Absence management just got easier due to a new partnership between CorVel, a national provider of risk management solutions, and Alight, a leading provider of absence management. View the press release here.
New Online Training Course for Physicians is a Primer on Disability Prevention and Management For most working adults, getting sidelined by illness or injury can have devastating consequences for their family and career as well as for their financial, physical and emotional well-being. Yet very few physicians receive formal education or training in how to … Continued
We are pleased to announce today that Alighthas entered into an agreement to provide our MDGuidelines New York Medical Treatment Guidelines navigation software to the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB). The software will be used by New York WCB personnel as they implement the recently announced New York State Workers’ Compensation Treatment Guidelines. … Continued
MDGuidelines Easy Access For Those Who Depend on Screen Readers or Keyboard Shortcuts We’re very pleased to announce that Alighthas partnered with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to complete a new 508-compliant version of MDGuidelines, our industry-leading reference toolset for optimizing return-to-work outcomes for employers and medical providers. MDGuidelines Easy Access … Continued
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has adopted new treatment guidelines for medical care that is provided to injured workers. The New York Medical Treatment Guidelines will become the mandatory standard of care for the back, neck, shoulder, and knee, and will be effective as of December 1, 2010. The new guidelines provide guidance … Continued
Great state news! Our MDGuidelines reference toolset for improving return-to-work outcomes is now even more powerful with the addition of workers’ compensation treatment guidelines for Colorado and Washington states. While the nationally-recognized ACOEM disability treatment guidelines are already available on MDGuidelines (www.mdguidelines.com), states often develop their own specific guidelines to address the most costly and/or … Continued
If you’re attending the IAIABC Annual Convention/IFDM 2010 Sponsorship Program in Los Angeles next week, be sure to stop by the Alightbooth and hear about our exciting new ways to improve return-to-work outcomes for workers’ compensation. You’ll also three great chances to hear from Reed Group’s return-to-work experts. Monday, September 20 3:30 pm Be sure … Continued
This week we issued version 6.1 of our MDGuidelines.com online platform of return-to-work guidelines. The new release includes: Updated Content based on changing medical trends. Text-Only Version for use with mobile devices and by the visually impaired. Colorado State Guidelines. MDGuidelines 6.1 has updated content in 179 monographs as well as updated RBRVS (Medicare fee … Continued
A fracture of the distal radius or ulna (wrist fracture) is a break in one or two bones of the distal forearm near where they form part of the wrist joint. The radius is the bone located on the thumb side of the forearm, and the ulna is the bone located on the side of … Continued
All of us at Alightare very pleased to announce that we have renewed and extended our partnership with The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), the leading medical professional society in occupational health. ACOEM’s Practice Guidelines Internet platform (APG-I) will be offered along with our return-to-work durations guidelines on our MDGuidelines.com portal. Reed … Continued
With millions of dollars at stake, employers, insurers and third-party administrators carefully track return-to-work durations (the length of time employees are absent due to short-term disability, long-term disability, workers’ compensation and FMLA). But simply tracking those numbers isn’t enough. How can your organization use its data to know whether you’re doing all you can to … Continued
Why do some employees take much longer to recover than predicted by the average return-to-work duration for their conditions? There are many reasons why this can happen, but one of the most important to look at is the existence of comorbid conditions. Comorbid conditions are other existing medical factors that can greatly extend the time … Continued
