A new study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reveals a negative impact on medical costs, indemnity costs and lost time from work on workers’ compensation claims when physicians, rather than pharmacies, dispense narcotic-related drugs to injured workers …
Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. recently created a comprehensive narcotics program to help reduce the health risks associated with narcotics and provide a mechanism for injured workers to return to work sooner. Opioid medications are now being prescribed at higher dosages …
Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., appointed Patrick J. Walsh as chief claims officer. Walsh recently joined Accident Fund Holdings’ executive team and is responsible for overall claims strategy and management of shared claims functions between the holding …