ Comp featuring Rising's Work Comp Benchmark Study | Risk & Insurance | Oct 2023

October 26, 2023 – A lot has changed in the past 10 years. We survived a pandemic. More and more states have legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational consumption. Smartphones have gone from being a luxury to a commonplace technology.

With so much changing, it’s natural for workers’ compensation to take a step back and ask: How has our industry evolved over the last decade? The Rising Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study tries to answer that question.

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High-Performing Comp Claims Organizations Embrace ‘Soft Skills’ featuring Rising's Work Comp Benchmark Study & Rising VP of Care Management Paige McCraney | Business Insurance | Sep 2023

September 27, 2023 – Developing “soft skills” such as empathy and active listening is fast becoming vital for those who want to successfully manage workers compensation claims, according to a recent survey of high-performing claims organizations.

Chicago-based Rising Medical Solutions on Sept. 18 released the findings of its 10th annual benchmarking survey in which it gathered the input of 388 claims leaders in 2022, identifying how claims organizations with successful claims experiences for injured workers distinguish themselves.

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Portal Fatigue: Less is More for Frontline Claims Professionals by Rising CEO Jason Beans | WorkCompWire | June 2023

June 15, 2023 – Helping injured employees get back to productive life is an enormous and critical job. Unfortunately, it is a job that is too often focused on administrative tasks instead of high value efforts that positively impact an employee’s life. According to Rising Medical Solutions’ annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study, over one quarter of frontline claims professionals report that administrative work comprises more than 40% of their time, while nearly another quarter say it takes up 30 to 40% of their time.

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