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Obesity within workers’ compensation case management Strategies to help patients along the road to recovery and improve rehabilitation outcomes
Medical and Life Care Consulting Services, Inc. Case Management Insights | Workers' Compensation

Obesity within workers’ compensation case management Strategies to help patients along the road to recovery and improve rehabilitation outcomes

The battle of the bulge has been a losing battle for many as the obesity rate for Americans has steadily increased to over 40%. More and more of the population, as indicated, have problems with weight management due to a…

Caring in the midst of a crisis: Re-examining workers’ compensation case management during COVID-19
Medical and Life Care Consulting Services, Inc. Case Management Insights | Workers' Compensation

Caring in the midst of a crisis: Re-examining workers’ compensation case management during COVID-19

In the wake of COVID-19 healthcare professionals worldwide are experiencing drastic changes in how they work and care for their patients – changes which not only impact hospital and acute care professionals,  but changes with rippling impacts to health care…

Early intervention equals improved outcomes for all: The importance of nurse case management in catastrophic injury and illness claims
Medical and Life Care Consulting Services, Inc. Case Management Insights | Employer Services | Workers' Compensation

Early intervention equals improved outcomes for all: The importance of nurse case management in catastrophic injury and illness claims

Last year (2019), in the state of Massachusetts, a little over 1,600 new workers compensation cases were filed. A number representing a very small percentage of the Massachusetts employment rate which is estimated at over 3.7M individuals. Good job Massachusetts, you’re staying…

Post-Pandemic Case Management: What’s Changed, What Remains the Same, and How to Prepare for What’s Next
Medical and Life Care Consulting Services, Inc. Case Management Insights | Workers' Compensation

Post-Pandemic Case Management: What’s Changed, What Remains the Same, and How to Prepare for What’s Next

Workers’ compensation and case management are inextricable from the other. Medical management professionals involved in helping an employee travel the road to recovery and return safely to work hold two different—but not discrete—responsibilities: First, to the affected employee, and second…