Annual Report Will Focus on Qualitative Research with Claims Leaders /
June 25, 2015 – Chicago, IL – For the past two years, June marked the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study’s national survey of claims leaders, which provided the industry with quantitative benchmarks on 70-plus data points. This year brings a new approach to Rising Medical Solutions’ study program – qualitative research and the publication of an industry Insights Report that will focus on priorities and practical strategies for claims management advancement.
Embracing Value-Based Purchasing – The Future is Now by Robert Evans, VP of Repricing Solutions | WorkCompWire | Jun 2015
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.
The Accelerating Change in Paying for Care by Robert Evans, VP of Repricing Solutions | WorkCompWire | May 2015
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.
When Yelp Reviews are Better than Hospital Rating Systems by Rising CEO Jason Beans | Risk & Insurance | May 2015
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.
Workers’ Comp: Like a Nasty Divorce by Rising CEO Jason Beans | Risk & Insurance | Apr 2015
Rising CEO Jason Beans weighs in on the controversial ProPublica/NPR series on workers’ compensation in his Risk & Insurance Risk Insider column.
Rising Delivers Surgical Case Rates in Major Florida Markets | Mar 2015
Value-Based Surgical Care Comes to Florida Workers’ Compensation /
March 25, 2015 – Chicago, IL – The merits of value-based care in workers’ compensation have been long recognized as a viable concept. Adoption, however, has been another story. The industry has flirted with the idea over the years, but sustained models are rare.
Quicker Care With Telemedicine featuring Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management | Risk & Insurance | Jan 2015
Telemedicine can help combat an impending physician shortage and possibly lower the cost of care for workers’ comp payers. Anne Kirby, Rising’s Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, joins other industry experts in discussing the possibilities in workers’ compensation.