America has become more productive by applying Lean Six Sigma principles to running businesses. Now we have evidence that a lean approach works in managing medical treatment for work injuries. Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, discusses this approach that stands conventional medical management on its head.
Bundled Care’s Place in Workers’ Comp featuring Robert Evans, VP of Repricing Solutions | Risk & Insurance | Aug 2016
Bundled care programs – an alternative care model emphasizing quality over quantity – has gained significant adoption amongst Medicare and group health providers. Robert Evans, VP of Repricing Solutions, shares Rising’s experience as one of the first organizations to bring bundled arrangements to the workers’ comp market.
Rising Expands Workers’ Comp Bundled Payment, Surgical Program into North Carolina and Georgia
July 21, 2016 – Chicago, IL – Rising Medical Solutions is broadening its bundled payment, surgical program in the southeast with the addition of North Carolina and Georgia. The states join Florida, as well as New Jersey and Illinois in Rising’s Surgical Care Program (SCP) – one of the first value-based, bundled reimbursement programs in workers’ compensation that has provided all-inclusive case rates for orthopedic surgical procedures since 2013.
Compounding and Rampant Care in Workers’ Comp by Rising CEO Jason Beans | Risk & Insurance | Jul 2016
Compound prescription growth in workers’ compensation is a striking example of how the lack of consumer involvement can cause treatment to expand from reasonable to rampant care. In his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column, Rising CEO Jason Beans outlines how state oversight and inroads from within claims payer and managed care organizations can help rein in compounding.
New 2016 Rhode Island Workers’ Comp Medical & Hospital Fee Schedules Released
June 21, 2016 — Cranston, RI & Chicago, IL — Updated Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedules have been released. The new Hospital Fee Schedule will go into effect on July 1, 2016, and the new Medical Fee Schedule will go into effect on July 15, 2016, for services on or after those dates.
Insurance Exec Touts Benefits of New Study featuring Rising’s Work Comp Benchmark Study | Insurance Business America | Jun 2016
This article features thoughts from Mark Walls, Vice President of Communications and Strategic Analysis for Safety National and an Advisory Council member for the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study, on why the study matters and its value to the workers’ compensation community.
Rising Presents at Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit | Highlights Opioid Interventions & Millennial Industry Opportunities | Jun 2016
June 17, 2016 – Boston, MA – Rising Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Care Management Anne Kirby presented at the 2016 Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit in Boston at Northeastern University. The three-day event attracted nursing students and expert speakers with diverse backgrounds in clinical care, academic research, engineering, and game design.