States that allow employers to choose a health care provider for an injured worker have a lower average medical cost per claim than states where employees can choose their provider, according to a study by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Anne Kirby, Rising’s Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, comments on the study findings.
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This article highlights key findings from Rising’s 2015 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study. Rising’s VP & Study Program Director Rachel Fikes co-authors the piece with industry journalist and consultant, Peter Rousmaniere. Together they summarize the insights from hundreds of claims leaders on the state of claims management today and their strategic vision for the future.
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In his second installment of the Leaders Speak series, Rising VP of Repricing Solutions Robert Evans writes about the practical steps the workers’ comp industry can take towards value-based purchasing. His best advice is not to wait for that “silver bullet,” there are models the industry can use today and build upon for tomorrow.
In his first installment of the Leaders Speak series, Rising VP of Repricing Solutions Robert Evans writes about value-based payments emerging as the future of healthcare reimbursement and how the workers’ comp industry is ripe for transition away from fee-for-service arrangements.
Established provider ratings can be wildly inconsistent, leaving employers and payers to determine for themselves how to best define quality of care. Rising CEO Jason Beans writes about getting to meaningful provider quality measures in his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column.
Rising CEO Jason Beans weighs in on the controversial ProPublica/NPR series on workers’ compensation in his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column.